After nearly 40 years – and 14 restaurants across the Kansas City metro – Forbes Cross is retiring. His Micheal Forbes Bar and Grille (128 W. 63rd St.) in Brookside, will close June 30. Forbes Cross says he was honored to be part of the community and “deeply thankful for the loyalty and endless support… Continue reading KC restaurant legend retires
Celebrate summer heating up with Lionel Richie, Jazzoo, KC Pride, Juneteenth Film Festival, Tim McGraw and more.
Parkville’s English Landing Park has long been a gathering spot for jazz and blues musicians, so it made perfect sense to stage the city’s first Juneteenth Jazz and Blues Festival there. The free festival, rooted in the park’s musical history, will host four bands, paying homage to the city’s long-standing jazz history. “The sound of… Continue reading Juneteenth Jazz And Blues Festival To Raise Funds For Historic Black School
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott’s documentary based on the life of local civil rights icon Alvin Brooks is to be showcased at the second annual Juneteenth Film Festival in North Kansas City. Willmott, who won an Oscar for co-writing BlacKkKlansman with Spike Lee in 2019, has established himself as a filmmaker with a unique voice. The… Continue reading Oscar-winning filmmaker and KU professor Kevin Willmott shines a light on civil rights activist Alvin Brooks through film
