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Best of Kansas City 2008: The Videos

• Tags: Video, Column, Kansas City

What’s Under Carl’s Duster?

Stylin’ Chiefs GM Carl Peterson isn’t all gridiron business under that long leather coat.

• Tags: Burnt Ends, Columns

Jason Ringenberg

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Jason Ringenberg, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Rolling Stones

Nikka Costa

• by Chris Packham
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Nikka Costa, Nikkacosta.com, Amy Winehouse

Locally Yours: Our critics discuss some recent releases

• Tags: Interview, Feature, Forrest Whitlow, Johnny Quest, Suzannah Johannes, Black Sails

Peter Hammill

• by Sammy Loren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Peter Hammill, Lou Reed, Ronnie James Dio, Kansas City

Tina Turner

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Jay-Z, Tina Turner, Tina Turns, Sprint Center

Gordon Lightfoot

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Dad Rock

Blindness

• by Anthony Kaufman
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Fernando Meirelles, Jose Saramago, Don McKellar, Julianne Moore

Religulous

• by J. Hoberman
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Bill Maher, Larry Charles, Michael Moore, Sacha Baron Cohen

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Peter Sollett, Devendra Banhart, John Cho, Kat Dennings

Flash of Genius

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Robert Kearns, Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Company, Greg Kinnear

Rachel Getting Married

• by ELLA TAYLOR
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Jonathan Demme, Philadelphia, Anne Hathaway, Robert Altman

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Toby Young, Robert Weide, Vanity Fair Magazine, Alison Olsen

Appaloosa

• by Chuck Wilson
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Ed Harris, Everett Hitch, Viggo Mortensen, Virgil Cole

Baghead

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Elise Muller, Greta Gerwig, Ross Partridge, Steve Zissis

True Enough

A trailer in Brookside evokes the True West.

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Austin, Bess Wallerstein, Sam Shepard, Erik Johnson

Bottoms Up

• by Dana Self
• Tags: Art, Columns, Anne Lindberg, Ke-Sook Lee, James Brinsfield, Beverly Semmes

Best KC Product — Kansas

Velvet Creme Popcorn

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Velvet Creme Popcorn

Best New Bar

The Foundry at McCoy's

• Tags: Food & Drink, The Foundry

Best Athlete

Rob Kimmons

Best of Kansas City 2008

Best Celebrity

Sen. Claire McCaskill

Best Up-and-Comer in the Fashion World

Ari Fish

Best Hot Lil' Doughnuts

The Skillet Licker Café

Best KC Product — Missouri

Indigo Wild

Best Neighborhood Bar North

Moxie Bar and Grill

• Tags: Food & Drink, Moxie Bar & Grill

Best Power Player

Melissa McKibben

Best Package

Gary Forsee

Best Party Boy

Dutch Newman

Best New Breakfast Spot

Happy Gillis Café & Hangout

• Tags: Food & Drink, Happy Gillis

Best Reason to Get Out of Bed

Between the Sheets ShakeratoBlack Coffee

• Tags: Food & Drink, Black Coffee

Best Urban Male Clothier

Slabotsky & Sons Fine Menswear

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Slabotsky & Sons

Best Neighborhood Bar East

Bickering Tree Lounge

• Tags: Food & Drink, Bickering Tree Lounge

Best Olympian

Muna Lee

Best Hot Governor

Kathleen Sebelius

Best Drag King

Buttwiser

Best Hangover Brunch

Blue Bird Bistro

• Tags: Food & Drink, Blue Bird Bistro

Best Sporting-Goods Store

MidAmerica Sailing and Kayak

• Tags: Shopping & Services, MidAmerica Sailing and Kayak

Best Neighborhood Bar South

Ugly Joe's Sports Bar & Grille

• Tags: Food & Drink, Ugly Joe's Sports Bar & Grill

Best Park

Cliff Drive

• Tags: Sports & Recreation, Cliff Drive

Best Campaign

Sean Tevis

Best Dance Performance

Kimberly Cowen as Juliet

Best Choir

Kansas City Chorale 

Best Buffet

Sung Son Vietnamese Bistro

• Tags: Food & Drink, Sung Son

Best Hope for U.S. Automakers

Fairfax General Motors Plant

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Fairfax General Motors Plant

