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Treasure Island Music Festival Cancelled…Possibly Forever
Treasure Island Music Festival was always one of my favorite weekends of the year. The fest was small and manageable; you got to see all your friends and all the bands you wanted, without running back and forth for miles. And the music was SO good. Over the years headliners

Hart Island: The Little Known Place Where NYC’s Nameless & Penniless are Buried
BY HANNAH HARKNESS Why the hell don’t more New Yorkers know about Hart Island? There is an island off the coast of the Bronx that currently serves as NYC’s potter’s field-a site where unclaimed dead are buried. There are over a million bodies buried here. Some unclaimed dead such as

10 Lottery Stories That Prove Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness
Playing the lottery — whether a scratch-off ticket or multinumber drawing — is exciting. You never know if you might win big. If you do, what would you do with the money? Perhaps buy a new car, pay off your mortgage or go back to school? When you win, it’s

Need A Pet Sitter? Check Out Guardian Angel!
For anyone who has pets, the toughest part about traveling is finding someone to look after your furry or feathered loved one. That’s where Mike Kelly of Guardian Angel Pet Sitters comes in. For over 20 years San Franciscans have been turning to him to take care of their animals while they are away.

Environmental Activist Refuses To Take Cold Shoulder From Athleta
You know when you were a kid and you’d stand there with the refrigerator open, gawking slack-jawed to see if any tasty snacks had appeared since five minutes ago when you did the same thing? Then your mom would yell at you for the tenth time already to close the

Activists Held a Block Party to Abolish ICE. The Cops Raided It.
The actions being perpetrated by ICE are unconscionable. The Trump Administration’s policies of “zero tolerance” and “family separation” are pure evil. How these people sleep at night is beyond my comprehension. I’m not the only one who feels that way. Hundreds of thousands of people across the country have protested

Hooray! The New Oakland Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the Oakland Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore Oakland than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing, you get 26 beers at 26 bars for $40. It honestly doesn’t get much better than that. How does the Oakland Beer Passport work? I’m glad you asked.