West Village

19 Jul 2011

Tonight: FREE Tacos From Google Places

Right now, you’re probably spacing out during lunch, thinking about how you don’t want to be wearing pants or that you don’t know what the hell to do with Google+. Instead, you should start thinking about a Google service that’s much easier to understand: Free tacos. Google Places is celebrating

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
16 Jul 2011

Mekong, Meal Savior

Another day, another “Shit, my friends want to go out to eat because apparently that’s what people like to do in this damn city! Oh god, they want to go to the West Village! Whyyyyyy!” situation in which I feverishly hunt for dining options that have that have that special

Jill S. 0
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
09 Jun 2011

Eat Cheap for Charity with $1 Slices and More TONIGHT

GIMME PIZZAAAAA! P-I-Z-Z-A! Even the Olsen Twins can’t resist a good slice and tonight, just $1 will get you one from NYC’s most famous pizzerias at Slice Out Hunger. Lombardi’s, DiFara’s Artichoke, Grimaldi’s John’s of Bleeker, Joe’s, and more have joined together to raise money for City Harvest, New York’s

Jill S. 0
16 Apr 2011

Happy Record Store Day

Today is the day where thousands of bespectacled music nerds (myself included) celebrate all things vinyl for National Record Store Day. More then just a music industry sales ploy, hundreds of artists have new special releases and re-releases just for the occasion. Featuring everyone from Bad Brains, Sonic Youth, Fleetwood

Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe 0
31 Oct 2010

The Corner Bistro – Cheap Beer and Burgers

When I first discovered this place, I told Paul about how I found this amazing little gem of a dive bar in the West Village that would be perfect for the book. When he asked me the name of it, and I told him it was the Corner Bistro, he

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
09 Oct 2010

Bring Wine and Get Cozy at Tartine in the West Village

BYOB makes everything more fun. Not just because you will inevitably and very easily get drunk, but because it lightens up the whole dining experience. Appetizers are suddenly possible! Dessert? Why the heck not! They’re the same price as the glass of wine you didn’t have to pay for (and

Jill S. 0
13 Sep 2010

FREE Blonde Redhead Listening Party at Le Poisson Rouge

If you’re sitting on your couch thinking “There just isn’t enough indie rock made by Italian twins and a Japanese woman,” tomorrow is your day. Blonde Redhead‘s new album, Penny Sparkle, is officially released, and there’s a FREE listening party in the gallery at Le Poisson Rouge. Based on the

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
14 Jul 2010

Swing Easy at The Garage in the West Village

Before I officially moved to The Big Apple and realized that a) a subway ride costs more than a beer in my home state Ohio b) Houston is pronounced “Howston” and c) New York State Taxes would make that part of my budget pie chart reserved for entertainment an anorexic

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