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‘Exposed to all the Ruins’: a Fitting End to Et Al Gallery’s Decade in Chinatown
In a small basement tucked between two convenience stores in Chinatown, there is a room filled with flowers beside walls covered in eclectic pairings of photos. It’s for the final show anyone will see at Et Al, a staple gallery in San Francisco’s Chinatown for the past eleven years.

After Nearly 30 Years, SF’s ‘Little Witchy’ Herb Store is Closing
After 29 years in San Francisco, The Scarlet Sage Herb Co. is officially closing down. On Tuesday, owner Laura Ash announced to Scarlet Sage’s 18,000 Instagram followers that it was time to hang up her broom. This comes after moving to The Fillmore District in 2023 after 28 years on

The 2024 San Francisco Independent Film Festival is Here!
The San Francisco Independent Film Festival (hereafter “SF IndieFest”) is back with its 26th edition. Running from February 8-18, 2024 principally at the Roxie Theater and online, this year’s edition features 55 short films and 35 feature films from 15 countries. SF IndieFest offerings may not be the cinematic version

Your Favorite Artists’ Guide to Game Day in San Francisco
The Big Game Day is around the corner. We all want to eat, it’s a Sunday. You got your wing spot? Need a vegan option? Not all of us care about football the same way I do but I asked some of my close friends and local legends to give

Las Vegas Mayor Says A’s Should Stay In Oakland
Whoa Nellie! Wait, wrong sport, wrong Oakland icon. Let’s go with whoa Ricky! On Tuesday leading up to the first Super Bowl being held in the once banned sports city of Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman took to the Front Office Sports Podcast on Tuesday to share her thoughts on

Why There’s No BAS Voter Guide for This Election
We are really excited to announce that BrokeAssStuart.com recently took on Independent Arts & Media as a fiscal sponsor so that anyone who wants to help support local news, arts, and culture journalism in the Bay Area, can now donate (tax-free!). Every buck donated will help us to keep covering local artists, arts non-profits,

Asia SF to Close After 26 years
After nearly 26 years, the longest-running trans cabaret show in SOMA has announced it’s planning to close its doors for the final time. Asia SF Co-owners Larry Hashbarg (72) and Skip Young plan to retire, so the two-story, all-inclusive restaurant, show, and club venue will close its doors on March