Author Archives: Hearne Christopher Jr.

Channel 9 anchor Larry Moore taps out…on Facebook! You got it, when the 68 year-old television news anchor decided to call it quits, he laid it all down on social media, specifically his Facebook page for – not just KMBC … Continue reading →

Everybody’s looking a story to tell, me included… But on the front page of Wednesday’s Kansas City Star, the newspaper leaps to an unsupported conclusion that locals are “feeling better” about Boulevard Brewing being sold to a Belgian company. Why? Simply … Continue reading →

A belated happy birthday to the Velvet Dog… The Midtown watering hole turned 19 this past week. Unfortunately it – and sister club the Empire Room – closed mysteriously nearing a month ago. With no explanation other than a pair … Continue reading →

Anybody who thinks KU hasn’t moved on to basketball already has to be a sports agnostic… Take Tuesday’s Lawrence Journal World, festooned with not one, but two giant front page pics of coveted KU freshman Andrew Wiggins. Talk about giddy, the entire town … Continue reading →

He may be more than just a little cranky… He may be a full-time know-it-all, but there’s gold in them thar barbs that music industry curmudgeon Bob Lefsetz dishes out. Check out his latest rants on all things hip: CROWDFUNDING Peaked. You … Continue reading →

Living on borrowed time… That’s probably the best way to describe this year’s undefeated Kansas City Chiefs football team, says everybody’s favorite Scribe, Craig Glazer. “You know, there’s a lot of similarities between Missouri and the Chiefs, except for a … Continue reading →

It’s not polite to say, “I told you so,” but… “Unfortunately, it looks like my original prediction about Missouri is more accurate,” says Stanford’s main man / football scribe Craig Glazer. “I think Missouri’s got a win or two left … Continue reading →

All that hand wringing over startup difficulties with the ObamCare website…. It’s beyond obvious what game Republicans are playing, but the media? Hey, short of any government shutdowns, school shootings or high profile sex scandals, they’ll milk whatever they can … Continue reading →

A funny thing happened Sunday as I waited to turn left onto 119th Street from Antioch… A motorcade of maybe 100 bikers – proceeding west two by two and widely spaced – rambled slowly through the intersection as one of … Continue reading →

Sooner or later, it happens to just about everybody, right? You find yourself working alongside – or worse yet – under the thumb of a co-worker who, for lack of a better term, is kind of a jerk – not … Continue reading →

It’s not like newspapers are the only businesses that have been suffering in recent years… That said, while former Kansas City Star publisher Mark Zieman used to get away with blaming the ocean of laid off newsies heading for the … Continue reading →

The $64 million question: Why would the Kansas City Star ax an award winning journalist? That’s certainly a puzzle that’s on more than a few minds in the wake the the local newspaper dropping the hammer yesterday on investigative reporter Karen Dillon. As … Continue reading →

It wasn’t Dave Helling, nor Louis Diuguid… And it certainly wasn’t FYI section columnist Jenee´Osterheldt. Nope, the only known layoffs victim Monday at the Kansas City Star was Hunger Games survivor Karen Dillon. Talk about irony. When last we checked in on … Continue reading →

It takes a big man to admit he made a mistake… And that’s exactly what Stanford & Sons main man / football prognosticator Craig Glazer is here to do. “I was wrong, Missouri is a very good football team,” Glazer says. … Continue reading →

The imaginary sirens have sounded and news roomers at the Kansas City Star are hunkering down… That in the expectation that another round of layoffs is about to unfold, sources say. “We’re hearing it everywhere,” says one staffer who asked … Continue reading →

From the ultra conservative Thomas McClanahan, who retired without fanfare earlier this year, to the ultra liberal Steve Paul of the FYI section, who the newspaper announced today would join the board. “They replaced Mr. Dodge Ram, Tom McClanahan, with … Continue reading →

This just in… You saw the headline, so whip out those black armbands. Beloved local brewer Boulevard Brewing is taking the money and running. Hey, it’s the way of the world. “As European interest in American craft beers begins to … Continue reading →

The rumors began to fly two weeks back… The Velvet Dog and Empire Room had closed unexpectedly – allegedly “for remodeling” – leaving only 81/2 by 11 notes on the front doors explaining what supposedly had happened. There followed unconfirmed reports … Continue reading →

The days of housewives and soccer moms have long been on the endangered species list… That said, it seems rare and unusual for a slammer bound businessman’s wife to – not just rise to the occasion – but take the … Continue reading →

How blue can you get? It’s Chiefs season and small local bars and taverns are seeing red. But not because the home team is 6-0 and may be Super Bowl bound. Not even close. Nope, it’s because Regulated Industries aka … Continue reading →