AltWeeklies Wire
The Fast and the Fracturednew
A teenage motocross phenom follows his dad into victory lane -- and the hospital.
Tags: sports & fitness
Is David Glass Smoking Grass?new
Bumbling management is behind the fact that the Royals continually suck.
Tags: sports & fitness
Beefing B-Boysnew
On the dance floor, it's all b-boy action, but on the sidelines, it's all drama.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
03-21-2006 |
Performance
Tags: dance
Horn Dognew
Singer Rick West, owner, proprietor and namesake of the Rick West Theater, wants you to ditch your boyfriend and wear a short skirt.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
02-21-2006 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Punting Is for Pansiesnew
The Arena Football League hawks football in February.
Tags: sports & fitness
Appetite for Destructionnew
When it's not drawing gunfire, Tupperware reliably keeps food fresh.
The Pitch |
Gina Kaufmann |
02-06-2006 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
She's No Martinnew
White politicans shamelessly hijack MLK Day.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
01-31-2006 |
Commentary
Pour It Onnew
When it comes to tipping, there are more cheapskates out there than we thought.
The Pitch |
Charles Ferruzza |
01-17-2006 |
Food+Drink
Fear This Geeknew

Kansas City's Johnathan Wendel has earned over $500,000 in the past six years by being a cold-blooded killer.
The Pitch |
Justin Kendall |
01-17-2006 |
Video Games
Finding 'Ms. K.E.G.'new
Beauty pageants are good places to meet guys, assuming you like guys who are into ogling women in bikinis.
The Pitch |
Jen Chen |
01-04-2006 |
Recreation
In God We Dressnew
Churchgoing fashionistas are marketing God-friendly clothing in Kansas City, hoping to convince Midwesterners that their next must-have is a pair of $200 jeans from the Standard.
Good Night, and Good Godnew
Some Kansas lawmakers have called for hearings to root out anti-Christian bias at the University of Kansas. Here's how such hearings might sound.
Killer Queennew
Mr. Rae Bourbon, a drag queen who was a headliner while Truman Capote was in Kansas City researching In Cold Blood, became tangled up in another murder.
What's Really Wrong With Kansas City Radionew
Arbitron, the international marketing firm that has measured radio audiences for more than two decades, seems to have lost its ability to reliably track a new generation's listening habits.
Kansas City Rowing Club Has World-Class Talentnew

The rowing club's head coach, Jenn Jewett, thinks of the Kansas River as her river, since she's on it more than anyone else in town.