Pitch

Barbecue baron Ollie Gates has a plan to save a slice of Kansas City

• by David Martin
• Tags: Feature, Editorial Feature, Arzelia Gates, Ollie Gates, Kansas City, Mark Funkhouser

Pitch Libs

• Tags: Burnt Ends, Columns, Gloria Squitiro, Ruth Bates, Department of Burnt Ends, Kansas City

Rob A.A. Lowe and his band, Singer, live on rock’s fringes

• by Rich Sharp
• Tags: Interview, Feature, Rob A.A. Lowe, Lowe's Companies Inc., Rose Lazar, Buckminster Fuller

Cry-y-yin’ over Olympic Size

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Buckle Bunny, Column, Billy Smith, Wade Williamson, Chris Tolle, Kirsten Paludan

Wolf Eyes

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Sub Pop Ltd., Wolf Eyes (Musical Group)

Soul Asylum

• by Danny Alexander
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Soul Asylum, Minneapolis, Husker Du, Karl Mueller

Antennas Up

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Westport, Jamie Lidell, Lonnie Coleman

Faun Fables

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Faun Fables, Dawn McCarthy, Bert Jansch, Bonnie Prince Billy

Clockwerk

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Spin Cycle, Show Preview, Chicago, Michael Jackson

The Download

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

• by Andy Vihstadt
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Columns, San Francisco, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Diana Ross, John Denver

Gordon Biersch Brewery aspires to bar-food greatness but stumbles along the way

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Dining Review, Franklin, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group Inc., Addison, Applebee's International Inc., Gordon Biersch Brewery and Restaurant

Gordon Biersch inspires thoughts on other bars and free lunches

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, New York City, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group Inc., Duran Duran, Gordon Biersch Brewery and Restaurant

Get Smart

• by J. Hoberman
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Get Smart (TV Show), Don Adams, Maxwell Smart, Barbara Feldon

The Love Guru

• by ELLA TAYLOR
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Deepak Chopra, Mike Myers, Ben Kingsley, Mahatma Gandhi

Mongol

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Genghis Khan, Sergei Bodrov, Tadanobu Asano, Troy

Roman de Gare

• by ELLA TAYLOR
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Claude Lelouch, Audrey Dana, Dominique Pinon, Herve Picard

Joicie Appell keeps the Unicorn’s Well from getting too serious for its own health

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Melinda McCrary, Lisa Kron, Joicie Appell, Dana Thompson

Ninja Gaiden II for Xbox goes heavy on the gore and glitches

• by Gary Hodges
• Tags: Game On, Reviews, Microsoft Xbox, Ninja Gaiden II, Tecmo Inc.

One of Us

• by Lorna Perry
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Jim Rose, Lollapalooza, New Orleans

Dethroning the Prince

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day

Who's That Girl

• by Nadia Pflaum
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Hyatt Regency Crown Center, National Barbie Doll Collector's Convention, United Federation of Doll Clubs Museum

Fantasy Fracas

• by Caleb Goellner
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Shawnee, Magic: The Gathering, World of WarCraft

Nectar of the Wizards

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kansas City Wizards, Major League Soccer, Toronto FC

A Waldo Tradition

• by Berry Anderson
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kansas City, Coors Light, Waldo Business Association

Pros Hoop It Up

• by Chris Rasmussen
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Billy Thomas, Nick Bradford, Tyronn Lue, KC Pro-Am Summer League

Happy Hour at the Velvet Dog

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, 548

Mexican Fare

• by McKay Stangler
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Lawrence (New York), Mexico, North America, Lopez Portillo

Declare Yourself! and Television

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day

Words About Jazz

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Dan Jaffe, Dan Morgenstern, Angela Hagenbach, Charlie Parker

Win or Lose, A Fiery Show

• by Flannery Cashill
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, AL Central, American League (MLB), Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball

Sandra Gulland

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Rebecca Stott

From the Mixed-up Files of You

• by Chris Packham
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Basil Frankweiler, Kansas City, Susan Spencer

Meat and Music

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kansas City, Alan Parsons, Dennis DeYoung, Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Free Movies, Cheap Drinks

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Andy Fisher, Kansas City, Evil Dead II, Knocked Up

Knowledge of Power

• by Caleb Goellner
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Guy Dauncey

Jewel + Local History

• by S.T. Vockrodt
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Lawrence (New York), William Quantrill, Kansas, Missouri

Country in the Woods Music Festival

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Adam Gregory, Ashton Shepherd, Grady Nichols, Sean Costello

Until Kansas City Councilman Terry Riley cleans up his campaign-finance reports, paybacks are a bitch

• by David Martin
• Tags: Martin, Columns, Terry Riley, Missouri Ethics Commission, St. Louis, Kansas City Star

Letters for the week of June 19

• Tags: Letters, Letters To The Editor, Kansas City, Don Hall, David Martin, Missouri

Mexican sports fans aren’t the only ones who are obnoxious

• by Gustavo Arellano
• Tags: Ask a Mexican®, Columns, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, National League (Baseball), NL Central Division