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21 Aug 2024

This Chinatown Snack Shop Has the Wild KitKat Flavors You’ve Never Tried

The edge of Chinatown and North Beach, where Columbus and Grant avenues meet like two mighty rivers, is one of the most dynamic liminal zones in San Francisco. Few locals spend good time at this dueling precipice, but consider just one block. Sam’s Burgers, Anthony Bourdain’s favorite late-night burger in

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10 Aug 2023

Lighting Up North Beach: Those Guys Present Films With Friends

On the third Wednesday of every month this year, from June through November, Those Guys transform North Beach into the scene of a film festival. Bars, cafes, alleyways, and other sites become screening rooms, for the kinds of films you probably never saw before. Indie productions, experimental ones, old cartoons,

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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

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20 Jun 2022

The Best Patios in San Francisco to Drink Beer

Well, you’re in luck because here’s a list of amazing patios in SF

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11 Jun 2021

Magic Lantern Film Series on Kerouac Alley: A Night of Cacophony

As North Beach awakens from its pandemic hibernation, Magic Lantern film events return to Kerouac Alley.  Lights, tables, chairs, and a screen transform this narrow street, between Vesuvio and City Lights, into a mesmerizing outdoor theater. On June 16th, filmmaker Steve Mobia and culture-jamming icon John Law—both survivors of the

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30 Jul 2018

Patron of the Week: Finny Balboa

I love any opportunity to support the folks who support me, which is why I’m so excited to be doing this Patron of the Week series. From art to activism to non-profits, so many of the people who support Broke-Ass Stuart on Patreon do really wonderful things. And this is

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24 Jul 2017

A Hella Moody Guide to Touring San Francisco

OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY BENDER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE BADASS. DROP BY AND MAKE SOME BAD DECISIONS WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE! Some days suck and you also happen to have them off work. Binge watching Netflix is always a valid option, but if your legs are feeling as restless as your soul try

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06 Jun 2017

The Best of San Francisco Tourism on the Cheap

Screw the played out stuff, here is what you really want to do in San Francisco

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27 Apr 2016

10 San Francisco Bars that Open at 6am

Sometimes you just don’t want the party to end. You’ve been up all night dancing, drinking, drugging, doing the deed, and suddenly it’s 6am and you’re like, “Damn, I bet I’m in perfect condition to be out in public and in a drinking establishment.”

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