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October 1, 2009Author Robert Hicks
October 1, 2009Prairie Fire: In The Field or In The Glass
October 1, 2009Best of Extra: Late-night eats
Whether you are an insomniac or just looking to soak up some of the alcohol in your system, everybody has a weakness when the night turns into morning. In our annual Best Of Kansas City issue, readers deemed the Best Late-Night Food to be Chubby's on Broadway, because as Charles Ferruzza wrote in 2000, "in midtown, no one ever needs to go hungry after midnight." Beyond Chubby's, readers also sought comfort in the arms of chains -- Denny's and Taco Bell were popular choices for the fourt
October 2, 2009Best Of Extra: Amid traffic, an engineering wonder
Next time you're crawling across the Paseo Bridge (like 101,999 other people every day), look north at the birth of a Kansas City icon: the Christopher S. Bond Bridge.The 4.7 mile span over the Missouri River cost us only $245 million. Huzzah! When it's done, cannon lights will bathe the bridge in a seasonal colors (like green for St. Patrick's Day). The bridge is scheduled to open in 2010, and everything -- including all 12 new on/off ramps -- will is supposed to be done by 2011. On time, on b
October 2, 2009This week's "Best of Fat City": The Best of Everything
The American Dream, in the 1950s, was to have the best of everything -- it was even the title of a 1959 movie! And guess what, people still want the best of everything, even in a difficult economic climate. And, damn it, that's what The Pitch wants you to have, providing lots and lots of enticing suggestions in this week's annual Best of Kansas City issue. Naturally, in Fat City, we're most concerned with the culinary choices offered in the issue, both the choices selected by The
October 2, 2009Best of Extra: Readers' pizza choices
Thin crust or deep dish? Classic or modern toppings? If you want to have an intense debate about food, just ask someone for their favorite pizza joint in Kansas City. The Readers' Choice in this year's Best of Kansas City poll was Waldo Pizza. It appears there will also be a potential new entrant for next year, as Pizza Bar opens in the Power & Light District this week. Below are some of the other strong contenders in our readers poll: Minsky's -- This is the pizza to g
October 6, 2009Everyday/Everynight launches Moon Phases
October 8, 2009Aged Leathers
October 8, 2009Letters from the week
of October 8October 8, 2009STURGIS IN URICH
October 8, 2009ZOMBIE INVASION
October 8, 2009Kansas Citians: You are moderately attractive
Travel Leisure released a bunch of rankings for "America's Favorite Cities, 2009." Eyeballing the list, I'd say we're about middle of the pack with a few exceptions. Kansas City's best feature according to visitors? Being an "affordable getaway," just behind Cleveland. But Kansas City isn't a romantic or wild getaway (ranked No. 22 in both categories). But you can get a really cheap hotel here, too (ranked No. 2). Kansas City's worst feature? Shopping. Bad news for the Plaza.And we're right
October 8, 2009Friday Book Review: Richard Serrano's My Grandfather's Prison
Former Kansas City Times reporter Richard Serrano's new book, My Grandfather's Prison: A Story of Death and Deceit in 1940s Kansas City, never quite lives up to its opening scene. But those first paragraphs are a tough act to follow.The book opens with a guard at the Municipal Farm, then the Kansas City jail, finding Serrano's grandfather in solitary confinement dead from a snapped neck. Decades later, Serrano tries to uncover how his grandfather -- a drunk with dozens of arrests on record
October 9, 2009This week's "Best of Fat City" -- Job Wanted!
