Weekend Picks - Saturday, March 31, 2012
Win Ace in the Whole What: Good news for those of you who couldn't snag a spot to the sneak peek of Whole Foods Market's new Kailua store last week. We scored tickets to the guided tour and block party…
Lei Chic - March 2012
Meal of Approval
Easy Five-Step Recipe for a Delicious, Healthy Meal 1. Make farmers market shopping list of organic, fresh ingredients. 2. Get stuck at work, miss farmers market and its organic, fresh ingredients. 3. Run to the supermarket. Find some organic fairly…
Weekend Picks - March 29, 2012
Listen Music of My Art What: Talk about the ultimate bash - the Honolulu Museum of Art is celebrating its 85th birthday with a Hawaiian Music Festival. Slack-key guitarist Jeff Peterson, ukulele duo Herb Ohta Jr. and Bryan Tolentino, and…
The Missed List - March 2012
You've been hooped up all month - glued to the television. Not that you're a huge basketball fan, but ever since you got suckered into putting $50 into the office pool, you've been sweet on the top sixteen, laid up…
Sponsored Edition: Mid-Afternoon Delight
It's Monday morning and you're already dragging. Your alarm clock didn't go off. You spilled your coffee on your brand new dress getting out of the car at work. You open your e-mail and find 40 messages (all marked urgent)…
Most Wanted - March 2012
At first, you were just trying to score brownie points or earn a badge for supporting the next generation. Now, your love of Girl Scout cookies has turned into a full-blown obsession. A glimpse of a green uniform and you…
Weekend Picks - Saturday, March 24, 2012
Meet Southern Exposure What: Your friends will be yellow with envy when you pick up one of Andy South's new colorful, airy pieces. The designer and Project Runway finalist will be on hand for the debut of his Spring 2012…
Make a Splash
Hey, you up there! Word’s trickling down that there’s another storm brewing and we need to take a stand. During that last downpour, you squeezed into leather pumps that left us slipping and sliding all around town. Sure you want…
Sponsored Edition: Control Your Splurges
For an entire month you’ve been a veritable angel. You haven’t cursed once, nor have you had a single sip of alcohol. You literally are living in a Disney Family Classic movie. But you came dangerously close to Lenting yourself…
Weekend Picks - March 22, 2012
Tour The Whole Picture What: Here’s a little tidbit for you – sign up fast to get a sneak peek inside Whole Foods Market’s new Kailua store. The first 400 to answer will be taken on a guided tour (don't…
Golden Girl
King Midas almost got it right. Rumpelstiltskin put a whole new spin on things. And Rapunzel had no problem letting down her hair. You'd love to give everything in your closet the golden touch, just without the starvation, taking someone…
Strike a Pose
You're already bending over backwards for your boss's fifth "high-priority" report this week when your just-broken-up best friend texts AGAIN ("He said 'take care'... Does that mean he misses me?"). Looks like a sunset sob session will bump your plans…
Have an Ice Day
Your friends are still talking about your New Year's Eve soiree. But somehow bashes for your little one always get a frosty reception. There was the clown that scared her right out of her big shoes (apparently one year olds…
Sponsored Edition: Buy, Buy Love
The training regimen has been excruciating but you’ve mastered most of the key events. 100 Meter Cash – Dead sprints from the ATM to the register. Power Wait Lifting – Holding 60 pounds of shoes, clothes, and bags steady in…
Weekend Picks - Saturday, March 17, 2012
Shop Pop Goes the Easel What: Get two galleries for the price of one at the new A/D pop-up shop. Stashed in the back of Fishcake, the store includes cool furniture, housewares, and an entire wall of art curated by…
Wag Bags
Collie: Hey, are you still in the doghouse? Dachsund: Yep. I still don’t know why she got so unleashed over my little snack. She said it was a Jimmy Chew! Collie: That bites. Sounds like you’re not doing so hot,…
Sponsored Edition: Kiss Me, I'm Stylish
Irish car bombs? Fun until you hit 22. Green beer? Really fun until you turn 24. Your co-worker who always pinches you whether you wear green or not? Never fun. You hate to sound like a curmudgeon, but you’re just…
Weekend Picks - March 15, 2012
Hunt A Reason to Tag A Long What: Your stock of cookies is running a little thin (mints). Scout out another batch in Chinatown where 13 businesses will each sell one type of cookie in store. Each box earns you…
Glam Rocks
On your iPod you mix it up. You roll with the Rolling Stones, swing with Neil Diamond, and get down to Pearl Jam. But recently the playlist in your jewelry box has gone completely heavy metal. Restore your pop star…
Rock the Quote
10:07 a.m. – Political peril at the office coffee pot. In a pre-caffeine haze, you stumble into a heated debate about the Hawaii caucus. Now, you’re desperately tryingto remember any campaign quips to steal from the latest episodes of SNL…
The Big Picture
Hollywood A-listers? They’re some of your closest friends. Friday night you went Suessing with Zac Efron and Taylor Swift. Saturday afternoon you spent some Extra time with Tom Cruise and Clint Eastwood before meeting up with Justin, Mila, Emma, Woody,…
Weekend Picks; Saturday, March 10, 2012
Taste Cheese Wizzes What: Sample locally made cheese and get in on the action at Naked Cow Dairy's pop-up in Kakaako. Among the offerings are buttermilk blue cheese rubbed with alae salt, a fresh slicing cheese, and more. Grab a…
The Real Heels
Your posh peds are a little spoiled. Just the idea of dressing up your sole sisters in generic shoes has you digging in your high-maintenance (admit it) heels. If it’s not couture you kick it to the curb. Of course,…
Weekend Picks - March 8, 2012
Shop Final Offers What: Two shopping spots in Kahala Mall are about to say aloha for good. therapy.boutique - a favorite spot to shop for local designers such as Laakea, Noelani Designs, and Umee - is closing at the end…
