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Broke-Ass Octophiles: Cheap and in Love with the ’80s
What exactly is the correlation between being broke and being obsessed with/nostalgic for/stuck in the ’80s? I know it’s not just me. Go to any hipster neighborhood (Williamsburg, etc.), try to picture everyone without their iPhones, and voila, you could very well be in 1984. Is it because hipsters are
Cosecha Cafe: Decent Food For Fancy-Ass Prices
After Miss Ollie’s denied the possibilities of an afternoon affair with their fried chicken lunch special (they were out), I had to turn the corner for Cosecha. Cosecha is housed in the newly renovated Swans Building in Downtown Oakland, next to Miss Ollie’s, Taylor’s Sausage, and Rosamunde. Yup, they’re all
Robots are Messing with My Money on The Golden Gate Bridge
Perhaps you’ve already experienced the new Fastrak-only agenda while crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Perhaps you haven’t. Either way, I feel it’s important to discuss the ramifications of this new non-option when crossing the bridge, even if it’s for no other reason than to warn you that it’s a huge
NYC Trends That Are No Longer Cool
What can I say about New York City that hasn’t been said before? That she’s the city that never sleeps? Been there. That if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere? Done that. There are so many cliches about NYC because this city attracts the most ambitious
Whiz Burger – Where You Go for WAY More Than a Burger
Whiz Burger The above photo is my ham-fisted attempt to juxtapose two distinct types of iconography: one surrounding retro burger joints and the other, Catholic churches. I wouldn’t blame you if it didn’t elicit the observation that the almighty American hamburger is something of a golden calf, an object of
FREE Booze, A DJ, and more at the Storenvy Pop-Up Shop Shop Party
Storenvy, a cool new start up that allows you to shop directly from creative merchants, is having a party to celebrate its newest pop-up shop. Each month, they have five new stores set-up inside their space at the Crocker Galleria thus bringing the online shopping experience offline…kinda. I’m not sure if
FREE: Make Music New York Brings You Live Music on Friday, June 21st
On Friday, June 21st, Make Music New York (MMNY) will be flooding every street from Belmont Avenue to Grand Street with live musicians, live bands, and great guests, in the ultimate celebration of musical freedom. Now in its seventh year, MMNY is inviting to celebrate the summer solstice with 1,000