Best Neighborhood Bar West

Sammy's

• Tags: Food & Drink, Sammy's

Best Outdoor Activist

Laurie Chipman

Best 15 Minutes of Fame

Kory McFarren

Best Stereotypical Campaign Ads

Sam Graves' San Francisco Values Attack Ads

Best Museum Tour Guide

Dennis Winslett

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, American Jazz Museum

Best Indian Buffet

Paradise India

• Tags: Food & Drink, Paradise India

Best Hotel

Q Hotel and Spa

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Q Hotel and Spa

Best 3 a.m. Bar

The Riot Room

• Tags: Food & Drink, The Riot Room

Best Nude Beach

Heartland Cove at Smithville Lake

• Tags: Sports & Recreation, Smithville Lake

Best Political Smackdown — Kansas

Phill Kline vs. Republicans

Best Publication

New Letters

Best Cheap Tacos

Cancun Fiesta Fresh

• Tags: Food & Drink, Cancun Fiesta Fresh

Best Used Furniture

Second Chance Thrift Store

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Second Chance Thrift Store

Best Bartender

Steve Judd, Buzzard Beach

• Tags: Food & Drink, Buzzard Beach

Best Sports-Talk Host

Soren Petro

Best Gym

North Kansas City Community Center

• Tags: Sports & Recreation, North Kansas City Community Center

Best Political Smackdown — Missouri

Rep. Trent Skaggs vs. Reps. Steven Tilley and Brian Nieves

Best Poets Society

The Latino Writers Collective

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Writers Place

Best Designer Tacos

Teocali

• Tags: Food & Drink, Teocali

Best Library

West Wyandotte Library

• Tags: Shopping & Services, West Wyandotte Library

Best Dive Bar

The Zoo Bar

• Tags: Food & Drink, Zoo Bar

Best Nonprofit

Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture

Best Dance Club

VooDoo Lounge

• Tags: Food & Drink, VooDoo Lounge

Best Yoga Instructor

Sarah Kucera

• Tags: Sports & Recreation, Kansas Siddhi Yoga

Best Quote

Kansas City Councilman Ed Ford

Best Author

Matthew Eck

Best Chili

Texas Roadhouse

• Tags: Food & Drink, Texas Roadhouse

Best Building Supplies

Heartland Habitat for Humanity ReStore

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Heartland Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Best Reverse Happy Hour

