It’s always a bummer when a great bar closes down. And it’s an even bigger bummer when it’s one of your favorite places in the world. So, I’m especially saddened to share that The Wooden Nickel is officially closed forever. You may recall that when the Mission District flooded on

Workers at the California Academy of Sciences are unionizing! As I’m writing this, someone literally just drove by my window blaring John Lennon’s song “Power to the People” which couldn’t be more appropriate. The past few years have seen the biggest boom in labor union activity in the United States in

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

Pairing my favorite Anchor beers with my favorite SF quesadillas. Over my last two decades in San Francisco I’ve tried thousands of them, on late-night street corners to sit-down cantinas, to sun-soaked patios.  I’m a quesadilla aficionado

We want you to have the best possible reading experience when you land on BrokeAssStuart.com, so last year we quietly got rid of a whole bunch of those ugly banner ads spots. Here’s a reminder of what the site looked like, with a red circle and an arrow showing the

My friends at the Sycamore in the Mission just alerted me to good news: They now serve weekday brunch! That means that, if your dream “personal health day” includes bottomless mimosas, you’ve just found the perfect spot. When owners Liz and Tim Ryan reached out to me with this announcement

Remember all those impassioned posts you made in 2020 about how much Black lives mattered? Remember the protests you attended and the signs you put up in your windows and on your lawns? Well now it’s time to put your actions where you mouth is. In case you missed it,

I like locally owned joints, with great people, great wine, and a great view doesn’t hurt either.   That’s why we put together the San Francisco Wine Passport every year, so YOU, our fine reader can go to 23 of the best spots to hang in SF, and literally drink it all in without breaking your wallet.

Yet another loved and cherished San Francisco small business has shuttered because a landlord’s alleged shady tactics.