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10 Nov 2010

Cheap Date Night: “From Here to Eternity” at The Paramount Theatre in Oakland

A couple weeks ago I had an amazing experience — I got to go to a Sufjan Stevens show at The Paramount Theatre in Oakland.  While I wish he would have played, say, at the Fox due to his new album’s funky, dance-y nature and the Fox’s spacious general admission area,

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
18 Oct 2010

BART’S “Secret Word of the Day” Week

BART apparently is trying real hard to let the lads know she’s single and ready to mingle. Try BART Week starts Monday (today!) to entice people to think about trying BART. (Really, are there people who have lived here for an extended period of time who have been able to

Jessica Longo - Two-Bit Reporter 0
27 Jan 2024

The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
30 Jun 2010

Why the New Clipper Card is Good News for The Brokes

If you haven’t ridden any Bay Area public transit in a while (I know! It’s expensive these days, right?) you might have missed out on the billions of ads for the new one-card-to-rule-them-all transit pass system called Clipper. Apparently Clipper isn’t much more than a fancy focus-grouped version of Translink,

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
09 Jun 2010

Check Out Muni Art and Story Tent This Friday!

Hey, all you Muni lovers!  Actually, maybe that’s not the best way to start this off. Hey, all you FREE event, art and fun lovers!  Although at choice times — like when you’re late to work and those goddamn doors won’t close — you may not be the hugest fan

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
27 Oct 2009

No Fees at the Fillmore Tomorrow plus Muni Diaries Live and Drunk

Jeff Hunt from the excellent Muni Diaries just dropped me a line about their fantastic sounding event this week.  On Friday, Muni Diaries is gonna be having its second live event Muni Diaries Live! Under the Influence at The Make Out Room.  If it’s anything like the first event, there’s gonna be

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
09 May 2009

Super-Cheap Snacktime on 16th – Antojitos San Miguel

  People can often be weirded out by street grub, and the location thereof will probably make or break the decision to consume it.  That’s why it’s an especially uphill battle for Antojitos San Miguel to pull in prospective customers.  Although, they have commuters breezing by them all day and

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