I’m a festival whore– I love them! And even worse if it’s an art festival. I always end up spending too much money; between my too-many purchases and the overpriced food and drinks, my expression suddenly shifts from a full-teeth grin to an eye-bulging frown once I finally realize my

One of my favorite parts about summertime is that it is concert season; all the great festivals and many great artists come to town to take advantage of the weather and lift our spirits with their wonderful melodies. The bad part, though, is that all these concerts total up really

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

So I’m a huge craft nerd, …like seriously. I can spend hours and hours in Michael’s (it drives my boyfriend crazy). But I figure that anything I can make myself is waaaay better than anything I can purchase. I mean, it might not come out as crisp and clean, or

This site is dedicated to broke-asses. Yes, broke-asses. This is strictly not to be confused with cheap-asses. The word and conditions may be similar, but when carefully dissected, distinctions between the two become quite clear. Let’s take a look… 1. Broke-asses: They may often find themselves with an empty/thin wallet,

Broke-ass San Francisco, listen up! Do you like awesome music, and maybe a glass of something deliciously intoxicating? What if the cover charge, music, AND booze were all FREE? Yes, I said it– FREEEE!!!! Of course you fucking do! Because no one passes up FREE booze! It’s like part of

Debt– it’s a terrible thing, and yet so many of us broke-asses are victims to this rather annoying plague. What to do? What to do? Last week, I was late for one of my credit card payments. I kept getting phone calls from a bizarre area code, that after I

Okay, okay,…maybe that’s a little bit harsh. BUT STILL! I’m freakin’ broke here, dude. You’re wasting my valuable text message space on something so stupid, so innocent, and so lame. Please, do understand that I totally get when one-worders are necessary, but most of the time it’s unnecessary. My text messaging

When walking amongst the streets of San Francisco’s Mission District, it is merely impossible to deny attention to the cultural flavor and community involvement visible in its colorfully decorated walls and alleyways. These vibrant beauties kindly dress the neighborhoods with a warm positive spirit. Many of these murals have been