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25 Aug 2011

Election 2011: César Ascarrunz On Nightlife’s Downfall, 50 Years in the Mission and Otis Redding

Well, it’s that time again. Another election year is already underway here in SF, and it already looks like it’s shaping up to be a corker. With everyone and that’s gonna be on the ballot, we thought it might help to help you get to know the contenders a little

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
24 Aug 2011

Discover new treasures at the Treasure Island Flea Market

I’ve been going to flea markets since I was a wee-little one. That’s where my parents used to buy me my shit load of My Little Ponies I collected. We’d buy used CDs, DVDs, and books; new hair and face products for really cheap; sometimes I’d even buy old purses

Paulette Greenhouse - The Penny Pincher 0
23 Aug 2011

Broke-Ass(ish) Interview: Pat Brown of Different Fur Studios (43rd Anniversary Party Friday @Café Du Nord!)

Usually I ask a bunch of broke-ass musicians to give you advice on how to become a musician. Stupid. The blind leading the blind. (I just mistyped blind as “bling.” If only it were the bling leading the bling). Today I talk to someone who actually made good on his

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
23 Aug 2011

Tacos in the TL, Tuesdays in August

Although clearly burritos are the most highly evolved form of food, science dictates that they must share a common ancestor with tacos. But you don’t have to schlep down to the Mission to get them on Tuesdays this August: Hit up Jones in the scenester-trash, crack-transaction Tenderloin instead! Really, though,

Sarah M. Smart - Red-Light Special 0
23 Aug 2011

Come “Reset” Muni with Phil Ting, Free Grub and an Open Bar!

Although the term “thrown under the bus” became a graphic reality on 18th Street last Friday, Phil Ting’s Reset San Francisco Campaign wants people to be able t0 address the broader monster problem that is Muni tonight at the “Don’t Be Thrown Under the Bus” Q&A session. Newly installed Muni

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
22 Aug 2011

Tonight! FREE Live Nude Girls! Well, Not Really…

Did that get your attention? Now that you’re here, this is the real scoop: Writer Sheila McClear is going to talk about her book titled The Last of the Live Nude Girls tonight at The Booksmith. Sorry about the bait and switch. In the book, McClear tells us about her

Sarah M. Smart - Red-Light Special 0
20 Aug 2011

Dollar Sake at Oozora Sake House

Nestled tightly between a 7-11 and a tattoo parlor, Oozora Sake House is a new restaurant in the Richmond that appeals to the broke ass in all of us. I would often drunkenly walk by Oozora in order to get some sort of carbohydrate from 7-11 to stem my impending

Hugh Hunter - Economical Essayist 0