Golden Gate Park

02 Sep 2010

Cruise Down Mission with Why I Ride: Low and Slow

From the plate glass windows and penny arcades to the small plate restaurants and stylish swill holes, Mission Street changes her gown to accommodate her guests as often as the seasons change elsewhere. Somewhere in between the women in the picture hats and the latest bumper crop of flannel and

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06 Jul 2010

Music Picks of the Week: From Jew Harps to a Pas de Deux

Here are some very varied music picks for the week. Wednesday, July 7th: The Rumble SF. Future Sounds presents the Rumble SF, a FREE concert at Du Nord featuring AB & the Sea, So Many Wizards, and What Laura Says. The event is sponsored by Noise Pop, the Bay Bridged,

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
24 Jun 2010

Time Travel to the Year 2000: FREE Lifehouse Concert in Golden Gate Park

Remember how great everything was in the year 2000? Back when we were all 10 years younger than we are now and we thought “Hanging By A Moment” was just a really great song, and that Lifehouse was definitely going to be the next Oasis? Remember back before all the

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23 Jun 2010

Learn to Swing Dance for FREE in Union Square!

In general, I’m not a huge fan of dancing — naturally, I feel extremely uncomfortable when confronted with my complete lack of rhythm — but I’ll tell you what I DO like:  swing dancing.  I think it’s as much the idea as the actual act:  the music, the fashion, 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
30 Mar 2010

SF Botanical Garden's Native Wildflower Meadow Explodes

I love it when a reader writes in to Broke Ass Stuart with a tip and thus does my entire job for me.  Solid work ethic! So, many heartfelt thanks to Lisa, who sent us this: ‘œThe wildflowers go off in April and this year promises to be one of

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
23 Mar 2010

Cheap Things to do in Golden Gate Park Illustrated with Vintage Postcards

It’s gonna be like 71 degrees today in San Francisco, so why not go some place other than Dolores Park for a change? Golden Gate Park is 1,017 acres of a good time; in fact it is 174 acres more of a good time than Central Park in New York.

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