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02 Jul 2010

Jazz Isn’t Just For Old, Boring People at the Fillmore Jazz Festival

Of course, this being the 4th of July holiday weekend, you know you’re about to go get pretty fucked up at least one of the days, whether you’re in the city, slutting it up in Vegas or houseboating like Gramps used to do in Shasta.  That’s why it’s pretty awesome

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02 Jul 2010

Portugal. The Man and Alberta Cross Play Governors Island

Alaska has given us many things. No only has our northern frontier birthed an ass ton of professional hockey players, but it has also been called home by some of the greatest comedians of our time, most notably 2008 vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin. Wasilla-born, Portland-Based rockers Portugal. The Man

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02 Jul 2010

Fish n Sip: BYOB, Cheap and Delicious

The salty and fishy smell in the air starts to get to your head after a full, or even partial, day at the beach. So it’s only natural to crave (and appropriate to an almost cliche level) to crave fish and chips when you’re near an ocean. The problem is,

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
02 Jul 2010

Hangover Prevention Tips

One of the benefits of graduating college is landing a job you love. However, these jobs often include responsibilities, meaning you can no longer spend half the workday hungover as shit, lying on the employee bathroom floor and praying the urge to vom will pass. And YET, the best bar deals

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02 Jul 2010

St. Nick’s Pub – The Best Underground Jazz in New York

St. Nick’s is one of the true gems you’ll find in Harlem and one of the best underground places in NY (possibly the world) to see live jazz.  It takes jazz back to where it came from, small dingy dive bars with real drinkers and working class people, not the

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
02 Jul 2010

Cheap Sandwiches at Rhea’s Deli

Rhea’s Deli is my solution to pricey Bi-Rite picnic food. I love hanging out in Dolores Park all day with some good eats and cold brews just like everybody else, but I can’t handle paying for Bi-Rite’s expensive (albeit delicious) made to-go selections every time the sun is out on

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0
02 Jul 2010

Downgrade Your Trendy Foods: The $5 Limonata

While I don’t really believe in illegal activities, I have very few vices in this world that are not at least somewhat regulated by the government (Television with swear words and alcohol being chief among those). So admitting that the Passion Fruit Limonata from Ciao Bella (now with convenient locations

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01 Jul 2010

Street Art Goes Legit During FREE Friday Night Soirée at the DeYoung

Imagine for a moment a world where Street Art is prominently displayed on the walls of a well-respected art museum. Imagine a world where trash is turned into something other than a big pile around the trash can because the trash can is full. A world where every cold, irony-shriveled

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