Columns

21 Apr 2010

Hot Chicks and Ass-Kicking: Why Haven't You Been to the Roller Derby Yet?

I know what you’re thinking: That movie with Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore looked really bad! But don’t take that out on our San Francisco Bay City Bombers (did you know they’re the defending world champions?) because just looking at their website gets me fired up for a good round

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
21 Apr 2010

FREE Tapas at Picaro Tonight!

Like a little Wednesday with your wine?  Me too.  How about some tapas to go along with that buzz?  Check.  Tonight Tapeña Wine has got you covered with San Francisco Tapas Hour, a social meetup event for wine lovers/broke-asses at Picaro restaurant.  From 5:30pm-7:30pm, there will be FREE tapas for the

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
20 Apr 2010

The Thing to do Today in San Francisco: Get Really Stoned

As I sat down to write this, my mom called to bust my balls about getting arrested for weed possession, on 4/20, when I was a junior in high school.  She does that just about every year. Yup, today is that day.  You know that one where people celebrate the act

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
20 Apr 2010

A Plethora of Earth Day Events

You wake up to a sunny day and realize you’ve slept past noon. Your bed is surrounded by empty soda cans and beer bottles and your hair reeks of smoke from the previous night out. You drag yourself out of bed, take a relaxing shower and throw all the bottles

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
19 Apr 2010

A Week of FREE Dance Classes at ODC

I’m not gonna lie, I’m more of a drinker than a dancer.  Don’t get me wrong, if I’m out and some James Brown comes on, I’ll be the first motherfucker shaking his ass.  But in general dancing isn’t my thing.  It probably has something to do with being woefully uncoordinated.

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
19 Apr 2010

Save the Mom and Pop of Land's End – Louis' Diner Faces Closure

Since the thirties there have only been a couple of alternatives when it came to dining with a view of Land’s End, without spending the pretty pennies it takes at the Cliff House. One is the VA Hospital Canteen, which, despite its cool name has a menu that is sub

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
18 Apr 2010

This Just In: Carne Asada Fries Found in San Francisco!

When I first moved to San Francisco a few years ago, I only cared about two things:  seeing the Golden Gate Bridge and finding a place that served carne asada fries.  Only the first thing happened.  This was a problem because carne asada fries are like crack in that once

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0