By the editors at Andrew McMeel DIGITAL COCKTAIL If you visit Dawson City in Canada’s Yukon Territory, you can’t skip one of its famous traditions: sipping on a Sourtoe Cocktail at the Sourdough Saloon. The drink, conceived in 1973, comprises the cocktail of your choice garnished with a pickled amputated human toe. (“You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips … [Read more...] about NOTW: Container Spotting, golf cart chop shops and people who watch ‘Friends’ way too much
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Friends Of Haleakala National Park Want You
In geological terms, Haleakala is very much a living place. Yes, the mountain is full of vibrant, colorful flora and fauna that’s as unique as Maui, but the volcano itself is also far from dead. As Jill Engledow has written in her voluminous 2012 book Haleakala: A History of the Maui Mountain, the last eruption took place just a couple centuries ago, while geologists won’t … [Read more...] about Friends Of Haleakala National Park Want You
Old Maui High School Painting Unveiled
Old Maui High School plans to commemorate its 100th birthday at the Hamakuapoko campus with a Centennial Celebration Sept. 13-15, at which a newly-discovered painting of the old campus’ historic auditorium will be the highlighted keepsake. Discovered by Jeff Reiss at a yard sale, the watercolor of Old Maui High School’s auditorium/gym–fondly referred to as “The Barn”–was … [Read more...] about Old Maui High School Painting Unveiled
Talking Story With Kings of Spade Vocalist Kasi Nunes
Kings of Spade is appearing at Charley’s Saloon in Paia this Friday, so we got cozy with Kasi Nunes, the band’s lead vocalist. MAUITIME: Why did the band come together? KASI NUNES: I was bartending at Anna Bananna’s Pub and jokingly got asked to come up and sing a song with the house band. As it happened we all knew “Sweet Child of Mine” by Guns N Roses and launched into it. … [Read more...] about Talking Story With Kings of Spade Vocalist Kasi Nunes
Your Horoscope
Cancer (June 21-July 22) Western society tends to view the heart as the seat of the emotions, but many other cultures say the root of intense feelings is actually the liver. It outweighs the heart and is made of softer stuff—heart tissue is actually pretty tough. I’ve noticed you’ve been pretty tough lately, too. Do you really need to be so rugged? Might I suggest taking a … [Read more...] about Your Horoscope