When news of Anne Winter's death yesterday began circulating through the scene, it was like a lake freezing. Lives came to a halt, all energy being redirected toward remembering and paying tribute to a person who touched so many lives in Kansas City's musical, artistic, cultural and just-plain-human realms.
Winter died yesterday in her home at the age of 45. For 18 years, Winter and her husband, Kurt von Schlemmer, owned and operated Recycled Sounds.
Until it closed in 2006, the midto
People in this community take care of their own. Shortly after Anne Winter's death became public knowledge, some local goodhearts in and around the music scene began setting up a donation site at AnnieWinter.org. The people behind it wish to remain anonymous. They are reportedly working on setting up a non-profit status for the fund.
If you go to the page, you'll see a long list of donors -- lots of local businesspeople and artists. Should you decide to donate, email donation@anniewinter
My colleague Jason Harper over on the Wayward Blog has an update on the death of Anne Winter, who owned and operated the Recycled Sounds record store for 18 years, until it closed in 2006.Winter committed suicide last Thursday in her home. She was 45.Harper notes that some locals have anonymously set up a donation site at AnnieWinter.org to raise money for Winter's two children. They write:Anne's journey has ended. But the journey for her young children, and
for those generously taking respon
Yeah, yeah. We know Pellom McDaniels is a former Kansas City Chief. But there's more to the man than his time on the gridiron, as Casey Lyons shows us in this week's feature story, where the ghosts of Kansas City's past come to life.Also in this week's issue, Martin looks at the latest tiff involving the TIF Commission -- and a $2.2 million surplus. Harper remembers former Recycled Sounds owner Anne Winter, who committed suicide last week. Ferruzza pulls double duty with reviews of Frank's It
Stop being so touchy-feely with first responders. In Peter Rugg's feature, "Stop Hugging Us," Kansas City psychiatrists with experience from one of Kansas City's worst disasters -- the Hyatt skywalk collapse -- tell grief counselors to back off and stop making first responders talk about what they've seen. Also this week, Pitch Editor C.J. Janovy answers some of the lingering questions in the wake of Anne Winter's death.Janovy also looks at the awesome Oxford Project at the Belger Arts Center
