San Francisco is 7 square miles of unique neighborhoods and beautiful natural environments, each with their own histories, personalities and characteristics. I started my writing career in SF by creating a written guide to the city, and I’ve been exploring its streets and history nonstop ever since.  We consulted with

DRAWN FROM THE CITY: Illustrations and Interviews of SF’s Best, first appeared in The Bold Italic in 2015 and ran through 2016. We at broke-assstuart.com liked them so much we asked Crystal if we could put them out again as a time capsule of SF’s creative scene during the height of the

As summer officially starts in the Bay area, with September & October heating, there are hella gallery openings, new music programming, and even a free roller rink at the Fort Mason Center for the Arts!  Take advantage of September and make it a super creative month. IF YOU KNOW YOU

After 2 years, 9 lawsuits, and 146 lawyers involved, the leaning Millennium Tower of San Francisco and its disgruntled residents reached a settlement worth $500 Million, and the taxpayers will definitely end up footing some of that bill. It took 2 years for the developers of the sinking tower to

There is a festival tradition which started in the rave culture. It involves attendees making signs, now known as totems, that they raise on a stick above their heads. What originally started as a way for your friends to find you in a crowd of people, has become something much

An aspiring YouTube creator named Tom Dehnel has just put out a new video called “What San Francisco is Really Like”. Considering the dude has only lived here for a year, my first reaction was…well, I didn’t actually react. He messaged me on twitter and I forgot about it. But

DRAWN FROM THE CITY: Illustrations and Interviews of SF’s Best, first appeared in The Bold Italic in 2015 and ran through 2016. We at broke-assstuart.com liked them so much we asked Crystal if we could put them out again as a time capsule of SF’s creative scene during the height of the