Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator

17 Jul 2011

Life Is Simple At Phil’s Sliders

Phil’s serves sliders.  Little burger, little prices.  They look small at first glance, but these little things are so effing tasty!  At two bucks each, even a broke-ass can double up.  Phil keeps his slider simple:  one hefty grass-fed, beef medallion, fire-grilled to medium-rare perfection, a fresh piece of iceberg

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15 Jul 2011

Win A Pair of Tix to OMFG! The Internet Dating Musical at ODC

We all have bad dating experiences — but some of them are made even worse by the fact that they’re INTERNET dating experiences.  I have so many from my month-long stint on OkCupid that I feel confident I will never feel awkward at a cocktail party for lack of stories

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14 Jul 2011

Broke-Ass of the Week – Comedian Marcella Arguello

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude.  Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not. Wanna be a Broke-Ass of the Week?  Holler at us here and we’ll send you the questionnaire. Too lazy to shoot

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13 Jul 2011

The Street Taco Is Not a Lost Art at Chile Jalapeno in Oakland

Yeah, I guess San Francisco has some decent Mexican food — but the Easy Bay has Chile Jalapeno Taqueria. Chile Jalapeno preserves the art form of creating the perfect street food, serving their famous street tacos for only a buck and a quarter each. In these shitty economic times (seriously,

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29 Jun 2011

Win A Pair of Tix to ‘Happy’ Screening at the Roxie

Happiness is one of those elusive emotions that I’ve always thought is really interesting to hear psychologists and social-whatever experts talk about and try to quantify.  I’m pretty sure Oscar-nominated director Roko Belic agrees, because his new non-profit feature documentary, called Happy, explores societal factors, like money, fame and relationships,

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23 Jun 2011

Win Sold-Out VIP Tickets to the Hard French Hearts Los Homos Pride Party

OMG OMG OMG, it’s PRIDE WEEKEND IN SF!!!  You know what that means:  a huge parade, Trans March, Dyke March, costumes, copious amounts of alcohol, and lots and lots of tits, ass and wiener.  Awesome! With so many activities going on, it’s easy to get overwhelmed when deciding where to

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23 Jun 2011

Broke-Ass of the Week – Travel Writer Mary Polizzotti

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude.  Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not. Wanna be a Broke-Ass of the Week?  Holler at us here and we’ll send you the questionnaire. Your broke-ass of the

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