Crediting widespread community support, Cindy Mauricio, the manager of Barnes & Noble in Lahaina, said that her store will not close at the end of 2017. This weekend, she had said that officials with Barnes & Noble's corporate office and Festival Companies, which manages the Lahaina Gateway Center, couldn't agree on a new lease, which meant B&N–the only bookstore on … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Citing widespread community support, Barnes and Noble says it will NOT close its Maui store
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UPDATED: Barnes and Noble bookstore in Lahaina to close at end of the year
Here's some bad news for everyone on Maui who likes to read: Barnes & Noble, the largest bookstore on the island–and the only one that specializes in new books–will close its only Maui location in Lahaina at the end of the year. December will mark the end of Barnes & Noble's 10-year lease at the Lahaina Gateway Center. Though the bookseller apparently wanted to stay, … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Barnes and Noble bookstore in Lahaina to close at end of the year
Blackie’s Machine Shop tool and equipment sale to benefit Lahainaluna vocational scholarship fund
Sara Gadarian, the wife of the late Arsene "Blackie" Gadarian, is selling all of her husband's old tools and machinery at the end of October. The sale is to raise money for the Blackie Gadarian Memorial Vocational Scholarship Fund at Lahainaluna High School. Through his life, Blackie collected a huge variety of tools and equipment, much of which he used extensively on … [Read more...] about Blackie’s Machine Shop tool and equipment sale to benefit Lahainaluna vocational scholarship fund
Farmacy Health Bar stirs up controversy by adding sustainable Maui Nui Venison to the menu
It was my landlord who first told me that Farmacy Health Bar was serving up Maui venison burgers. I told her that I thought it was pretty cool, and bold considering the restaurant is a huge favorite with vegans and vegetarians. She agreed, and confirmed that there’s currently a significant vegan activist backlash against it. To find out more–and try one of the burgers–I went … [Read more...] about Farmacy Health Bar stirs up controversy by adding sustainable Maui Nui Venison to the menu
Maui Red Cross to install free smoke alarms
In the United States, home fires kill more people each year than all other natural disasters combined. Maui Red Cross volunteers are working toward reducing those tragedies by installing free smoke alarms in at risk homes across Maui. The effort is part of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign. "Home fires can be a deadly threat because they happen so quickly,” said Michele … [Read more...] about Maui Red Cross to install free smoke alarms