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ZOMG The Meatball Shop ZOMG
Anytime a friend asks me if I want to meet up for dinner, I instantly start racking my brain trying to find a place that’s cheap, but not so cheap that it’s obvious that I only suggested it because of its obvious cheap factor. This excludes places with counter service,

Get Cultured Outdoors – Shakespeare in the Park
You can tell summer has finally reached the foggy ole city by the bay when Billy Shakespeare and his crew roll into town. Starting today and running through Sunday, September 26th, the professional theater troupe will be performing ‘œTwo Men of Verona’ for FREE!!! This version of the comedy is

Parked: FREE Food Truck Festival at Governor’s Island
As much as I love retreating to Governor’s Island during the summer, I must say their food situation over there is pretty shaky. Last time I went, my travel buddy ordered a gyro from the lone Greek food truck that substituted tzatziki or “white sauce” for drippy ranch dressing. It

Hard French Back at El Rio to Fulfill Your Cheap Booze & BBQ Needs
Hard French, the fabulous Saturday afternoon soul music dance party extravaganza at El Rio, is back, and this edition is probably gonna be the best one because, one, HELLO, it’s Labor Day weekend and everyone is looking to get shitfaced, so you know it’s ON, and two, courtesy of Room

Informercial Products That Might Save You Money, OR, Be Completely Worthless
Thank god my phone is never handy when any of these air on TV, because otherwise my apartment would literally be full of infomercial purchases. My path toward acquiring this crap is always the same. I start out skeptical. I find the product, initially, worthless to society. ‘œWhy the hell

The Clown Theatre Festival Wants to Help You Beat Your Fear of Clowns Today
If you ever want to place a name to the that irrational fear you have of those pasty-faced, rosy-nosed people that prance around and get paid to be laughed at, it’s coulrophobia. Just for the record. Also for the record is this: The Clown Theatre Festival, which has existed in
