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20 Dec 2009

Brooklyn Cookie Takedown

Nothing quite gets me in the holiday spirit then enjoying the baking labors of others, and what better way to sweeten up your Sunday, then the annual Cookie Takedown at Bell House. The Takedown has been testing the culinary prowess of Brooklyn since 2005 and has branched out to chili,

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
19 Dec 2009

Charanga is Paying YOU to Eat There!

So peep this: Charanga, the pan-latin place in the Mission, really wants you to eat there.  A tipster named Tex just hollered at me to tell me that if you book a reservation through the Charanga website, they will give you a gift certificate for the amount of your bill.  So if

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
19 Dec 2009

Christmas Lights/Bike Ride Funtastic Extravaganza!!!

If you have a bike, and are overwhelmed with the holiday spirit (like this guy), then ride on over to the Panhandle Statue on Fell and Baker, this Sunday, December 20th at 6:30. SF Bike Coalition is having it’s Sixth Annual Christmas Lights Ride and it’s sure to be bike

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
19 Dec 2009

DIY Diva: Tips for Broke-Ass Holiday Entertaining

Heyo – the DIY Diva here!  Let’s just cut right to the Christmas-chase here… holiday parties are a fuckload of what is awesome about the holiday season. When one is a broke-ass it is quite tempting (or practical) to put an ixnay-on-the-artaypay in an effort to save money. It is

Kate Kotler - DIY Diva 0
19 Dec 2009

Feeling Crafty? and the Hot Chocolate Crawl!

CRAFTERMATH This traveling, rogue punk craft brigade makes all of its crafts out of unusual materials (such as tampons, I heart NYC condoms, customized rape whistles, tiny subversive paintings, punk felt ornaments, and more). They’re having a craft party and show featuring home made crafts, indie gifts priced right, (no

Danielle Levanas - Bargain Soul Huntress 0
18 Dec 2009

Make the Most of Your Probably Miserable Holiday Travel Experience

Recently, Stuart and Kate gave you some tips on how to travel cheaply which were all very helpful, but since I’m about to scoot off on a little holiday travel of my own, I thought I’d share some of my own cheap ways to get the most out of your

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
18 Dec 2009

Rosemary’s: Merriment in a Styrofoam Cup

photo from New York Magazine The best holiday decorations are the ones that would make Martha Stewart throw up. December is the only time I miss the suburbs, because most Brooklyn houses don’t have the space to put up massive light displays, light up snowmen, reindeer drinking water or Santa’s

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0

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