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07 Nov 2022

10 Fun Facts About San Francisco You May Not Know

You think you know a lot about San Francisco? Well let’s see how many of these fun facts you already had stored in your noggin. You’re about to be so much better at SF trivia. 1. Alcatraz was the only federal prison to offer hot-water showers, supposedly to dissuade prisoners

Jenna Homen 0
20 Dec 2017

What to do in SF if You Don’t Celebrate Christmas

this city is MAGICAL on Christmas. Empty movie theaters and late-night Chinese food aside, it’s still probably one of my favorite days of the year. I love it so much. How much? Let me count the ways…

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08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

BAS Editorial Team 0
25 Apr 2017

The Best Art Parties, Street Fests & Fairs in San Francisco

There is an explosion of fun artsy events happening in San Francisco this time of year.  2 weekends of art fairs, street parties, and even an artist takeover of a hotel.   This is the time to get out there and mix it up with thousands of artists, makers, movers and shakers.  Here are the art centered

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04 Jun 2015

Free Theater This Weekend: Insane Shakespeare Musical at Yerba Buena Gardens

The theatrical event of the season is playing outdoors for free this weekend at the Yerba Buena Gardens. Taketh thine broke ass to see “Timon: The Musical – An Alfresco Musical Adventure”, a madcap, modern-day, big-budget musical production of “Timon of Athens” — roundly considered to be one of Shakespeare’s

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training 0
07 Aug 2014

Broke-Ass of the Week: The Bitchy Waiter

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.

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
04 Nov 2011

Yerba Buena Gardens: Beautiful And Entirely FREE!

San Francisco is not without its fair share of parks and open spaces. All of which are perfect for us broke asses and many of the things we love to do. One of my personal favorites is the Yerba Buena Gardens. Yerba Buena has it all – a bitchin’ view

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06 Apr 2011

FREE Admission to YBCA Galleries for College Students This Month

There’s not too many things I miss about being a student, but sometimes, you little bastards in pursuit of higher learning, it pays to have that tiny little plastic identification card.  Case in point:  This whole month, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is offering FREE entry to their

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
21 Aug 2010

No Mimes Allowed – San Francisco Mime Troupe Performance

Mimes are creepy, aint no denyin’. Good thing for all of you Metamfiezomaiophobics, the San Francisco Mime Troupe is not actually a group of mimes trying to steal your soul and haunt your dreams. As far as I can tell/have been told (from their website), the SF Mime Troupe ‘œcreates

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0