It takes balls to get a job these daysIn today's New York Times, two Ohio twins living in The Big Apple -- Kristy and Katie Barry -- are profiled because they're young, pretty and can't find jobs. They send homemade gifts to potential employers: those chocolate-covered peanut butter balls called Buckeyes. Competition is particularly intense in NYC right now: even Gourmet magazine editor Ruth Reichl, who was in Kansas City on Wednesday night plugging her new big green cookbook, got her
October 10, 2009Where is it? Pass the syrup
This full-sized flapjack can easily feed a family of threeThis may be the biggest flapjack in Kansas City, measuring well over 12 inches in diameter and hanging over the plate. Oversized pancakes are visually impressive but don't always taste so good: one might be doughy in the center or get cold before you can actually finish a third of it. But this platter-sized cake wasn't doughy and it wasn't too thick, it stayed hot and was fabulous with butter and syrup (the hot sauce on t
October 12, 2009Two rapes in two weeks near Waldo
Two rapes in two weeks have Kansas City police believing the same man is responsible, The Kansas City Star reports. In each case, the rapist tied up the victim using clothing and forced her to bathe after the sexual assault. The first assault occurred Sept. 29 in the 7500 block of Summit Street in Waldo. The second occurred Sunday in the 100 block of East 78th Terrace, a few blocks outside the neighborhood. Both women were home alone. The Star reports that police don't have a good description of
October 13, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 91, man fatally shot at 29th and Indiana
Police are investigating the shooting death of a man near 29th and Indiana this afternoon. View Larger Map Kansas City police say a black male believed to be about 20-years-old was suffering from a gunshot wound on a sidewalk near the intersection around 2:23 p.m. The man later died at a local hospital. The man's name has not been released yet.Witnesses told police that a black male fled the scene on foot right after the shooting. If you know anything about the man's death, call the TIPS Hotli
October 13, 2009Letters from the week
of October 15October 15, 2009The Edge of Hell
October 15, 2009Teenspeak
October 15, 2009More from 63rd Street: 2nd Chance Thrift Store
The employees behind the scenes of 2nd Chance Thrift Store have an impossible task. Photo by Camille BrechtWorkers at 2nd Chance have a daunting taskBoxes the size of refrigerators are stacked 15 feet high, brimming with clothing and shoes. Smaller containers are crammed with random housewares, from books to bath towels. The entire length of the massive warehouse looks like its been slammed by a cardboard avalanche -- an avalanche that unleashes a fresh deluge every time an inch of space
October 15, 2009Sprint Center's night of NBA action impresses
Photos by Scott SpychalskiClick on Dwayne Wade throwing it down for a slideshow of last night's Heat-Hornets game.Matt Moore of Hardwood Paroxysm covered Thursday night's Heat-Hornets game at the Sprint Center. Here's his dispatch.The NBA in Kansas City. Man, that's weird. It's like barbecue in St. Louis. It's just absurd. And coming into Thursday night's game between the Heat and the Hornets, I expected the city of KC to mostly respond in kind. Sure, there would be a fair amount of folks who
October 16, 2009Now Hiring: Job fair at the Plaza Marriott Monday
This is short notice, but there's still time to get your resume together. Kansas City Hires is holding a job fair at the Kansas City Marriott on the Plaza (4445 Main St.) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. I'd tell you what employers will be there, but the site makes you register up to see 'em (actually, I signed up once and got an error message, so you're on your own).
October 19, 2009Slideshow: Beer Fest 2009
First, a confession: Last year, my friends and I were among the last standing staggering at Beer Fest, sucking down samples of specialty brews even as the cleaning crew was shooing us off the premises. Photos by Nicole ReinertsonBut this year was different. Beer Fest is an annual fundraiser for the Kansas City Free Health Clinic and the AIDS Service Foundation. For several hours each fall the top floor of a parking garage at The Legends shopping district transforms into a brew-swillin
October 19, 2009Slideshow: Beer Fest 2009
First, a confession: Last year, my friends and I were among the last standing staggering at Beer Fest, sucking down samples of specialty brews even as the cleaning crew was shooing us off the premises. Photos by Nicole ReinertsonBut this year was different. Beer Fest is an annual fundraiser for the Kansas City Free Health Clinic and the AIDS Service Foundation. For several hours each fall the top floor of a parking garage at The Legends shopping district transforms into a brew-swillin
