San Francisco

06 Sep 2009

The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse: “Every Teacher’s First Stop and Every Artist’s Second Home”

Maybe you’re a preschool teacher who needs 75 toilet paper rolls for a class project.  Maybe your pants ripped and you need a new button, zipper, or fabric for patching.  Maybe you’re a crafter or artist and need some art supplies.  Maybe you just got an apartment and need some

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
02 Sep 2009

Strike! Bowl FREE September 5th and Help Break a World Record!

Remember when bowling was fun?  I don’t.  I hate being bad at things and I am bad at bowling.  Though I haven’t logged much practice time, I have spent many hours watching others play.  As it happens, a few of my favorite movies are loaded with awesome bowling scenes.  Buffalo

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
29 Aug 2009

The Arctic vs. The Bay: The 2009 Eat Real Festival

I just got back from Alaska, which to me, a liberal, vegan, and judgmental Californian, appeared to be a backwards, behind-the-times, redneck state with stunningly gorgeous views and impressive wilderness. Against this lush, green backdrop, the food situation was unforgivable.  Health food stores were few and far-between and restaurants were

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
28 Aug 2009

Hostelling International’s FREE 100th Anniversary Party in SF

I’m not a fan of camping or dorms.  I’m pretty sure camping is why houses were invented.  And the only purpose of dorms is to make you so miserable freshman year that you’re forced to go out and make friends.  Hostels are a combination of dorms and camping, but somehow

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
28 Aug 2009

Flying Through the Air With the Greatest of Ease — Circus Bella Free Show at Fort Mason

One of the cool parts about growing up in Northern California in the seventies and eighties was a visit from the Pickle Family Circus.  Pale did the plastic theme park or weird pizza parlour with a smelly ball pit, when the alternative could be a day in the sun watching

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder 0
27 Aug 2009

Tonight: 6 Acts for $6 @ Hotel Utah Saloon!!

This Thursday night, Hotel Utah Saloon is playing host to ‘œRoots n’ Ruckus,’ a show promising an amazing lineup of local and touring musicians, and a lot of bang for your buck: 6 acts for $6 bucks’”a dollar a band?  That’s practically FREE! It’s gonna be a wild and eclectic mix:

Chloe - Pennywise Reporter 0
24 Aug 2009

Island Earth Farmers Market = Broke-Ass Food Porn

Calling Island Earth a farmers market is a bit of a misnomer.  It should really be called “heaven”.  Ok, I’m exaggerating, but really it’s a lot closer to being the best food court in the world, than it is to being a farmers market. Basically, the people who run the

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0