In all the New Year revelry there are lots of reasons to protect yourself--especially your ears. It's one of those no-shit Sherlock ideas: loud noises (like fireworks) can damage your hearing. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association says, "Sounds louder than 80 decibels are considered potentially dangerous. Both the amount of noise and the length of time of … [Read more...] about This New Year, Use Protection
Archives for December 2009
New Year’s Roundup
This is my third week back at writing Picks, and WTF? It’s New Year’s! When I was whisked away to play in Cancer Land, I had hardly finished my trick-or-treating. Turns out, Mulligan’s on the Blue (874-1131) is as trapped in October as I am. For their New Year’s party, they’re featuring their All Hallows Eve music line-up (Kulture Klash 808, Fish Tank and Off Tomorrow) and … [Read more...] about New Year’s Roundup
Your Horoscope
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Indulge yourself. Capricorns have just as much a taste for luxury and hedonistic delight as your Taurean cousins, but you’re less likely to let yourself go there. This week, however, there’s nothing more vital than simply taking (and sharing) pleasure in your life. Make that your focus. Forget about work (as much as you can, anyway), and indulge your … [Read more...] about Your Horoscope
The Eight Track Players
“We’re called The Eight Track Players because we take you waaay back,” says keytar-wielding frontman Curtis Williams of his fun and funky five-man ensemble. It’s a rare mid-set interjection; he and the other band members keep their crowd colloquy to a minimum. Focusing on the music while living up to the nostalgic promise of their namesake, they whisk audiences way back with … [Read more...] about The Eight Track Players
Maui Affordable Housing Update
Last week, the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for developer Jesse Spencer’s Ohana Kai Village affordable housing project in Maalaea was released. Spencer says it’ll provide homes for low income residents while maintaining respect for open space; critics say it’s just more sprawl and that it could snarl traffic on the already congested Honoapiilani Highway. Here are … [Read more...] about Maui Affordable Housing Update