Nara

• Tags: Food & Drink, Nara

Best Runner

Karen Raymer

Best Media Spat

WHB 810 vs. The Kansas City Star

Best Film Festival

Kansas City Gay & Lesbian Film + Video Festival

Best Pizza

Blue Grotto

• Tags: Food & Drink, Blue Grotto

Best Spring Roll

Vietnam Café

• Tags: Food & Drink, Vietnam Cafe

Best Wallpaper

Porter Teleo

Best Third-Shift Bar

D.B. Cooper's

• Tags: Food & Drink, D.B. Cooper's

Best Jog

Wyandotte County Lake Park

• Tags: Sports & Recreation, Wyandotte County Lake Park

Best Reporter Tag Team

Micheal Mahoney, KMBC Channel 9, and Dave Helling, The Kansas City Star

Best Real-Estate Transaction

R. Crosby Kemper Jr.'s Purchase of the Dolphin

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Dolphin Gallery

Best Baked Beans

Danny Edwards Famous Kansas City Barbecue

• Tags: Food & Drink, Danny Edwards Boulevard Barbecue

Best Shopping Center

Ward Parkway Center

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Ward Parkway Center

Best Activity When Bombed

Skeeball at the Velvet Dog

• Tags: Food & Drink, The Velvet Dog

Best Weekend Adventure

Katy Trail: Boonville to Hermann

Best Correspondent

Whitney Terrell

Best Money Spent

SPARKS! The William T. Kemper Collecting Initiative

Best Local Artist Working Internationally

Jesse Small

Best Vegetarian Food

New Café Tandoor

• Tags: Food & Drink, New Café Tandoor

Best Pitchman

Bob Regnier, Bank of Blue Valley

Best Mechanical Bull

PBR Big Sky Bar

• Tags: Food & Drink, PBR Big Sky Bar

Best Hike

Eddy-Ballentine Trail

• Tags: Sports & Recreation, Swope Park

Best Morning News Anchor

Dion Lim, KMBC Channel 9

Best TV Personality

Shaun Broyls, KCTV Channel 5

Best International Exhibition

Distant Nearness

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Best Gluten-Free Option

Olivia's Oven

Best Sign

Blue Vue Shops

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Blue Vue Shops

Best Gay Bar

Sidekicks Saloon

• Tags: Food & Drink, Sidekicks

Best Bike Ride

Bicycle Shack Saturday Morning Rides

Best Radio Personality

Donna Wolfe, KKFI 90.1

Best Group Exhibition

Locate/Navigate

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, La Esquina

Best Burger

Blanc Burgers + Bottles

• Tags: Food & Drink, Blanc Burgers & Bottles

Best Thrift Store

Super Flea

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Super Flea

Best Sports Bar ­­– Missouri

Minsky's Pizza

• Tags: Food & Drink, Minsky's Pizza Cafe & Bar

Best Wii Bowling

Willie's Field House

• Tags: Sports & Recreation, Willie's

Best Kickball

World Adult Kickball Champions

Best Blogger

Kansas City With the Russian Accent

Best Solo Exhibition

Sanford Biggers at Grand Arts

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Grand Arts

Best Sliders

Uncle Bill's Mini Cheeseburgers

• Tags: Food & Drink, Bulldog

Best Supermarket

McGonigle's Market

• Tags: Shopping & Services, McGonigle's Market

Best Sports Bar – Kansas

Lucky Brewgrille

• Tags: Food & Drink, Lucky Brewgrille

Best Liquor Store

Grand Slam

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Grand Slam

Best Happy Hour

Hannibal's Waldo Bar & Grill

• Tags: Food & Drink, Hannibal's Waldo Bar & Grill

Best Coach

Mark Mangino

Best Web Site

KCRag Forum

Best Conceptual Moment That Lasted a Month

Nancy Hwang at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Best Milkshake

Blanc Burgers + Bottles

• Tags: Food & Drink, Blanc Burgers & Bottles

Best Wine Store

The Wine Cellar

• Tags: Shopping & Services, The Wine Cellar

Best Brewer

Keith Thompson - McCoy's Public House

• Tags: Food & Drink, McCoy's Public House

Best College Athlete

Chase Daniel

Best Activist — Kansas

Richard Mabion

Best Moment in a Theater

Ron Megee as Mr. Pickel

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, The Coterie Theatre

Best Comfort Food

O'Neill's Restaurant & Bar

Best Small-Plates Menu

One80

• Tags: Food & Drink, One80 - CLOSED

Best Boutique

The Uptown Boutique

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Uptown Boutique

Best Open Mic

The Brick

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, The Brick

Best Highlight

Mario Chalmer's 3-pointer

Best Activist — Missouri

Wick Thomas

Best Actress

Cynthia Rider

Best Kansas City Strip

The Range Steakhouse

• Tags: Food & Drink, The Range

Best Ethnic Grocery Store

Apna Bazar

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Apna Bazar

Best Protection Against Scurvy

Good Hope I.P.A.

Best Competitive Eater

Howard Harrison

Best City Employee

Millie Crossland, Former City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri

Best Actor

Gary Holcombe

Best Performer in a Musical

Justin Van Pelt

Best Barbecue — North

Smokehouse Bar-B-Que

• Tags: Food & Drink, Smokehouse Bar-B-Que

Best Urban Farmer

Brooke SalvaggioBad Seed Farmers Market

• Tags: Shopping & Services, The Bad Seed

Best Expression of Country Chic

Stroud's South Restaurant

• Tags: Food & Drink, Stroud's South

Best Exercise Class

Aerial Fabrics with Rachel McMeachin

• Tags: Sports & Recreation, Scott Fitness Westside

Best Bureaucrat

Dennis Murphey, Kansas City, Missouri, Chief Environmental Officer

Best Developer

James Merrill

Best Musical

Reefer Madness, Eubank Productions

Best Barbecue — South

Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue

• Tags: Food & Drink, Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue

Best Cheap Thrill

Swap-O-Rama, Bon Bon Atelier

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Bon Bon Atelier

Best Bar-Name Tribute

J.J.'s Cool Change

• Tags: Food & Drink, J.J.'s Cool Change Bar & Grill

Best Sports Blog

downthebyline.com

Best Neighborhood Leader

Margaret May

Best Theater

Actors Theatre of Kansas City

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Kansas City Actors Theatre‎

Best Barbecue — East

Beauchamp's on the Rail

Best Random Shopping Experience

U.S. Toy

• Tags: Shopping & Services, U.S. Toy

Best Rugby Team

Kansas City Rugby Football Club

Best Church

All Souls Unitarian Universalist

• Tags: People & Places, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church

Best Play

9 Parts of Desire

Best Barbecue — West

Quick's Bar-B-Que & Catering Company

• Tags: Food & Drink, Quick's Bar-B-Que & Catering Company

Best Thrill for Kids

Crown Center

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Crown Center

Best Place to Ditch the Kids

Kaleidoscope

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Kaleidoscope

Best Streetscape

Downtown Lee's Summit

• Tags: People & Places, Downtown Lee's Summit

Best Performance in a Bad Play

Angela Cristantello in Quindaro

Best Place to Dine Alone

Bo Lings

• Tags: Food & Drink, Bo Lings City Market

Best Mom & Pop

Farrand Farms

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Farrand Farms

Best Public Bathroom

Kansas City Public Library, Central Branch

• Tags: People & Places, Kansas City Public Library, Central Library

Best Comedy Show

Improv Thunderdome

• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Westport Coffee House

Best Sexy Food

The Bristol Seafood Grill

• Tags: Food & Drink, Bristol Seafood Grill

Best Restaurant for Breaking Up

Piccadilly Cafeteria

• Tags: Food & Drink, Piccadilly Cafeteria - CLOSED

Best Architectural Salvage

Seldom Found Architecturals

• Tags: Shopping & Services, Seldom Found Architecturals

Best New Building

The Sprint Center

• Tags: People & Places, Sprint Center

Best Funny Performer

Rob Grabowski

Best Meal in an Art Gallery

Pi Gallery

• Tags: Food & Drink, Pi Gallery

Best Place to Meet Intelligent Women

The Bloch Building's Museum Café

• Tags: People & Places, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Best Costumes

