San Francisco is losing one of its old reliable shops for Burning Man costumes and smoking paraphernalia. Distractions SF, Jim Siegel’s one stop shop for everything freaky and wacky, is in search of a new owner and has a final day of service if nobody takes over the reins. Since

The Indian food in the Bay Area has nothing on the spicy cuisine that Devendra Sharma ate as a kid in Mathura. He says it’s all watered down. “As an Indian, I would never go to an Indian restaurant in the Bay Area,” Sharma says. “It’s kind of lame.” Thankfully,

As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon

There could be a spark of optimism on the horizon for those living in the Bay Area. Project Homekey is a relatively new program run by the California Department of Housing and Community Development that municipalities and organizations can tap for funds to purchase defunct or derelict buildings to transform

San Francisco-based drag performer Heklina, co-founder of SoMa drag club Oasis and star of numerous shows including Trannyshack (later called Mother), was found dead in London. The San Francisco Standard reports co-star and friend Peaches Christ found Heklina on the morning of April 3 where the artist was staying while

The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol has always felt that jazz, and Black music in general, is misunderstood. She points out Black music in America is a music that grows from generation to generation without leaving its lineage behind. “If you ask 10 people what opera or classical music is, you will

On the first day of April — and not as a gag or trick — the San Francisco Chronicle’s editorial board gave readers a look of what might be to come for the Paris of the West. A budget deficit of $728 million, low transit use, and red tape mummifying

There’s reason for small business owners in the Bay Area to rejoice. Chris Larsen, co-founder of crypto company Ripple, is giving $2 million to stoke local retail districts. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, this is in addition to the $1.7 million he provided in 2021. Larsen is a born-and-raised

It’s never been a better time to stop being a tool while living in the San Francisco Bay Area. There are plenty of reasons to not be a tool. A few of the reasons include the sentiments of treating others how you would want to be treated, releasing the grudges