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A Broke-Ass Guide to Ball Parks
Thursday, September 2nd Written by Alison Lambert - Half Price HeadlinerLast night I scored big and got to go to the SF Giants vs. Colorado Rockies game, play with an awesome Flip Camera, and do my best not to spend a lot of money. Basically what I do every night, except with more baseball and cameras.
To make the most of a fun time, I made ... Read More →
Cruise Down Mission with Why I Ride: Low and Slow
Thursday, September 2nd Written by Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact FinderFrom the plate glass windows and penny arcades to the small plate restaurants and stylish swill holes, Mission Street changes her gown to accommodate her guests as often as the seasons change elsewhere.
Somewhere in between the women in the picture hats and the latest bumper crop of flannel and hair, there was a time when ... Read More →
FreeWilly First Thursdays Kicks off Tonight at CoCo66
Thursday, September 2nd Written by Jill Strominger - Budget BallerOne unassuming day in May, a good friend sent me an album with the note “Hey, I think you’ll like this.” According to Last.fm, it now is ranked my #1 most played album. This album, my friends, is Beach Fossils’ s/t album and tonight you can hear what their favorite songs are when they DJ ... Read More →
Game Night Blows Up, Tomorrow Night At California Academy of Sciences
Wednesday, September 1st Written by Andrew Dalton - Aggressive PanhandlerWe love Nightlife at the California Academy of Sciences. Not only are the tickets half the price of regular museum admission (only $12!), but it’s 21+ so there are never any snot-nosed kids kicking the back of your chair in the planetarium (which boasts the most accurate rendering of the universe ever created). Every week, ... Read More →
Get Smarter, Stupid! 8 Free Podcasts
Wednesday, September 1st Written by Ashley Friedman - Cornerstore CorrespondentI read a study last week that said that as far as our problem-solving ability and general mental plasticity, our brains finish the major parts of their development by the time we hit 25. That scared me a lot because I engaged in the willful murder of many of my brains with almost religious zeal ... Read More →
Return of the Awesome Divis Art Walk Thursday Night!
Wednesday, September 1st Written by Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate CommentatorYes, neighbors, it’s time for the fall edition of the Divis Art Walk — and I’m not going to be there. I wish I was, though, because the last art walk here was described to me as “crazy, fratty drunkenness taking over the sidewalks,” and that’s definitely my kind of art walk. And this one ... Read More →
The Hoodstock Music Festival in Oakland This Weekend
Tuesday, August 31st Written by Chloe - Pennywise ReporterHoodstock Music Festival lands in Oakland this weekend. There’s been a lot of buildup for this event with hush-hush venues, stay-tuned-for headliners, and a recently announced third day event called “Acoustic Hangover Relief” (hangover cures built right into the festival!). Check out the Facebook invite for more info and the huge list of performers ... Read More →
The Art of Complaining
Tuesday, August 31st Written by Alison Lambert - Half Price HeadlinerI fear confrontation. Not all confrontation. Just with strangers. Strangers scare me. I am completely comfortable calling my friends on their shit and being a general pain in the ass to my near and dear, but if someone I’m not familiar with pisses me off I keep my rage to myself. ... Read More →
Michael Jackson, FREE Drinks, Face Painting and a Photo Booth at Trigger
Monday, August 30th Written by Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In CheapThis sounds like one hell of an event. In honor of Michael Jackson’s birthday (which was yesterday I think) the weekly Monday party, Testarossa is throwing an MJ themed night. Not only do you get a FREE margarita if you show up before 11pm, but there will also be FREE face painting, a FREE photo ... Read More →
The Culturally Rich History of Office Temping
Monday, August 30th Written by Laura S - Spendthrift ScribeOne of the most common rites of passage a young person must endure is temping at an office. You always promise yourself you’ll never do it, but the bills add up and the hourly rates can be quite tempting. Temping can expose you to the wide world of corporate culture. With such enticing positions such ... Read More →
