Outer Richmond

21 Jul 2010

FREE Comedy Showcase at Bazaar Cafe Tonight!

Some people are naturally funny and don’t need extra attention by doing standup and exposing themselves to the criticism of a spiteful, intoxicated audience.  I happen to be one of these people. But there are some awesome people that are naturally funny AND they work extra hard on humor because

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
10 Jun 2010

The BAS Pub Crawl Itinerary: Support Your Local Tavern and Cheer Us On!

Well, if you were too deep into a bender to buy tickets to this Friday’s annual bar crawl, you can look upon the melee as a spectator sport as our own little pied piper and his trail of beer rats do our cannonball run through the hazy streets of San

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
01 Jun 2010

Joe's Ice Cream Survives Rent Hike and Moves Across the Street

I had a minor coronary when, while arriving at my stop on the 38 Geary, I glanced out the window to see that the windows of Joe’s Ice Cream were papered over signaling that one more of the city’s institutions had bit the dust. Closer inspection, relieved me as I

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

San Francisco: Home to the Coolest Video Rental Shops Ever

I was talking to a friend the other day about video rental places.  She marveled that they’re still around because of companies like Netflix, but I argued that there’s a certain charm in the routine of physically going into a movie place, browsing the shelves, and waiting for the moment

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
10 Mar 2010

Kill a Tree Tonight, Plant One Tomorrow

Sure, I spend a lot of time writing about food, my feelings and the dog from my favorite commercial ever, but buried deep in the recesses of my brain, there’s a bestseller brewing.  I can feel it.  A real page-turner about a sassy, twenty-something broke-ass who works in cafes all

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
21 Jan 2010

Crazy Cheap Martinis at the Cliff House

I’m pretty sure everyone in SF knows where and what the Cliff House is – that art deco building out on the far point of the city over looking the Ocean and the ruins of the Sutro Baths. But being the cheapass that I am, I’ve never eaten there because

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
07 Jul 2009

$19.09 = Three Courses at the Cliff House. And no, I'm not smoking crack!

If you like me, you’re definitely a fan of local history. The Cliff House, once a famed and truly romanticized spot on the edge of the ocean, is a great local restaurant to visit if you’re looking to drop a third of your rent on dinner. Mark Twain once stumbled

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