October 19, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 92, 1 dead in 2900 block of Poplar
Kansas City police detectives are investigating the early morning death of a woman as a homicide. View Larger Map Kansas City police say the woman, Caucasian and in her 60s, was dead when they arrived in the 2900 block of Poplar around 3:02 a.m. If you have any info about the woman's death, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
October 21, 2009The recycling chronicles
Can fun motivate humankind to act more responsibly? That's the question behind The Fun Theory -- a viral advertising campaign/social awareness movement sponsored by Volkswagen.The Web site features three videos, soundtracked with homemade electronica, that reward people for making socially responsible decisions with fun outcomes: the bottle bank arcade (seen above), a piano staircase (think Big meets the concrete stairs of a subway entrance) and a bottomless trash bin (that offers up the sound
October 21, 2009KCMO School District still counting employees
Two months after the Kansas City, Missouri, School District's first paycheck pickup, the district is still trying to figure out how many people work for the district. District employees will pick up their paychecks -- and verify their personal info -- at "special distributions" in November. Workers, don't forget your ID or you won't get your check. The district's press release echoed the last one, saying the district wants employees to physically pick up their paychecks so it can "verify the siz
October 21, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 92, Sharon Bundy
Kansas City, Missouri, police say 64-year-old Sharon Bundy was the victim of this morning's homicide.Kansas City police found Bundy dead when they responded to a call in the 2900 block of Poplar around 3:02 a.m. Police say detectives are following up on leads, but they're still seeking tips. If you have a tip, call the TIPS Hotline at 816.474.8477.
October 21, 2009Relic Tray: Dining Out 1976
Who cares about the food? Give me a gold ring!Leave it to Pitch archivist Alan Scherstuhl to find the most amazing treasures in Fat City. This 32-page special insert to the Kansas City Star dates back to August 8, 1976, just days before the city hosted the Republican National Convention at Kemper Arena. The Republican delegates not only had to vote for a presidential candidate (Gerald Ford narrowly defeated a challenge from Ronald Reagan) -- they had to eat! So this tabloid i
October 26, 2009Slideshow: 18th and Vine in 1940 and today
1500 block of E. 18th St. Click the image for a slideshow.What once was the commercial heart of Kansas City's black district is now a shell of its former self. This week's cover story, "Historian in Chief," details UMKC professor Pellom McDaniels' efforts to reacquaint Kansas City with its lost history, and reintroduce forgotten African American role models to inspire the next generation of historians.This slideshow compares historic photos taken in the 1940 Tax Assessor's survey with present
October 28, 2009Want some fixer-upper $? Sorry, wrong zip code
Southmoreland.orgKansas City, Missouri's tax-increment financing (TIF) program gets criticized for enriching developers. TIF's defenders point to projects like the "Glover plan," which, in addition to delivering a Costco and a Home Depot, provided money for midtown homeowners to fix up their property.Housing programs have become a popular add-on to various TIF plans. The TIF plan featured in this week's Martin column has made grants to residents in the Southmoreland neighborhood.Eighty-nine h
October 30, 2009Kansas City the Horror Movie
My colleague, Casey Lyons, told me about this trailer for an upcoming horror movie set in Kansas City. The plot is familiar. An idealistic couple played by Nikki and Dennis Dupont move here only to have their dreams destroyed and sink into despair and mediocrity. Happy Halloween, folks!
October 30, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 95, man fatally shot near 31st and Prospect
Kansas City police are investigating a homicide at 31st and Prospect. View Larger Map Police say officers were called on a shooting and found a man shot in the parking lot near Cash America Pawn. The man was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Police say another shooting victim was found at another hospital. Detectives are trying to determine if the shootings are related. A witness told police that the victim was chasing after and shooting at two other men in the parking lot. The two me
October 30, 2009Cool video of the day: Scribe in time-lapse action
Kansas City graffiti artist Scribe demonstrated his work outside of Creative Coldsnow last weekend with the camera rolling. Here's the time-lapse movie by Phil Koenig. Cool stuff.
