Ah…cycling over the Golden Gate Bridge. Threading tourists with selfie sticks and jersey-strapped cyclists over the Pacific Ocean is sort of like if Tron lit up a Fisherman’s Wharf suspended a mile in the sky. Antony and I, on our own fancy-ish bikes with far less dynamic threads, didn’t mind

What we call ‘parklets’ are not really parklets, because San Francisco parklets existed long before COVID-19 way back in 2011. Those fabulous outdoor dining booths borne of the COVID era are technically called “Shared Spaces,” and they are now a permanent fixture of our streets and sidewalks. The Chronicle reports

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

On the heels of Monday morning’s announcement that California has lifted its stay-at-home orders, Mayor London Breed just announced Monday afternoon that outdoor dining can resume on Thursday, January 28. She also added that hair salons and nail salons can also resume indoor business Thursday, as long as mask and

This year alone, we’ve learned that the moon has water, the atmosphere of Venus contains a chemical so difficult to synthesize that it almost certainly comes from organic life, and the U.S. Navy believes in UFOs now. Only in 2020 would these things barely make a blip, but maybe Mercury

Here’s something to be excited about: an outdoor, socially distanced, art walk is going down in North Beach tonight (9/4)! Working with the City, the folks from North Beach First Fridays have secured permits to partially close Grant Avenue and Green Street for tonight’s event from 5pm-9pm. As Romalyn Schmaltz, one of