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07 Jun 2023

How These Rock ‘n’ Roll Roadies are Saving Shelter Pets from Euthanasia

What do you get when you combine a van, seasoned roadies, and hundreds of shelter pets looking for a new home? You get Roadies and Rescues, the transportation non-profit helping to relocate shelter pets up and down the West Coast! Many folks know Paul Thomas as Bottom of the Hill’s

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05 Apr 2023

How To Plan Your Escape From Alcatraz Swim

Fleeing the unescapable Alcatraz has been part of the collective consciousness since the prison island’s inauguration in 1939, up until today. Conquering the temperamental, frigid waters separating shackles from sweet freedom have been the fodder for movies, books, video games, and songs. However, is planning your escape from Alcatraz impossible?

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04 Aug 2022

America’s First Craft Brewery is in San Francisco

With its roots beginning in the Gold Rush, San Francisco’s Steam Beer has been brewed here for at least 150 years.

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10 Jun 2022

We Found The True Origin of Oakland’s Tiny Windmill

Did you know that Oakland has its own windmill? Locals of the Bay Area have cherished the two beautiful windmills of Golden Gate Park. Their large stature dwarfs anyone who stands near them. Driving down Telegraph, you’ll find Oakland’s tiny janky windmill… a dilapidated, sad, graffitied building tucked next to

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10 Jun 2022

Can You Afford a Shack in The Bay Area?

Probably not. Well, maybe? For years many people have felt priced out of buying  a home in The Bay Area. We talk about it with a tone of defeat. We feel stuck and wonder if being priced out of The Bay means there isn’t a place for us here. Scouring

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04 Sep 2018

BROKE-ASS STUART – EDITOR IN CHEAP

I’ve been called “an Underground legend”: SF Chronicle , “an SF cult hero”: SF Bay Guardian, and “the chief of cheap”: Time Out New York, but to those familiar with my work, I’m just “that douchebag who writes books about cheap stuff and drinks a lot”.

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03 Sep 2018

Alex Mak – Managing Debitor

I’m the managin’ editor here at Broke-Ass Stuart. When we’re not writing, editing, or publishing articles on art, culture, nightlife & progressive politics, Stuart and I are helping promote the good things in SF & NYC.  If you’re a writer, artist, or performer who would like to get your work

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02 Aug 2018

NIK WOJCIK – EAST BAY EDITOR

Journalist, editor, student, single mom to a pack of wolves, foodie, music lover, resident smart ass, and champion of vulgarity and human kindness.

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