THE LEFT LANE
Dining by TV light
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Family time's most repeated quote — "what did you do today" — has been supplanted by "pass the remote" at the dinner table.
According to a June survey, seven of 10 families eat together at least four nights a week — but 45 percent of the 1,031 parents surveyed said they have the TV or radio on while eating dinner. Regardless of the background noise, three of four parents feel family dinners are important for maintaining a degree of intimacy and connection among family members. Eighty-three percent believe family dinners contribute to a child's success in school. The survey also reported that 85 percent of families order take-out. This "Family Dinner Report" was sponsored by KFC, a company with a big stake in take-out dining.
'Oz' show held over
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Handyman TV is here
Tackling a home-improvement project? Digital cable may become your new best friend.
Broadband iTV — the nation's first interactive cable channel offering on-demand, informational videos — provides 24/7 home remodeling, design and improvement options via "House and Garden," on Oceanic Time Warner Cable's Promo!, digital channel 326.
Local companies featured on the channel include Hardware Hawai'i, Pella Windows and Ashley Furniture, with new companies added each week. The service is free to digital cable subscribers. For details: 548-7283.
