Author Archives: Hearne Christopher Jr.

The last two years were so intense, tons of stuff fell between the cracks… For example, the once beloved Aunt Jemima bit the dust last summer, a victim of wokeness and the Black Lives Matter fad. Did you notice? I … Continue reading →

Stonehenge and the pyramids aside, nothing seems to last forever… Not even Kansas City’s vaunted Country Club Plaza. Oh sure, it’s changed over the years – long gone are institutions like Woolworth’s, King Louie, Sears and hoity-toity clothiers such as Jack Henry and Cricket … Continue reading →

Seldom in the field of human conflict has so little been owed to so few… We’re talking about Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick  Mahomes’ wildly controversial fiancé and younger brother. Take this recent headline: “She Won’t Stop Until SHE DESTROYS HER HUSBAND’S … Continue reading →

Think tale of two cities… In one corner we have the Kansas City Star, ostensibly the defender of “actual news” in what passes for “our” area. In my new, little corner of the globe, lies the Arizona Daily Star, Tucson’s fast … Continue reading →

Things are getting seriously sad at Kansas City’s newspaper of record… What’s left of its news staff – tails between their legs – exited their historic brick home at 1729 Grand a few years back and moved into, later selling … Continue reading →

Is it possible for too many Christmas decorations to be too much? In cities like Kansas City, the more the merrier. Plaza holiday lights? Bring ’em – let the good times roll. Then again, whatever happened to tasteful holiday decorated … Continue reading →

I’m a pretty laid back guy… Aside from hanging out long ago with the Prime Minister of Canada on the stern of my parent’s yacht, dating a girl long distance in Torino, Italy in the ’80s, running The Pitch, then … Continue reading →

Is Westport on its last legs? Nope, times are definitely tough, but it’s more like a changing of the guard. More than a half dozen businesses either have – or are about to bite the dust in KC’s original entertainment … Continue reading →

Careful what you wish for… Remember that one? Well, that’s also my advice – albeit belatedly – for fans and alums of Big 12 college football powers like Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. And going forward, KU‘s whine-and-cheese crowd who can’t … Continue reading →

At what point in time does somebody deservingly rise above the law? How about, never. That said, there’s a big difference between this year’s Chiefs from going undefeated and crawling out of last place to hanging to first by a … Continue reading →

It’s not easy dodging those “woke” bullets… Take Dwight Sutherland of Sutherland Lumber fame, who was minding his own business two weeks back at a quaint Westwood coffee klatch just off the Country Club Plaza. “I was at Hi Hat Coffee  on State … Continue reading →

Nothing lasts forever, right? Honest presidents, cheap gas, movies with actual actors and story lines,  as opposed to over-the-hill actresses winning Academy Award for pooping into buckets. That said, COVID delays aside, at least we still have James Bond…for now. … Continue reading →