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06 May 2011

“Mount Diablo” is Spanish for “Sore Thighs and Beautiful Views”

Looking to escape into the wild for just one day? In need of an excellent lower body workout? Wanna chill and eat sandwiches on top of a mountain? At Mount Diablo State Park, you can do all three, and it’s only a cheap day trip away! The park, located just

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17 Feb 2011

East Bay Unwrapped: Berkeley Marina

THREE kites? Show off! Spring has almost sprung in the Bay Area, and you know what that means: prepare to fight for a plot on the beer-soaked, bohemian-smattered lawn of Dolores Park.  But it doesn’t have to be so.  Why not reconnect with nature in the beautiful and boundless Berkeley

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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
28 Feb 2010

Super Cheap Wine Tasting in Livermore

So it’s a Sunday, you want to get your day drink on in Dolores Park, but it’s the end of February and the weather is fucking apocalyptic.  I’m over this devil rain that doesn’t come down on you, it comes across at you, like all horizontal and shit.  Anyway, you

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17 Aug 2009

Dolores Park Etiquette – Part 3 – Gay Beach

Welcome to the third and final installment of our series on Dolores Park Etiquette.  The first one was General Guidelines, while the second was on Hipster Hill.  This time we’re focusing on Gay Beach. Prairie P’s and Q’s Ah, the verdant, pastoral southern slopes of Dolores, crested by sweet magnolias!

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05 Aug 2009

Broke and (Ridin’) Nerdy: Comic Books on the Cheap

It’s tough to be a nerd in 2009.   There’s more broke to go around than there has been since the Joads went on a drought-precipitated journey.  And comic books don’t come cheap.  Especially if you, like me, prefer the more substantial reads that trade paperbacks provide.  A trade paperback is

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