November 3, 2009How to eat local this Thanksgiving
The Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition has launched an "Eat Local For the Holidays" campaign to let people in the Kansas City metro know about where they can find and buy locally sourced produce and meat."The holidays are a perfect time to add another dimension to how we think about food because we are already making thoughtful food purchases," says Gretchen Kunkel, president of KC Healthy Kids and a member of the GKCFPC. "By adding just one locally grown item to your holiday meal, you
November 3, 2009Sound of Creativity
November 5, 2009Call for entries in the Kansas City FilmFest 2010
For all you DIY-Herzogs out there, it's time to get cracking in the editing bay. The deadline for submission to the Kansas City FilmFest is almost here.The contest started accepting shorts and features in August, but with every passing deadline the entry fee goes higher. The next deadline, which costs under $40 in most categories, is November 15, and the final cut-off for entries is less than a month away -- December 1.Entry fees vary by project length and category, and can be found at the f
November 4, 2009COMBAT tax passes
Voters renewed the COMBAT anti-drug sales tax yesterday by a large margin: more than 71 percent of the vote. But let's be clear about the "overwhelming" support for the tax; less than seven percent of Kansas City's registered voters actually went to the polls (according to The Kansas City Star's report today). All the glossy mailers and yard signs helped pass the tax, but having an apathetic electorate also didn't hurt.
November 4, 2009Killa City: KCMO homicide No. 96, 1 dead near 116th and Holiday
A man believed to be in his twenties was shot to death near 116th and Holiday yesterday afternoon. View Larger Map Kansas City police officers responding to gunshots found the body of a man in the street around 4 p.m. Witnesses told police that they saw a black man shoot the victim. The alleged shooter was with another man, and the two ran north on 116th Street. Last we heard, the suspects were believed to be in a house on Longview Road. If you have a tip, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-47
November 5, 2009KC Chamber's green initiative gets a national nod
When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce came out against federal legislation aimed at slowing global warming, Apple kicked its membership and Nike resigned its position on the board. But Partners for Livable Communities, a national smart growth and sustainable development advocacy group, suggested this week that local chambers aren't nearly so backwards when it comes to protecting the climate. A new report from the Washington, D.C., based group argues: There is a powerful -- and perhaps unexpect
November 5, 2009Kansas City Public Library is on the ragtime.
The Central Library has made a Flickr gallery of the ragtime/early-20th-century sheet music covers held in the Missouri Valley Special Collections, and boy is it a hoot! Locally themed compositions like "The 12th Street Rag," "Kansas City Blues" and "Somewhere Along the Missouri Tonight" are displayed alongside quirkier offerings, such as "Oh, You U-Boat!" "The Tickler" and the racially specific "It Takes a Long Tall Brown-Skin Gal to Make a Preacher Lay His Bible Down." From the text o
November 5, 2009Top 10 soups in Kansas City
Soup is the ultimate comfort food in winter. There's something about a warm bowl and cold weather that just feels right. Perhaps it stretches back to the days when Julia Child used to make primordial soup. So, Jonathan Bender and Charles Ferruzza set out with their soup spoons in hand in an effort to find out bowls were worthy of a place at a table. The list that follows is the Top 10 Soup options in Kansas City. 10) Roxanne's Cafe -- This family-owned Parkville diner offers two ho
November 5, 2009Drive-by history: Holy Name Catholic Church and the MLK riots
Holy Name Catholic Church at 23rd and Benton Ave.If Kansas City kicked back on a shrink's couch for psychoanalysis, this church would definitely play a role in its most repressed, battle-scarred memories. That's something I learned Tuesday night at a lecture by Dr. Jacob Wagner, a professor at UMKC who teaches Urban Planning and Design. In front of a diverse sprinkling of folks at the ScionLAB, Wagner discussed Kansas City's tendency to demolish important historical structures. He pressed us
November 5, 2009Now you have plans for the weekend
You need plans. Fat City has a recycle bin full of listings. In this post, all our problems are solved.The Hen House Holiday Celebration -- a benefit for Harvesters -- runs from Friday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) to Sunday (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at the Overland Park Convention Center. Public television's Katie Brown holds cooking demonstrations on Friday at the food expo and there's a hot dog eating contest slated for 2 p.m. on Saturday. The $5 admission gets you access to try food and beverage samples,
November 6, 2009This week's Pitch and 9 things we learned this week
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
November 6, 2009
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