Category Archives: Hearne_Christopher

Suicide may not be pretty but it seems like everybody wants a piece of it… Including former Kansas City Star sports statistician Martin Manley, a dude who lived his life largely anonymously – in the shadows – all while obviously … Continue reading →

Think of it as a match made in restaurant heaven… Word on the street is that  JJ’s Restaurant is poised to initiate a second coming at 616 Ward Parkway in the space currently occupied by the wine and pizza bar Coal … Continue reading →

There are reasons why former Star sports scribe Jason Whitlock hasn’t made it yet… Why he doesn’t appear to yet have cashed his once-rumored $2 million, three year paycheck. And why after blogging in the shadows the past three years … Continue reading →

Go ahead and uncross those fingers and toes, the party’s over… It’s time for this year’s Kansas City Royals team to start making plans for next year – like they usually do, says sportaholic Craig Glazer of Stanford’s. “The Royals … Continue reading →

What goes around comes around… Three years back when former Kansas City Star sports scribe Jason Whitlock imploded and left town amidst a flurry of acrimony and accusations (ranging from editor Mike Fannin having an affair with a married subordinate to … Continue reading →

Uptown Theater main man Larry Sells isn’t the only conspiracy on the loose… When it comes to what passes for the “mainstream press,” there are plenty of people convinced that the deck is stacked against Republicans and conservatives with liberal … Continue reading →

Roller coaster ride, anyone? It’s not easy being “The Scribe.” There are hotties to bed, football teaser bets to be sorted out, nasty comments section dudes to be dealt with and – oh yeah – Royals and Chiefs teams to be … Continue reading →

One of the wildest guys in Kansas City radio history is back in the saddle again… Former Entercom chieftain Bob Zuroweste – the honcho who killed off KXTR FM and Smooth Jazz and launched 610 Sports – has returned to Kansas … Continue reading →

About the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners decision to allow off duty police to moonlight a security for local bars and taverns… Win, win is the way police and bar owners view the move. Stationing cops outside some of … Continue reading →

Word in GQ magazine that rapper Jay-Z wears “Best New Mensware Designer” Matt Baldwin of Standard Style’s pants calls to mind one of Baldwin’s earlier celebrity devotees, Ryan Cabrera. Remember him? No? Maybe when you see the hair.

This just in… In a historic move hailed by bar owners and police alike, Kansas City’s Board of Police Commissioners have begun allowing off duty police officers to work at taverns and bars. “It’s a huge win for Kansas City,” says Westport … Continue reading →

Then there were two… Once upon a time – in 1939 to be exact – there were 124 Munchkins. You know, the “little people” who used to be (and in some cases still are) called midgets. They were cast by … Continue reading →

And from the looks of things there’ll be plenty of that. Shouting, you know. Because while the festival formally known as Kanrocksas is little more now than a twinkle in the eye of failed founder Bill Brandmeyer – and a future … Continue reading →

Here’s a funny one… Did hear the one about the chicken that – hold it -I mean, the column that Kansas City Star “public editor” Derek Donovan wrote about the importance of the restaurant inspection reports business reporter Joyce Smith runs regularly … Continue reading →

The end of a fabled coaching era is approaching for KU basketball… So says sports scribe Craig Glazer. That after Kansas coach Bill Self‘s rumored marital woes and comments this week indicating that he may be open to an offer … Continue reading →

I wasn’t really sure how to go about writing a final chapter for the smartman… Witty beyond belief at times, shockingly crude and crass at others, the comments section dude whose real name was Marti Dolinar was a piece of … Continue reading →

My my, such sensitivity… I’m talking about some of the reader reactions to Pitch foodie Charles Ferruzza‘s somewhat caustic review of spanking new Prairie Village mini movie and dining plex, Standees. First, let me say, calling out a restaurant on the … Continue reading →

Anybody else sense that there may be something fishy going on at Starlight Theatre? I mean, Starlight head dude Bob Rohlf was there 28 years and then five years back he retires and all but anointed his successor Denton Yockey. … Continue reading →

There’s something wrong with me, I’m sure of it… And after some of my sports assertions, I’m sure many of you agree. That said, I’m still rubbing my eyes, pinching myself, thunking my noggin and trying to figure out a … Continue reading →

When it comes right down to it, what’s bigger in KC than the weather and the Chiefs? I mean, really. We’re either burning up like last summer, water logged like this one or scratching our heads about snowstorms in May … Continue reading →