Lucky 13

A Poem for Noah Tao
I’m wearing my Lucky 13 shirt with the legendary logo of that ornery cat But this time the cat’s face is half covered with a bandana that says 2020 on it like it’s warning you to stay away Noah made sure I got this shirt because he knew how much

Lucky 13 is Finally Actually Closing for Good
Update: Martin Kraenkel who managed Lucky for 25 years had this to say, “It sucks to go out like this way. We always knew this was coming, but I would’ve loved to have a big blowout. Instead we’re closing down during COVID. I can’t even take the staff out to

100 Best Cheap Eats in the Bay Area
This list of great places to eat in the Bay Area will leave you smiling and probably drooling. All these joints are incredibly well priced, locally owned, delicious, and serving takeout in 2020. Check their links for store hours, menus, and ordering info, because things are always changing these days,

Doc’s Clock Sign Lighting Celebration
Now that the beloved Mission Street dive has settled into its new digs, they are welcoming everyone over to celebrate the lighting of their newly restored marquee. As you may remember there was a bit of trouble getting the famous Doc’s Clock sign moved to their new location, but after a

Thankfully, There’s a “Bad Friday” Pub Crawl with Pranqster Beer
April 1st is National PranQster Day! Full of fun shenanigans, it’s the only holiday of it’s kind! However this year it falls on a Sunday – Easter Sunday – so the folks at North Coast Brewing Co. have decided to hold their annual “PranQster Crawl” on Friday night, March 30th.

It’s Official Lucky 13 to Become 27 Condos
In 2015 we reported that there were plans to replace legendary San Francisco dive bar Lucky 13 with condos. At the time it was more of an open ended concept; sometime in the future condos would be put there. Unfortunately that date is now here. Yesterday SocketSite reported that a

Plans To Replace Lucky 13 With More Condos
Lucky 13, a bar full of good beers on tap, artistic murals, punk rock posters, free popcorn, and well lubricated locals is under threat in the Upper Market corridor (2140 Market Street). Plans to bulldoze the beloved bar were submitted to the SF Planning Department by the Forum Design Group LLC in

Full Disclosure: I’ve Hooked Up With My Friends
San Francisco is an awfully, awfully funny place when it comes to dating. There is an intrinsic casualness and quirk to the city as a whole – one that manifests itself in everything from startups that entice employees with their “Whiskey Fridays” to how we celebrate Easter. So it’s no

Broke-Ass of the Week – Jay H.
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. Wanna be a Broke-Ass of the Week? Holler at us here and we’ll send you the questionnaire. Our Broke-Ass of the Week this