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Actually Useful Items I Have Purchased in Chinatown
Friday, August 27th Written by Andrew Dalton - Aggressive PanhandlerThe generic Chinatown shops of most major cities are generally avoided by locals because they tend to only sell pieces of junk for tourists to buy or things that you have no idea what they do. If you can get past the first line of knockoff Hannah Montanah backpacks though, you might just be rewarded ... Read More →
Broke-Ass of the Week – Traven Rice from The Lo-Down
Thursday, June 24th Written by Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In CheapEvery 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.
How to Support Team USA (and Not Go Broke or Look like a Douche)
Thursday, June 24th Written by Polina Yamshchikov - Flirt PoorMan oh MAN, I am so excited about this World Cup. Normally, at this stage, an entire nation of deluded youth who think that America might someday care about soccer finds itself flailing somewhere between wild panic and bitter apathy. They bob in this temperate ocean because by this point Team USA has either lost ... Read More →
Broke-Ass of the Week – Julie Michelle of I Live Here SF
Thursday, May 13th Written by Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In CheapEvery 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.
Fried Dumpling
Friday, April 30th Written by Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In CheapThe only English words the ladies at Fried Dumpling know are “How Many?” And that’s enough, because the answer is usually five. Yes friends, you get five of the best dumplings you’ve ever had for $1. And apparently instead of change they give you dumplings. I bought a 75-cent coke and instead of giving me ... Read More →
San Francisco: Home to the Coolest Video Rental Shops Ever
Sunday, April 11th Written by Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate CommentatorI was talking to a friend the other day about video rental places. She marveled that they’re still around because of companies like Netflix, but I argued that there’s a certain charm in the routine of physically going into a movie place, browsing the shelves, and waiting for the moment when that one special flick ... Read More →
This Week’s Events for the 5 Senses
Tuesday, February 23rd Written by Chloe - Pennywise ReporterWondering what to do for fun this week? Feeling a little dead inside? Wake yourself up with an affordable event for each of the 5 senses!
HEAR: The Noise Pop Festival invades the city this week. It features over 100 local and big names bands but you probably can’t afford to go to more than ... Read More →
Bow Bow Cocktail Lounge
Friday, February 19th Written by Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In CheapI’m going to say this in the most plain and honest way I can: I’m pretty sure Candy, the bartender at Bow Bow, is Dionysus disguised as a human being. It’s the only logical way to explain the way she handles the position of bartender. It totally makes sense if you read any Greek mythology; ... Read More →
‘Swinging Chinatown’ Exhibit @ Old Mint Fri-Sun
Thursday, February 18th Written by Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact FinderSoft, twinkling lights, snappy dance numbers, beautiful girls, and suppers of eastern delicacies called things like Chop Suey- What a night you could have in that enchanting Chinatown! The possibilities as endless as the stars in the heavens!
By the thirties, San Franciscan xenophobia had ebbed to a level where a night in Chinatown was considered ... Read More →
Eating Your Way to Warmth
Tuesday, January 19th Written by Laura S - Spendthrift ScribeGiven all the talk lately about the pleasures of endless take-out food options and staying indoors, I’ve been getting cabin fever as of late and need to get the hell out of the house. After trudging through Siberia all day, the only thing I crave is something hot, cheap, and extremely filling. Like a pregnant ... Read More →
