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06 Oct 2011

A Dollar More for Dignity: Post Office

Within a week of moving to New York, I was dead-broke (I had a little credit but not much).  My new friendly coworkers wanted to go out drinking, so I cunningly persuaded them to trek all the way to Brooklyn to my new favorite bar, The Levee.  Upon entering they

The Happy Peasant 0
19 Sep 2011

Staying Golden at the San Francisco Fire Credit Union

I take a certain degree of pleasure in whipping out my ATM card. Shiny and gray as a sleek piece of steel, it reads “San Francisco Fire Credit Union” across the front, a fact that occasionally gets me a double take. I look nothing like a fireman. I look nothing

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15 Sep 2011

FREE Fall TV Preview Screenings at the Paley Center

Chances are, you had a good summer. You danced on rooftops, you stayed out too late, and used “But it’s just so hot!” as an excuse to drink a beer whenever you felt like it. Fortunately there are good things about fall to help you say farewell to the sweaty

Jill S. 0
14 Sep 2011

Giveaway: Win Lomography’s “Summer Traveler Bundle”

Summer is coming to an end, and we want to give you a chance to turn your last broke-ass summer adventures into beautiful memories with Lomography’s “Summer Traveller Bundle.” Lomography.com is a photography community that offers you a space to display your work, a network of fellow shutterbugs, and an

Tiara Francis - NY Know-it-all 0
14 Sep 2011

FREE Three Twins Ice Cream

So, you may think I’m lame, but (for now) I refuse to get a super-duper cool smartphone. People are always left with huge cartoon question-mark-eyes when I tell them that. I really just want to remain some sane human interaction with people– you know, an actual human relationship, rather than

Paulette Greenhouse - The Penny Pincher 0
09 Sep 2011

FREE Outdoor Fun at the Golden Gate Park Disc Golf Course

As a kid that grew up in Marin and went to college in Santa Cruz I have probably been exposed to more disc golf than most. In fact at one point in college I considered making a run at qualifying for the PDGA yes that does in fact stand for

Hugh Hunter - Economical Essayist 0
08 Sep 2011

FREE Patti Smith Show Tonight at Webster Hall

Patti Smith likes you. Not only did she pen the National Book Award-winning read Just Kids for even the most ADD of readers to enjoy last year, but tonight she’s going to perform, for you, for FREE. Tonight at Webster Hall, Smith will show off why she’s a rock icon

Jill S. 0
06 Sep 2011

Election 2011: David Chiu On Hazy Forecasts, Mitchell’s Ice Cream, and SF Trendsetting

Well, it’s that time again. Another election year is already underway here in SF, and it already looks like it’s shaping up to be a corker. With everyone and that’s gonna be on the ballot, we thought it might help to help you get to know the contenders a little

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder 0