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There’s a stretch of 21st St. that might be one of the best group of blocks in The City.  Beginning at 21st and Folsom Sts. and ending at about Bryant St., there’s an amazing array of interesting delights. The first great thing you come across on the left hand side

Last week on a drizzly Wednesday afternoon Anna G. and I dropped by the vegetarian cafe down the street from our office.  As we were entering somebody brushed passed us on our way out. “Wasn’t that the girl from The Wackness? Anna asked, watching as the figure retreated down Horatio

Being broke can be rough but being unemployed in this city is one of the most stressful and defeating experience a  New Yorker can face.  There’s a constant needling sense of failure, desperation and fear. Every minute you spend not looking for a job is a guilt-filled one and losing

The funny thing about the Indie Mart is that you kind of can’t believe its fun. Even from my point of view, where I’m sitting behind a table all day drinking, you can’t imagine how much of a good time was had by all. If you came out and said

When you live in a continuous fog bank, the hours spent self-medicating might be a tad more than that of those who live in sunnier climes of the city.  That said, it would seem the Big Heart Video Café is finally living up to the first half of their name

WET Productions was founded in 1999 by Sasha Eden and Victoria Pettibone.  WET is dedicated to developing new material for the theater, film and TV written by women,  producing premiere theatrical productions written by female playwrights, producing live events that promote celebrated female artists; and the creation & production of

As a general rule, I feel odd writing about events going on at my place of employment.  One because its redundant and two..well, best leave that one alone. Most people that have lived in the city for more than five years or live in the Outer Mission/ Bernal/ Excelsior hoods

This whole street food trend seems to be catching on like herpes at a whorehouse.  I was just contacted by some of the people doing the PR for a new movie called 500 Days of Summer and as a way to publicize the movie, certain street food vendors will be