Financial District

09 Oct 2011

Revolution in the Air at O’Hara’s

Today marks the 22nd day of the Wall St. occupation and, going there for the first time last Sunday, my third thought after watching a girl get her bike sawed in half by the cops for standing on the sidewalk with it was, ‘Where is the local pub where people

Bobby Rich - Affordable Aficionado 0
30 Sep 2011

The Broke Ass Secret of Schroeder’s German Restaurant

With the many upcoming sure to be drunken festivities of Oktoberfest, I thought Schroeder’s German Restaurant a fitting topic. Schroeder’s is quite the authentic German beer hall and restaurant. This place has everything from traditional German dishes for lunch and dinner to a variety of Polka bands which play from

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
01 Mar 2011

FREE Drinks Tonight for Tolerating Old Navy

Apparently $15,000 was up for grabs from Old Navy. If you missed the contest, your consolation prize is tonight’s FREE cocktail party, where we can watch the three finalists grovel before the creators of Performance Fleece. The $15,000 Old Navy Developers Challenge was cosponsored by ad agency Radium One. The

Sarah M. Smart - Red-Light Special 0
09 Feb 2011

FREE Veggies This Thursday (And All Month Long!) at Ferry Plaza Farmers Market

EATING HEALTY! My New Year’s resolution to be a healthier lady (and, in turn, gain the body of a young Cindy Crawford) is going pretty well.  I joined a CSA, started chewing Trident Tropical Twist (the best gum in the world) instead of chocolate-covered pretzels while watching my beloved Hoarders,

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
26 Nov 2010

Poon Can Fix Anything

When I was in New York a few weeks ago, I stopped by a Soho boutique called In God We Trust and made what I consider to be my best jewelry purchase to date: a brass necklace that has “kiss me where I pee” inscribed in pretty little cursive on

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0
28 Oct 2010

FREE Halloween Is Happening Night at Trinity Church Friday

Home to the ghosts of famous old people like Alexander Hamilton, John Jacob Astor, and Eliza Jumel–a prostitute who later became the richest woman in America and wife to Aaron Burr in a colonial-style “Pretty Woman”–The Trinity Church has been a resting place for our city’s finest since 1687 and

Jill S. 0
10 Oct 2010

Credo’s Happy Hour Philosophy: Let’s Start at 2:30!

I’ve been to Credo in the Financial District a total of exactly one time.  As a broke-ass, I’m not in the habit of spending half my monthly rent on a Wednesday night dinner, but I had gotten my hands on a Groupon for Credo, which I only bought because I

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
15 Sep 2010

SF Weekly’s $10 All-You-Can-Drink Happy Hour Tonight — Part Deux

A few weeks ago, SF Weekly sponsored this awesome happy hour event at The Irish Bank where for only $10, you could pound all the Widmer Hefeweizen and Drifter you and your buddies could handle for two hours. Understandably, not all of you were able to make it out for this.

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0