The Cure at Troy

Best Music Videos

The Ssion  

Best Place to Blow a Diet

The Peppercorn Duck Club

• Tags: Food & Drink, Peppercorn Duck Club

Best Place to Meet Intelligent Men

Cosmology Theater

• Tags: People & Places, Linda Hall Library

Best Place to Make Out

Leafy Stone Circle

• Tags: People & Places, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Best Music Blog

(Tie) There Stands the Glass and Plastic Sax 

Best Dinner Under $10

Papa Lew's Soul Delicious

• Tags: Food & Drink, Papa Lew's Soul Delicious

Best Radio Show

Black Clover Radio 

Best Hole-in-the-Wall

Teresa's Drive-In

• Tags: Food & Drink, Teresa's Drive-In

Best Place to Cut a Record

Chapman Studios

Best Midnight Menu

The Cheesecake Factory - 4701 Wyandotte • 816-960-1919

• Tags: Food & Drink, The Cheesecake Factory

Best Hip-Hop Figure

DJ Fresh

Best Dessert

Mulberry Creamery

• Tags: Food & Drink, Mulberry Creamery

Best Club DJ

DJ Just

Best New Restaurant

Mandarinism

Best Rock for Kids

The Terrible Twos

Best Band Reunion

The Pedaljets

Best Blues Moment

Myra Taylor Gets the Key to Kansas City, Kansas

Best Sexy Musician

Barclay Martin

Best Songwriter

Howard Iceberg 

Best Bilingual Band

Making Movies

Best Band

The Wilders

Best Local Album

The Republic Tigers

Best Local Song

"The Journeyman" by Devil Blare 

Best Rock Mom

Penny Valladares

Olio

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, University of Kansas

Hump Night

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Overland Park

Big Pitch Art Show

• by Chris Packham
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Brian Bullets, Jeremy Madl, Kansas City, Nathan Fox

Exaggerations in Color and Strokes, Scrapes, and Dots

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Clint Metcalf, Dan Compton

Dan Shattuck

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Midwestern Musical Company

Gutter balls

• by Caleb Goellner
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Lawrence (New York), Bacardi Ltd., The Big Lebowski, Iowa

The Big "What If"

• by Sammy Loren
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kevin Willmott, Bunker Hill, Greg Hurd, Lawrence (New York)

Paul Flinders

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, 180

Mutagenesis

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Jaime Lakatos

Nara

• by Berry Anderson
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kiko de Gallo, Bud Light, Miller Lite, California

Film Farmers

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Lawrence (New York), Granada

Bede Clarke

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day

Renegades of Funk: A Look Into Kansas City's Lowbrow

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Adrian Halpern, Baltimore, Hector Casanova, Jessica Manco

The Foundry

• by Berry Anderson
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, 3811

kansas city succulent

• by McKay Stangler
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kansas, American Royal Center, Missouri, Texas

Death & Desire

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, 180

Day of the Dead

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day

McCoy's Public House

• by Berry Anderson
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Pennsylvania

Blanc Burgers & Bottles

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Eddie Crane, Ernesto Peralta, Jenifer Price, Josh Eans

Works in Wood

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Jerry Miller, Westport, Gould Evans Associates

Street Party

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Ivan Neville, Lawrence (New York), Trombone Shorty, New Orleans

Room 39

• by Berry Anderson
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, 3731

Kansas-Cityscape

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Jackie Denning, Wyandotte

Restoration

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Anthony Lepore, Los Angeles, Warwick

Traditions come together

• by Lorna Perry
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Bert Wetherill, Dennis Rogers, Omaha, Haskell University

Blues Jam

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kansas City, Rhythm Kings, Rochester, Smoothi Kings

Brutal Youth

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Jay Norton, Marilyn Mansonlike, Mark Hennessy

Kansas City Artists Coalition

• by Penny LaRocque
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Wyandotte, Claire Rau, Jacqueline Charno, Steve Mumford

Swing Setting

• by Caleb Goellner
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kansas, Lawrence (New York), KU Swing Society, MTV Networks Company

Time Warp (Yet Again)

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Richard O'Brien, Crown Center, Eubank Productions, Halloween

Festival in the park

• by Kenton Schuster
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Westport, Chuck Brackett, Hyde Park

Why do Mexican women hate Spanish women?

• by Gustavo Arellano
• Tags: Ask a Mexican®, Columns, Chris Cannon, Que Viva La Raza, Tom Tancredo, John McCain