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01 May 2014

BA of the Week: Musician Debbie Neigher

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not. Wanna be a Broke-Ass of the Week? Holler at us here and we’ll send you the questionnaire. This week’s featured

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01 May 2014

Win a $100 Gift Card to Oaklandish!

About a month ago I was walking through Greenwich Village in NYC and saw some kid rocking an Oaklandish hat. This kinda made me excited so I bellowed “Baaaaaay Areeeeeeaaaa!” and most assuredly frightened the shit out of him. I couldn’t help it, I love The Bay and I love

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01 May 2014

Why Hot Days in San Francisco are the Absolute Worst

It’s already 70 degrees outside and the day’s not even half over. The weather thingy on my computer says the high is gonna be 78 today but what the fuck does it know? In my experience here, anytime it’s predicted to be above 73 it invariably ends up being in the 80s.

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30 Apr 2014

Cookiebar: Alameda’s Ice Cream + Cookie Youth Rebellion

  Being a David Chang ball-fondler, at first I thought Cookiebar’s logo and the name were a little too close to resembling Momofuku’s Milkbar. This minor detail kept me away longer than it should have. On our way home from recreational meandering, I finally went in. All of the employees are under 30-years-old.

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30 Apr 2014

Celebrate 15 Years of Blue Plate with 5 Wines for $15 This Weekend!

Wow. I can’t believe Blue Plate has been around for 15 years! 15 years ago was 1999 dude! I was still in high school, which means around this time 15 years ago I was in the process of preparing not to get laid at prom!

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29 Apr 2014

Dolores Park: A Poorly Reconstructed History

If you have passed Dolores Park lately you will have noticed that she is undergoing major reconstructive surgery.  But while her lower half looks like it was struck by a small meteor, her upper half is open and will remain open throughout the summer.  The upper leisure area is noticeably

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29 Apr 2014

Entertaining for the Poor as F**k: Stop whining and Throw Yourself a Birthday

There was a time in my life when I left my birthday plans up to others. For my 24th birthday, my then-boyfriend made plans to take me out for dinner, but first, the sweetheart treated me to a manicure and pedicure at my favorite salon. He even volunteered to drop

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