Category Archives: The Arts
Treehuggers Checkmate Hunters In Bizarre, Awesome Act Of Melodrama
For some time we’ve been following the little flap over deer-eradication in Shawnee Mission Park, where the ungulates have outgrown their suburban constraints and are bothering pretty much everyone. Both sides have been a little careless with their rhetoric, with … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, City Government, Oddities, Science, The Arts
Looking for a laugh? Page through this forum discussion on Mom2Mom about the ethics of banning books. Sample quote: As far as banning the books, it depends what you mean by banning. Do I think they should be burned? No. … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Technology, The Arts
In Which The Star Politely Requests That We Stop Stealing Its Stuff
How do you know when you’ve reached a certain level of notoriety? When you’re called a thief by the powers that be at the city’s paper of record, of course. And now, alas and at last, we’ve joined the rarefied … Continue reading
Mayor: ‘Sure He’s Unqualified, But Look How Cool He Is!’
The Tax Increment Financing Commission, whether you agree with the underlying principles or not, performs some awfully influential work in Kansas City. And it’s probably essential, in keeping with that spirit, to stock the board with stodgy local stuffed-shirts who … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Funkhouser, Politics, The Arts
Kind of a cool story from milquetoast Star movie critic Robert Butler about a local cinema connection.
Filed under The Arts
C.W. Gusewelle Finally Gets Cable TV, Watches Something Other Than Birds
Star columnist, purple prose aficionado, and nature enthusiast C.W. Gusewelle is plumb tuckered out. You see, he’s grown weary of simply staring out his window and writing about what he sees. And there certainly aren’t any more ducks to rescue, … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Media, Technology, The Arts
The Tragedy Of Lisa Cordes, In Which The Local Shakespeare Festival Is Torn Asunder By Much Drama And Calamity
Dramatis Personae: Lisa Cordes, local Shakespeare leader and newly shunned civic presence Steve Chick, festival board president and fiscal tyrant of great renown Marilyn Strauss, festival founder and unwitting reporting source Sidonie Garrett, artistic director and unwilling third party Cominius … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Local Business, The Arts
Area Nerds Flock To KCK For T-Bones Game, Chance To Encounter Females
Minor league franchises, always looking for ways to spice up the baseball experience, recently hosted a Star Wars Night out at Community America Ballpark. What a great idea — let’s merge the worlds of independent baseball and online gaming enthusiasts! … Continue reading
With Lawsuit Settled, Funkhouser Finally Returns To Official Business: Creating Facebook Lists
It’s been a long and dark slog through unsettling racial comments and delightful diary entries, but the Mammygate scandal appears to finally be behind us. And not a moment too soon, as far as we’re concerned, because now Mayor Mark … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Funkhouser, Technology, The Arts
Unreal Housewives Of Kansas City: Um… Yeah.
So there sat two of this site’s writers last night, taking in a late screening of Public Enemies in the corporate comforts of Town Center. Just before the show, the following exchange occurred: Dino: Have you seen this Unreal Housewives … Continue reading
Filed under Local Business, Media, Power & Light District, Social Life, The Arts
