This Is Why Broke-Ass New Yorkers Love MyFreeConcert
Hello?! The name of the website leaves little to the imagination and much to the bank account. If you haven’t visited this super-amazing-slice-of-internet-heaven then get your shit together, team. Originally launched in New York City, MyFreeConcert is a website dedicated to bringing you the best free/cheap events all over town.
Entertaining for the Poor as F*ck: Doing Memorial Day Cheap as F*ck!
Murica! Did you know that most people don’t know the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day? Including your author? Memorial Day honors the men and women who died for our country. Veterans Day celebrates all service men and women, living and otherwise (dead, Marissa. Say “dead”). Got that straight?
BBQ: 4505 Meats Vs. Texas
The food stand hamburger specialists at 4505 Meats just opened up a brick and mortar BBQ location at Divisadero and Grove Streets in San Francisco. Naturally I ran down there as fast as my little piggy legs could carry me. The best Brisket I ever had was at Franklin’s BBQ
BA of the Week: Charlie Jane Anders, Founder of Writers with Drinks
Every 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.
Golden Coffee’s Aggressive Plainness is a Comfort to the Soul
Golden Coffee Set down on a rather picturesque corner of the Tendernob, the interior of Golden Coffee is slightly less than that; the dingy, anemic salmon pink walls are completely bare of decoration, . The large, square space is dominated by a bracket-shaped bar whose vertical line abuts the entrance.
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BA of the Week: Musician Debbie Neigher
Every 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. Wanna be a Broke-Ass of the Week? Holler at us here and we’ll send you the questionnaire. This week’s featured
Win a $100 Gift Card to Oaklandish!
About a month ago I was walking through Greenwich Village in NYC and saw some kid rocking an Oaklandish hat. This kinda made me excited so I bellowed “Baaaaaay Areeeeeeaaaa!” and most assuredly frightened the shit out of him. I couldn’t help it, I love The Bay and I love
Why Hot Days in San Francisco are the Absolute Worst
It’s already 70 degrees outside and the day’s not even half over. The weather thingy on my computer says the high is gonna be 78 today but what the fuck does it know? In my experience here, anytime it’s predicted to be above 73 it invariably ends up being in the 80s.