San Francisco

12 Jan 2012

FREE Whiskey Lesson at Elixir Tonight

You know how you are always saying you’ve been wanting to sign up for some sort of class? Let’s face it – whether it be a French,  a cooking or a sewing class, you always seem to flake. Maybe it turns out the class is too time consuming, or maybe

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12 Jan 2012

BA of the Week – Academic Editor Kate Garklavs

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.

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11 Jan 2012

Delicious Dim Sum Deals

The other morning I was in the Inner Richmond and stopped in for some delicious Chinese pastries at Good Luck Dim Sumon Clement. The smell of these baked, steamed and fried little dumplings was out of control. There was a super long line of locals patiently waiting for their breakfast

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09 Jan 2012

$1 Hooch for the Cheap and Sleazy Tuesday at The Edge

For those unfamiliar with the Edge, it’s the last bar on the western edge of the Castro. One of the bars recently bought and renovated by the guys that own QBar (as is soon to happen over at the Midnight Sun down the street) it’s mostly known for beer busts

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06 Jan 2012

Flashback Films in Berkeley

Although I call myself a film buff, I could lose a lot of credibility considering there are some “classics” I’ve never seen. Let’s just say one that I haven’t seen rhymes with “Pasablanca”. I call myself a comedy nerd but I’ve never seen a certain Monty Python movie about someone

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05 Jan 2012

Brass Tax First Fridays at Amnesia

In case you didn’t have enough fun on New Year’s Day at Supper of Survivors, don’t worry – there is more Brass Tax-ness in the air. Join BTx residents Mace, JoeJoe, and DingDong for Brass Tax First Friday’s at Amnesia. The small club in the Mission will surely be packed

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05 Jan 2012

The Cycle Resumes: Bike Party’s Birthday

I know I write a lot about bike-related events. There are obvious reasons – bikes are THE environmentally-sound and fast way to get around, they provide good exercise even if your bottom gets abnormally large and triangular as a result, and they’re inexpensive-ish and fun to trick out – but

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04 Jan 2012

The Sycamore: Your Neighborhood Mission Bar

There’s something special about local, corner bars. I’m not sure why that fact that they are situated on a corner makes them feel cooler – but the Sycamore in the Mission definitely has that cozy, neighborhood feel. The Sycamore is a great gastropub that seves awesome food and some good

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