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Purchasing a Womontown latte or Frances Thompson cocktail benefits LGBTQIA organization Our Spot KC. thepitchkc.com/hemma-hemmas-…

Hemma Hemma's Pride menu educates and advocates through specialty drinks

With a Womontown latte and Frances Thompson cocktail, Hemma Hemma is supporting the queer community with Our Spot KC.

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No Skips: Radkey reveals inspiration behind new album Bedroom Sand includes Pokémon, the Chiefs, and stray cats thepitchkc.com/no-skips-radk…

No Skips: Radkey reveals inspiration behind new album Bedroom Sand includes Pokémon, the Chiefs,...

Radkey // Photo by Sarah Jaben In our series No Skips, we sit down with an artist or band and go track-by-track through their latest release. For some of us, the banter in a concert where a song gets...

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Missouri to start using anti-human trafficking app ahead of World Cup thepitchkc.com/missouri-to-s…

Missouri to start using anti-human trafficking app ahead of World Cup

Missouri was the fifth state to partner with Safe House Project. // Photo by Stan Jastrzebski, KBIA Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced a partnership she hopes will lessen human...

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Jessica Payne’s assassin thriller Somebody Worth Killing is the beach read you need thepitchkc.com/jessica-payne…

Jessica Payne's assassin thriller Somebody Worth Killing is the beach read you need

Jessica Payne. // photo by Ellie Knasiak Author Jessica Payne’s new novel, Somebody Worth Killing, is about Nadia Davis, a married mother of two who happens to have a job working as an assassin,...

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PortKC’s oversight failures are now Missouri lawmakers’ problem thepitchkc.com/portkcs-overs…

PortKC’s oversight failures are now Missouri lawmakers’ problem

This rendering from Lux Living’s website shows the company’s plans for a 250-unit apartment development along the Missouri Riverfront. Contributed photo In June 2025, I wrote that PortKC, Kansas...

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Disclosure Day tries to remind us what summer movies can be thepitchkc.com/disclosure-da…

Disclosure Day tries to remind us what summer movies can be

Courtesy Universal The biggest discussion point around Steven Spielberg’s latest film Disclosure Day (other than its many surface-level Kansas City references) is its status as a big-budget, true...

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R&B jammer Jamogi is having his day thepitchkc.com/rb-jammer-jam…

R&B jammer Jamogi is having his day

Jamogi. // photo by Vauaghan Harrison J’Day, the new album from Kansas City funk/R&B artist Jamogi, has all the hallmarks of being the album of the summer. From the big horns on album opener “Go Big...

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‘Holding our breath’: Uncertainty about World Cup crowd sizes trickles down to Kansas watch parties thepitchkc.com/holding-our-b…

‘Holding our breath’: Uncertainty about World Cup crowd sizes trickles down to Kansas watch parties

The Scheels Soccer Complex in Overland Park will host a World Cup watch party along with many other locations in the Kansas City metropolitan area — but the community appetite for such events remains...

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Trump’s ‘Freedom 250’ comes to KS and MO this summer. It’s a state fair for corruption, crypto-fascism, and A.I. slop thepitchkc.com/trumps-freedo…

Trump’s 'Freedom 250' comes to KS and MO this summer. It's a state fair for corruption, crypto-fa...

Freedom 250 Media Release Donald Trump’s corruption is so glaring and obvious. In fact, I miss when he tried to at least put in effort to his deceits. Now, he and his cronies have gotten used to not...

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Premiere: Teri Quinn and the Coyotes’ ‘Grave of Fear’ video is whimsically haunting thepitchkc.com/premiere-teri…

Premiere: Teri Quinn and the Coyotes' 'Grave of Fear' video is whimsically haunting

Teri Quinn & the Coyotes. // image courtesy the artist Teri Quinn & the Coyotes have played a slew of shows recently, with their new track, “Grave of Fear,” being an absolute highlight. Described by...

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Ad/ Time is running out to get tickets to the biggest party of the summer, Country Stampede, June 25-27! Grab your tickets and camping at countrystampede.com
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Photos: Savannah Bananas take on the Indianapolis Clowns at Kauffman thepitchkc.com/photos-savann…

Photos: Savannah Bananas take on the Indianapolis Clowns at Kauffman

In their second Banana Ball game of the weekend, the Savannah Bananas won 4-2 over the Indianapolis Clowns at Kauffman. Our photographer Tarik Sykes was there to capture it all: Categories: Sports...

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Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott front a forgettable D-Day flick, serving tired awards-bait cinema perplexingly distant from awards season. thepitchkc.com/wwii-drama-pr…

WWII drama Pressure wastes worthwhile talent on a blustering narrative

Next week marks 82 years since the Normandy landings on D-Day, an event that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe, and was an integral part of the victory against Nazi tyranny. But the...

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Chef Jerry Cao brings ingredients to life at Kiyoshi Omakase with preparation and performance thepitchkc.com/chef-jerry-ca…

Chef Jerry Cao brings ingredients to life at Kiyoshi Omakase with preparation and performance

Chef Jerry Cao // Photo by Jordan Baranowski Moving to a new city is always a challenge, but it’s especially difficult if you’re worried your professional experience will have no place there. For...

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Boulevard Brewing Co. boasts new Beer Hall Yard and limited-release soccer IPA thepitchkc.com/boulevard-bre…

Boulevard Brewing Co. boasts new Beer Hall Yard and limited-release soccer IPA

Boulevard Brewing Co.’s new Beer Hall Yard // Photo by Kylie Volavongsa Imagine a cold, outdoor brewski at Boulevard Brewing Co.—not just on a patio with a little skyline view behind a big parking...

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Stray Cat Film Center’s ‘Bleak Week’ offers a buffet of dark cinematic delights thepitchkc.com/stray-cat-fil…

Stray Cat Film Center's 'Bleak Week' offers a buffet of dark cinematic delights

Stone Wedding // Courtesy Stray Cat From June 7-13, the Stray Cat Film Center will look bleak. Bleak Week is an annual film series that started in 2021 at Los Angeles’ American Cinematheque as a way...

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Cine Local comes to life with videos from Stephonne, Radkey, Samantha Fish, and more thepitchkc.com/cine-local-co…

Cine Local comes to life with videos from Stephonne, Radkey, Samantha Fish, and more

Illustrated by Katelyn Betz Memorial Day, having come and gone, means that it’s unofficially summer, and that means it’s summer concert season. It’s three months of shows under the sun and stars,...

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Next week, we have an early screening of DISCLOSURE DAY (set in KC!) so if you want to join us, toss your name in for tickets here gofobo.com/JXEdl26983
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Chef Jerry Cao brings ingredients to life at Kiyoshi Omakase with preparation and performance thepitchkc.com/chef-jerry-ca…

Chef Jerry Cao brings ingredients to life at Kiyoshi Omakase with preparation and performance

Chef Jerry Cao // Photo by Jordan Baranowski Moving to a new city is always a challenge, but it’s especially difficult if you’re worried your professional experience will have no place there. For...

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Eat This Now: Goodness Bar at Sweet Tee’s Coffee Shop thepitchkc.com/eat-this-now-…

Eat This Now: Goodness Bar at Sweet Tee's Coffee Shop

With a cozy atmosphere, in-house baked goods, and a variety of tasty drinks, Sweet Tee's caters to your taste buds and comfort.

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