The Weekend Starts Today
This week, the United States will inaugurate a new president. So there’s that. But there are also a lot of cool cultural happenings going on around town. Let’s ignore the former and get right to the latter, shall we? With the Chiefs dispiriting loss on Sunday, football season is over in Kansas City. That leaves…
Freezing Moo is Edible Performance Art
Tommy Tang, who co-owns Freezing Moo Ice Cream (6936 W 135th Street, Overland Park, Kansas) with Truman Yeh, places fresh strawberry and mango onto a cold metal plate set to 16 degrees. Tang is about to make Mucho Mango, one of ten ice cream flavor combinations available. Watching from behind a plexiglass screen, a sweet…
Making Principles of Peace Part of the Curriculum in Raytown
For nearly two decades, Queen Mother Maxine McFarlane closed Raytown’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration with the hymn, “Pass It On.” Though she recently moved to Florida, the legacy she created to honor the slain civil rights leader remains alive and well in the city — and its schools. For the past five years, Raytown…
Agriculture Secretary Lone Trump Cabinet Post Without A Nominee
And then there was Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary is the only post in President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet without a nominee, mystifying many in rural America and spurring worries that agriculture and rural issues will land near the end of the line among the new president’s priorities. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, who served for all 8 years…
Ring In ‘Lemony Snicket’ On Netflix With A Series Of Unfortunate Recipes
If you are interested in food stories accompanied by overhead videos showcasing recipes involving just three ingredients, you would be better off reading something else. This is because, when preparing dishes to accompany the new Netflix adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premieres Jan. 13, the more complex the recipe, the more you’ll…
Torn Label’s Second Anniversary & Other Weekend Possibilities
Torn Label Brewing Company (1708 Campbell) is having a big week. Fresh off its release of cans, it holds a second-anniversary party at its taproom, starting at noon Saturday. Expect to see all 12 taps going, including its first-ever double IPA. Gustucide is an impressive 9.6 percent ABV and is hop-loaded. Also on offer: a barrel-aged…
Heartwood Pizzeria Pops Up at Plowboys BBQ
Jonny Doelling sat at the bar in a Miami restaurant, stopwatch in hand, watching pizzaiolos load pies into the wood-fired oven. Pizza In. Click. Pizza Out. Click. Over. And over. And over. Doelling was determined to discover the exact amount of time it took to get a perfect Neapolitan-style pizza. On a recent Wednesday afternoon…
6 Reasons the Chiefs Will Beat Pittsburgh
Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs will meet the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. The game could be a huge step for the Chiefs. If KC wins, it will be their second straight season with a playoff victory and their first home playoff win since 1994, back when the quarterback was…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Style from Strife
Ed. note: The rapper’s materials linked here contain explicit language. Kansas City’s Abnorm, a talented, gritty MC whose young career has seen a lifetime of experiences, will headline this Saturday at the recordBar. While deserved, this top billing is a far cry from where Abnorm started – sneaking into that same venue as a teenager…
The Weekend Starts Today
Not everybody gets the day off on Monday, a federal holiday. But everybody in the country can take time to celebrate the life and works of Dr. King, a civil rights giant. More on how to do that below — along with a ton of other fun stuff going on around town. In addition to…
On Tap | Brew Lab Prepares to Launch Own Brewery
After three years of helping would-be brewers learn how to make beer, Overland Park’s Brew Lab is getting ready to make a few beers of its own. The brew-on-premises shop is moving into a larger space in February, with plans to add a taproom, a brewery and a kitchen. “We want this to be a…
‘Homefront’ Increases Mental Health Resources for Area Veterans, Families
Valetta Tsangaris met her husband, a helicopter pilot for the U.S. Marines, when she worked as an aviation machinist during Operation Desert Storm. His tour continued after she returned home, but when he finally joined her, he was frequently angry, verbally abusive and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. They eventually divorced. Tsangaris now works with…
Multi-Billion-Dollar Cabela’s Merger Puts A Rural Nebraska City At An Economic Crossroads
Cabela’s is known for big stores filled with museum-grade taxidermy and shelves piled with hunting and fishing gear. The Cabela’s store in Sidney, Nebraska, sits along Interstate 80 with a giant bull-elk sculpture facing the freeway. Next door is the sprawling company headquarters, complete with a forest-green Cabela’s water tower. The “World’s Foremost Outfitter,” as…
New Guidelines Tell Parents When To Introduce Babies To Peanut Products
The recommendations by a panel sponsored by the National Institutes of Health suggest introducing foods containing peanuts into the diets of children as young as 4 to 6 months.
Defendant in Firefighters’ Tragedy Gets a Re-Sentencing Hearing
For the first time in nearly 20 years, details of one of the city’s most enduring tragedies are about to play out once again in a Kansas City courtroom. Bryan Sheppard, one of five defendants convicted in the 1988 arson deaths of six Kansas City firefighters, will be asking a federal judge next month for…