Mercury announced the ownership change on social media at the end of October. Chinatown neighborhood watering hole The Mercury Bar has changed owners again, this time without much fanfare. As a longtime regular who considered Mercury my home away from…
It was a bittersweet evening for regulars of Mercury Bar, the beloved neighborhood/HPU watering hole off Chaplain Lane in Chinatown, as owner Andrew Bugreyev thanked his patrons and staff and announced the end of an era for the venue. After September’s First…
Mercury Bar hosted an old-school indie rock reunion with the return of Honolulu band Linus, along with Pink Mist, Clones of the Queen and DJ Jet Boy on Friday night. Linus @ Mercury ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of…
Mercury Bar celebrated the Tiki in Hawaii’s history with a night of surf rock and tropical mystique, with music by local surf rock bands Men in Gray Suits and Dr. Zaius, accompanied by DJ Mr. Nick and burlesque by Violetta…
Chinatown clubs came together on Halloween night to throw a makeup party for Saturday’s Club Hallowbaloo, which was canceled due to threat of a tsunami. Attendees showed up to walk the streets of Chinatown dressed in their craziest costumes and…
We hit some of the happening spots on October’s First Friday to bring you photos from Joel Gaspar’s “Pop Art” art show at The Loading Zone, Hotel Street and Mercury Bar for Subphonix’s 7th Anniversary party. First Friday Oct. 2012…
We hit the happening spots for First Friday’s art walk and the club craziness afterward, including The Loading Zone for its grand opening party, NextDoor, Bar 35, The Venue, Cafe Sarang, The ARTS at Marks Garage for an art show…
Mercury Bar in Chinatown celebrated eight years on Saturday night, with a formal dress-up party that brought out lots of regulars dressed in their snazzy best. It was a festive night for the bar, with drink specials, DJs, a guest…
Mercury Bar debuted a weird and wonderful circus-themed show on Saturday to a packed house, with a lineup that included the Pandemonium Sideshow, Hawaii Parkour, poledancers, burlesque and acrobats. Mercury Wonder Show ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 21…
I think my weekend started with Twitter being over capacity… again.(.__)<{(My ASCII version of the Twitter Fail Whale)Looks like I have to rely on my faulty human memory for everything that happened… but that’s all right. Lots of memorable things…
The home base for the 2022 Hale ‘Aina Restaurateurs of the Year is a hidden paradise that serves up the best Lao and Thai food in Honolulu.
