So last weekend I went to Oregon for the first time in my life. I know – lame, that I had never been there before and it is just the next state away. But anyways – Oregon basically kicks ass and everything is so freakin’ cheap! Here are five reasons

Tomorrow’s national “Ride Your Bike to Work Day”  is not only an easy excuse to save $4.50 commuting to work and avoid strangers’ armpits in your face on the subway for once, but a way to get some free grub in your broke little belly too! The kind folks at

As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon

Despite the cooler-than-cool loft parties and the rampant amounts of tacos, Bushwick still has yet to reach the simple livability that can be found in other spots of Brooklyn. Many of the storefronts are relegated to tiny little alcoves and they can be few and far between. While coffee has

Ok, so I just got back from Spain two days ago and while my body is technically here, it’s still tuned to a time zone nine hours in the future and a lifestyle where I party till 5am each night.  I’m all out of sorts and not at all tapped

We here at Broke-Ass Stuart have featured Don’t Touch Me There a whopping total of five times over the past year. This offers up a number of possible explanations. It is, for example, possible that BAS, conscious connoisseur of all things comedic and sharp, sees a certain artistic strength and emotional maturity in

Four Barrel is turning 2 on Monday and like every good party for a two-year old there will be a petting zoo (wha?), photo booth, cake, and coffee! From their twitter feed: “We just booked a pony for the kiddies. Seriously. 12-2 on Monday, along with cake, free drinks all

I remember hearing about this at some point over the weekend during some late night Jameson induced talkathon.  I clearly forgot about it afterwards but luckily a regular reader named Kate just dropped me the 411. Ha!  Remember pagers and all the little codes we used like 411 and 143

I prefer taurine (mmm, organic bile acid) to caffeine, but I know there are a lot of you people out there so I saw this and thought “Hey, I bet people who actually make a declarable income could use this”.  Poached from the good folks at FreeNYC.net