Food Editor Sarah Sipple shares timely restaurant news and events for Kansas City.

Thai Orchid // Photo by Sarah Sipple At a recent Pitch staff meeting, we debated what represents the start of fall. I tend to be quite literal, so I said it comes down to the season date marked on the...

Chappell Roan. // photo by Daniel Fuchs Chappell Roan with Baby Tate Liberty Memorial Saturday, October 4 It was a homecoming parade of pink, pride, and pure joy for the Midwest Princess on the second...

Chappell Roan. // photo by Kylee Gregg Chappell Roan with Japanese Breakfast Liberty Memorial Friday, October 3 Chappell Roan lit up Kansas City on Friday with the first night of her pop-up Visions of...

Courtesy IFC Films Earlier in the year, Good Boy got announced and immediately filled my friend group with equal parts demand to see it immediately… and of course, dread. A horror film told from a dog...

New Franklin School District uses a free program called Bark to monitor student activity for signs of mental health crises, bullying or harassment. (Meg Cunningham/The Beacon) As a school counselor in...

Thai Orchid // Photo by Sarah Sipple At a recent Pitch staff meeting, we debated what represents the start of fall. I tend to be quite literal, so I said it comes down to the season date marked on the...

Comedians and musicians united with KC Tenants to create a powerful benefit on Oct 2 that brought laughter, cheers, and pride.

Phillip Ramsey, a master gardener, stands in the Ruby Jeans Community Garden at 29th Street and Wabash Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, where he grows and distributes fresh produce to neighbors. (Thom...

Food Editor Sarah Sipple shares timely restaurant news and events for Kansas City.

Diane Franklin. // image courtesy the actress Depending on your genre preferences, actress Diane Franklin might be known to you as some very different characters. Those who love comedies know her as o...

Benny Safdie was never going to make a conventional sports biopic. If you’re familiar with his work with his brother Josh — or at the very least, if you’ve seen Uncut Gems — you know his work is observational, scrappy and grimy. The Safdies’ films together owe more to the raw, performance-centric work of filmmakers like John Cassavetes and the...

Laila Lounge // Photo by Tiffany Watts Kansas City’s nightlife just got a major glow-up with the arrival of Laila Lounge in the West Bottoms. This new spot blends the high energy of a nightclub with t...

This weekend, the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival returns after nearly 25 years’ absence from the scene. After an 11-year run from 1991-2001 at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, the festival dis...

Courtesy IFC Films Earlier in the year, Good Boy got announced and immediately filled my friend group with equal parts demand to see it immediately… and of course, dread. A horror film told from a dog...

Diane Franklin. // image courtesy the actress Depending on your genre preferences, actress Diane Franklin might be known to you as some very different characters. Those who love comedies know her as o...

KCAI hosted its opening reception of ArtSalon—it's biennial alumni exhibition. Alumni came back to campus to sell and showcase their work.

Post Sex Nachos. // photo by Maddy Shugart Post Sex Nachos Warehouse on Broadway Thursday, September 25 Ahead of upcoming tour dates in October with Stolen Gin and in December with Allen Stone and Rip...

Big Fat Cow. // photo by Sam Russell Big Fat Cow is back with a tongue-in-cheek quip gracing their new EP title, a ploy as deceiving as their self-chosen name. Garbage in, Garbage out at once satirize...

How political socialization is altering the everyday lives of Americans, starting with children in public school systems.

Laila Lounge // Photo by Tiffany Watts Kansas City’s nightlife just got a major glow-up with the arrival of Laila Lounge in the West Bottoms. This new spot blends the high energy of a nightclub with t...