| | | At Coffee Wonk, Micah Riggs built a synthetic-pot empire BY PETER RUGG  It's been more than a year since Micah Riggs opened his coffee shop at the corner of 35th Street and Broadway, and though few of his neighboring businessmen have spoken to him, or would even recognize him, they hear things. "He's busy down there," says Kenny, a bartender with dull-black spectacles and a drooping belly. Kenny slides a bottle of Budweiser across the pine at Outabounds, the midtown bar that caters to gay sports fans. "I think one of his guys threw a brick through the window on another guy's shop selling the same stuff." Down the street, men can be seen sitting on the bench outside Riggs' shop, Coffee Wonk. The tips of cheap cigarettes glow in the gray twilight. In the opposi... more >>
| | | | | | | | Steddy P celebrates IndyGround's six years in the underground BY KYLE KOCH  Ray Pierce Jr., known to the city's hip-hop fans as Steddy P, takes a break from editing a video on his computer and smiles. In a little more than a week, IndyGround Entertainment, the record label he founded, will celebrate its sixth anniversary. He leans back in his chair, and his eyes get big. He pauses, as if considering the significance of the occasion for the first time. "Holy shit," he sa... more >> | | | | | | | | Breakfast, lunch and dinner -- three meals in Lawrence aren't enough BY CHARLES FERRUZZA  In a perfect world, every neighborhood in Kansas City's metropolitan area would boast at least a couple of the independently owned restaurants and cafes that are found on or near the Massachusetts Street corridor in Lawrence. I can't imagine anything more comforting than the thought of rolling out of bed on a frosty December morning, tossing on just enough clothing to be presentable, and walking ... more >> | | | | | | | | Wayward Blog Blues musician Elbert "Big Woody" Davis Jr. died in a fiery crash Monday evening after a high-speed chase with police after being accused of shooting and stabbing a county administrator. The st... Fat City Chef and culinary consultant Bonnie Winston can take the tiniest taste of long-simmered beans in a Mexican restaurant and tell you if they've been cooked in lard. "If the beans are reall... Plog Should the state of Missouri require prescriptions for allergy and cold medicines containing pseudophedrine? One anonymous commenter emphatically answered no. Anonymous wrote: Hell no. since... | | | | |
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