| | | A bone-crunching, soggy endurance test with Missouri's least elite adventure racers BY BEN PALOSAARI  As I fly over the handlebars of a women's mountain bike, just before crumpling into a ditch on the side of this mushy trail, my brain fires off a supremely clear thought: This isn't right. It isn't right because I'm watching the front wheel of the black-and-turquoise Specialized seize up and vanish out from under me. It isn't right because I haven't been on a bike in nearly a decade. It isn't right because people aren't meant to ride mountain bikes through rural Missouri in February. And then my left shoulder plows into the rocky earth, and the pain silences coherent thought. As I open my eyes, pull my face out of the mud and spit out a mouthful of gravel, I recall something that Bob Jenk... more >>
| | | | | | | | Kansas City's bands conquer Austin at the MidCoast Takeover  Soon, MidCoast Takeover descends upon the city of Austin, Texas, with one mission: to rock. The South by Southwest showcase — footed by local forces such as RecordBar, Crosstown Station and the Riot Room, among others — features more than 30 acts from the Midwest for a locally centered sonic sampler. We spoke with some of the traveling talent about their hopes, fears and ambition... more >> | | | | | | | | With 715, chef Michael Beard finds a winning number in Lawrence BY CHARLES FERRUZZA  In Kansas City, restaurants with numbers as names haven't fared well. The more recent casualties include 1924 Main, Seven, and One80. But a number does tend to stick in one's mind, especially if it serves a dual purpose: representing both the name of the restaurant and the address. Case in point: Once you've committed the number 715 to memory, you're not likely to forget the location of the Lawr... more >> | | | | | | The Last Lions BY NICOLAS RAPOLD  As aficionados of Puppy Bowl can attest, attaching stories to the comings and goings of animals is surefire entertainment. Veteran nature filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert pitch their docu... more >> | | | | | | | | Wayward Blog Our sister paper, The LA Weekly, traveled to Detroit to explore the reality and legend of controversial rap duo Insane Clown Posse. Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope gave us a revealing, no-holds-barre... Fat City Once all the hoopla surrounding St. Patrick's Day settles down, it's time to celebrate other ethnic communities in the metro. Saturday's Holi festivities, celebrating the Indian Festival of Col... Plog The Kansas City Police Department has a new toy, er, very serious law-enforcement tool, and if you find yourself near it, chances are you'll be going to jail. The police unveiled a brand-new tri... | | | | |
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