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26 Sep 2011

Broke-Ass (Gourmet) of the Week – Gabi Moskowitz

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not.

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
26 Sep 2011

Get Thai’d’ Up at Pad Thai

I went to this place called Pad Thai in Bernal Heights last Monday night. My roommate Heddy took me there. It was kinda way out there, but it pretty much hit the spot and was hella cheap. We had three dishes and beers for about $30. Perfect. We didn’t do

Heidi Smith - The Ultimate Scavenger 0
26 Sep 2011

Chrome Giveaway: Win a Pair of New ‘All City’ Kicks!

With stores in San Fran, NYC, and Chicago, Chrome has decided to pair up with BAS for a nationwide giveaway. The most expert broke-asses know that whatever the price, an item has to give you a bang for your buck, and that’s what Chrome is all about. According to their

Tiara Francis - NY Know-it-all 0
25 Sep 2011

DIY Cold Remedies

Sore throat, congestion, a cough that sounds dangerously whooping, and more phlegm than you can shake a stick at comprise my current state of existence. I’ve basically been dying since Monday, but I’m using all my energy to emerge from a mountain of used tissues and Halls wrappers and help those

Sarah M. Smart - Red-Light Special 0
25 Sep 2011

FREE Opera at AT&T Park this Weekend

While it appears that our Giants will not be playing into October this season, you can enjoy that beautiful ballpark by the bay for FREE this weekend.  I have attempted to get into Opera, and by attempted I mean I have fallen asleep at an Opera performance at least twice,

Hugh Hunter - Economical Essayist 0
25 Sep 2011

FREE Polk Street Blues Festival

Generally speaking Polk Street is a great location for food and drink. Today you can come out and enjoy just that, but with a little music as well. Today, upper Polk Street will be playing host to the 2nd Annual Polk Street Blues Festival. There will be two main stages

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25 Sep 2011

No Joke, the Golden Mall is the Shit!

It’s in situations like this I wonder what the point of writing is. I mean, that gap between understanding and the words that I’m writing is so vass! I will attempt to be as detailed and as clear as possible, but I know that I will never be able express

Bobby Rich - Affordable Aficionado 0
23 Sep 2011

47th Annual Big Book Sale

At last year’s ABBS (Annual Big Book Sale, put on by the San Francisco Public Library), I was able snag a copy of Henry Miller’s “Tropic of Cancer,” whose scarlet cover and infamously graphic sex scenes both warranted me countless raised eyebrows on the bus. It’s a great book. But

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