Pitch

He's the Man!

Developer Ray Braswell looks for love and tax breaks on the most disputed block in Kansas City.

• by Casey Logan
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Kansas City, Ray Braswell, Van Tuyl, Bill Bruning

Smell of Success

Sometimes it takes an act of God before City Hall gets its priorities right.

• by Joe Miller
• Tags: State Lines, State Lines, Greater Downtown Development Authority, Kansas City, Public Improvements Advisory Committee, Tom Levitt

The Stan Show

So a guy walks into a campaign office, orders up some signs ...

• by CJ Janovy
• Tags: Janovy, Columns, Stan Glazer, Kansas City, Kay Barnes, Stanford

Welcome to Kansas City! Now Go Away!

Bob Pierce gets in trouble for trying to advertise his drink specials to Wal-Marters.

• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Bob Pierce, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Kansas City, Bill Langley

Rhapsody in Pink

Pink Martini masters mixology with the KC Symphony.

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Thomas Lauderdale, China Forbes, Kansas City, George Gershwin

Bringing on the Heartaches

David Cantwell has country's Number.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Around Hear, Columns, David Cantwell, Nashville, Kris Kristofferson, Chuck Berry

Eleni Mandell

Friday, March 7, at Davey's Uptown.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Eleni Mandell, Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash

TGI Thursday

Thursday night drink specials are real at McCoy's.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Greg Meise, Malibu, Kevin Kimm

New Folk Implosion

Tuesday, March 11, at the Grand Emporium.

• by Robert Bishop
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Russell Pollard, Lou Barlow, John Davis, Sebadoh

Dave Brubeck

Saturday, March 8, at the Folly Theater.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Dave Brubeck Quartet, John Coltrane, Miles Davis

Electric Six

Monday, March 10, at the Bottleneck.

• by Joan Hiller
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Detroit, Meg White, Electric, United Kingdom, Dick Valentine

Milemarker

Sunday, March 9, at the Hurricane.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Chapel Hill, Chicago, Saturday Night Live

Bohola

Friday, March 7, at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 5700 W. 6th Street in Lawrence.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Chicago, Jimmy Keane, Sean Cleland

Insane Clown Posse

Saturday, March 8, at the Granada.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Insane Clown Posse, Detroit, KISS (Musical Group), MTV Networks Company

Mem Shannon and the Membership

Wednesday, March 12, at Blayney's.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Mem Shannon

DJ Krush

Saturday, March 8, at Abe & Jake's Landing.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, DJ Krush, DJ Shadow, Japan, Lawrence

DJ Vadim and the Russian Percussion

Thursday, March 6, at the Bottleneck.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, DJ Vadim, U.S.S.R., U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Portland (Oregon)

Arrivals

Sunday, March 9, at El Torreon.

• by Joan Hiller
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Chicago, Jimmy Eat World

Tsunami Bomb

Saturday, March 8, at the Bottleneck.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Mall of America

Dervish

Sunday, March 9, at Community Christian Church, 4601 Main

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Brian McDonagh, Cathy Jordan, Liam Kelly, Michael Holmes

Cat Power

Tuesday, February 11, at the Bottleneck.

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Cat Power, Marshall

Bad Plus

These Are the Vistas (Columbia)

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Nirvana (Musical Group), Tori Amos, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman

Massive Attack

100th Window (Virgin)

• by Dan Reines
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Massive Attack, Sinead O'Connor, George W. Bush, Bristol (England)

Protest Movement

Middle-aged Houlihan's moves off the Plaza to survive suburban life.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Cafe, Tom Houlihan, Gail Lozoff, Snickers, Asia, Houlihan's, Houlihan's, Houlihan's, Houlihan's

Wish Blown

Stanford Glazer's mayoral dreams may depend on how people remember his Wish Bone.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Stanford, Kansas City, Victor Hugo, Russia

SEAL Appeal

Antoine Fuqua and Bruce Willis lend nobility to brutes.

• by Gregory Weinkauf
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Antoine Fuqua, Bruce Willis, A.K. Waters, Lena Kendricks

Phat Chance

Steve Martin almost gets Down with Queen Latifah, but they mostly strike out.

• by Luke Y. Thompson
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Steve Martin, Adam Shankman, Queen Latifah, The Walt Disney Company

Rosie the Riveting

Late Night Theatre conquers the Far East.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Ron Megee, Norman (Oklahoma), Cole Porter, Charles Ludlam

By George!

Theatre for Young America does its monkey business.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Curious George, Phil Fiorini, Charles Fugate, Jessalyn Kincaid

That '60s Show

Oliver Beene goes against fake millionaires and phony idols.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Stuff, Columns, Oliver Beene, FOX Broadcasting Company, Howard Gewirtz, Steve Levitan

Star Power

All life is a stage -- no, really.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Regina Compernolle, Carl Jung

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Oskar Schindler, Wendy Walsh, Tennessee, Lawrence

Restoration Movement

Tractor Don's collection puts stamp albums to shame.

• by Sarah Smarsh
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Deere & Company, Miniature Museum, eBay Inc., Shawnee Mission School District

Hair Spray

Letters from the week of March 6, 2003

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Kansas City, Dan Jackson, Sam Stepp, Steve Walker