The work keeps rolling on Santa Clarita’s new skate park, with a grand opening set for the end of March.
The 40,000-square-foot park is part of a 15-acre expansion of the Santa Clarita Activities Center, and will dwarf the former park which closed last year.
The new park is part of a $25 million upgrade to the activities center…Â More info
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The slowing economy is having an effect even among the wealthiest residents of Hawaii, and the private clubs that cater to them.
Membership is down at some of Oahu’s major private clubs, while others are seeing their rosters remain stagnant in the economic recession.
While some have cut fees and delayed major improvement projects, others are putting faith in longtime strategies to ride out the recession.
Real estate and business consultant Stephany Sofos dropped a membership at the Honolulu Club, one of two private club memberships she has held for 28 years. “As I saw the recession coming, I wasn’t using it and it was a luxury I didn’t need to have; I wanted to cut my expenses,” she said. “I walk every day in a park now, which is free.” …Â More info
Kia ora! Greetings from Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, a/k/a New Zealand. Much as Polynesian voyagers traveled several thousand miles north to Hawaii from the Marquesas and Tahiti, they also navigated south across the vast Pacific to the three major islands of New Zealand: Te Ika a MÄui (“the fish of Maui,” or the North Island), Te Waka a MÄui (“the canoe of Maui,” or the South Island) and tiny Te Punga a MÄui (“the anchor of Maui,” or Stewart Island).
The MÄori (as it’s spelled now) of New Zealand also call the South Island Te Wai Pounamu, “water of the greenstone,” for its prized jade, and you’ll sometimes see “Te Ika O Maui” and “Te Waka O Maui” and other variants … but that’s not what really matters to those with an interest in Hawaiiana. It’s the fact that this is the same Maui who figures in so many Hawaiian legends and lent his name to the Valley Isle…Â More info
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The seventh season of Urban Assault Ride, the largest bicycle-based adventure race series in the US, will hit the streets in 10 cities this year. Â
The Urban Assault Ride (UAR) is a funky bike scavenger hunt that involves navigating city streets, taking on unique physical challenges, and an after-party. Weekend warriors, racers, bike commuters, couples and families unite as teams of two take to the town by bike, sponsored by New Belgium Brewing.
During the ride, checkpoint challenges may include power-sliding adult big wheels, face-first slip ‘n slide action, or even jousting on BMX bikes. The challenges vary in each city, so participants never know what’s in store. Prior to the event, checkpoints are listed on the event’s website, so everyone has plenty of time to plot a course…. More info