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Our hood: Pearl City

Our hood is a series spotlighting the neighborhoods the Frolic team calls home. Here are favorite places and eats in Kelli Shiroma’s Pearl City. Of all the houses my family has lived in, my favorite is still the one in…

Did this: All About Sweets

Hundreds of hungry sweet tooths gathered for the first ever All About Sweets at Kakaako Agora this past weekend. The draw? The best cupcakes, popsicles, drinks and chocolates from a slew of local vendors. The line wrapped around the block…

A feast for math: Pi Day 2015

By Thomas Obungen March 14, also known as Pi Day, only rolls around once a year (or twice if you do the math — 22/7 — on July 22). This year’s Pi Day fell on the beautifully sequential date of…

Something new: Mr. Tea

Mr. Tea is the latest shop to seize on the city’s tea craze, gearing up for Friday’s opening in the Ward Area, across the street from Blaisdell Center. Owner George Huang gave me a sneak preview of his shop, which…