Although the tasty traditions may always ring true, ballparks across the country are incorporating hometown hits, BBQ in our case naturally, for new flavors and sophistication. To get the most out of the game, prepare to arrive with an empty stomach and leave with even emptier pockets.
Kong’s Jam 4 Life will run from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday on the KC Life! State in the Kansas City Power & Light District. The event is family friendly until 9 p.m.
NBC's long-running "The Office" was a faux documentary about cubicle life. The Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. didn't exist.
“Peeples” is an African-American “Meet the Parents” that slips funnyman Craig Robinson into the Ben Stiller role. And, formulaic or not, it’s funny.
There’s a double meaning to the title of “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” filmmaker Mira Nair’s gripping and complex drama based on the 2007 novel by Mohsin Hamid about the roots of extremism.
In a remote roadhouse on a rural back road, the young couple (Laura Ramsey and Luke Evans), towing all their worldly possessions in a trailer for their crosscountry move, are just settling in for dinner when the thugs arrive. And they’re accosted. “We don’t want any trouble.” When has that line ever dissuaded anyone from doing their worst? Never.
“Renoir” is a lush, involving film that deals not with one Renoir but two, as well as the strong-minded woman who was a key player in both their lives.
Who can blame Howard Hughes for holing up in his darkened mansion and watching 1968’s “Ice Station Zebra” over and over?
A self-referential, insider farce about the hunger for Hollywood stardom, “He’s Way More Famous Than You” is — like its leading lady — as unhinged as it is hilarious.
Beer love is blossoming in Kansas City. A new crop of restaurants and bars caters to craft beer nerds with tons of taps and bottles. Our beer lover’s spring to-do list includes info on festivals, tours, tastings and tappings in the Kansas City area.
Nebraskan Tom Trenney's Wednesday evening organ recital at Helzberg Hall proved one thing beyond a doubt: the hall's magnificent Casavant organ's beauty, range and power really jump out at you when the room is mostly empty. Trenney played the concluding concert of this year's Kansas City Symphony Organ concert series. It was emceed by Michael Barone, host of American Public Radio's long-running organ music program "Pipedreams."
In his last week, after 17 years with the Kansas City Ballet, artistic director William Whitener reflects on the company’s growth as dance community awaits word of his successor.
The next Miss America won't hear a familiar refrain when she's crowned in Atlantic City, N.J., in September.
Kansas City’s Union Station will celebrate Train Day on Saturday with all-day festivities. Mayor Sly James is expected to kick off the day at 11 a.m. It’s part of a weekend of fun on the rails.
It hasn't been an easy road for the three final "American Idol" contestants. Candice Glover was twice rejected by the show before making it to the final three. Kree Harrison chased her dream for so long in Nashville, she thought it might be time to give up. And Angie Miller sang despite having suffered ruptured ear drums and impaired hearing.
I decided to scope out SkyRobics at Sky Zone, an indoor trampoline park in Shawnee. A class that people are packing in at 9 on Saturday mornings must be a party. Why else would a place typically reserved for children’s birthdays, field trips and kiddie fun offer several classes filled with adults throughout the week? Because it’s a kick-ass workout, that’s why.
“You would normally say raising money was the most difficult part, but now the really hard part is getting your movie out there so people can see it,” says director Willmott. While “Bunker Hill” will not be released in domestic theaters, it can soon be found on Google Play, iTunes, Amazon, YouTube Movie Rentals, Android, etc.
The group rides a professional high into its Friday concert in Kansas City. Its new album, “Lead With Your Heart,” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s crossover charts. Last month the group snagged adult contemporary album of the year at the Juno Awards, Canada’s equivalent of the Grammys.
Before he passed away last month, George Jones had scheduled a star-packed final concert for November. It turns out the show will go on.
The daughter of a pitcher portrayed in the new movie about famed baseball player Jackie Robinson says the movie unfairly characterizes her father as a racist. “There is nothing I can do now but try to set the record straight,” Duesterhaus said. “My father was a good pitcher. He was a good man. You know, it's hard to defend yourself while you are no longer here. I'm just a daughter trying to defend her dad.”
