Days after returning from my trip to Boulder, I’m still in a daze. And now that I’m no longer a “mile high,” I can’t blame the legal weed or the altitude anymore, so I’ll just say I’m unpacking my metaphorical bags following the annual Association of Alternative Newsmedia Convention… and I probably will be for days to come. The short story is this: MauiTime won second place in … [Read more...] about MauiTime Takes Second Place and Honorable Mention in 2019 AAN Awards
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The One Where Axel Goes to Boulder
Well, my bags are packed (OK, almost). By the time this paper hits Maui’s streets, I’ll be in the air headed to Boulder, Colorado for the annual Association of Alternative Newsmedia convention. It’s going to be a special trip for me (legal weed aside). Not only will it be my first time mingling with the editors and other alternative news-people holding it down across the … [Read more...] about The One Where Axel Goes to Boulder
Jacob Shafer reflects on MauiTime’s 20th Anniversary
Brad’s tattoos. That’s the first thing I saw when I walked into the MauiTime office on North Main Street in the spring of 2008. I was fresh off a run as staff reporter at an alt weekly in tony Marin County and looking for a new challenge. Something completely different, but sort of the same. I’d heard about an editor opening at this newspaper in Hawaii, which sounded … [Read more...] about Jacob Shafer reflects on MauiTime’s 20th Anniversary