Arts and Culture

03 Jun 2010

Broke-Ass of the Week – Jeremy Sapienza from BushwickBK

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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02 Jun 2010

Election 2010 – Meet the Candidates: Robert Retana: Superior Court Judge, Seat No. 6

It’s hard enough keeping up with one’s day to day nonsense in the great city of San Francisco, so when it comes time to cast your vote, outside of the inane commercials produced for high-profile candidates, it can be hard to find out anything about anyone else. By no means

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02 Jun 2010

Maximize Your Harvest with Bedford Stuyvesant Community Garden

So your first attempt at growing plants went well, and your pot of marigolds is growing so big you’re considering naming it “Audrey II.” But what are you going to do with your botanical pet in the winter? Or maybe you tried sprinkling pumpkin seeds in your tiny plot that

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02 Jun 2010

Thursday Night Deals on Drinks, Eats, and Other Stuff at Divisadero Art Walk

It’s been 3 months since the last Divisadero Art Walk and just over two weeks since the last set of freeloading drunkards rolled through my neighborhood at Bay to Breakers. I guess that means it’s June already, which also means that the Divisadero Art walk is back. And while Art

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02 Jun 2010

Win Tickets to See The Devil Makes Three at Southpaw

As you probably know, we’re big fans of The Devil Makes Three over here at Broke-Ass HQ.  Previously we’ve done a band interview, ticket giveaway and hyped their FREE in-store concerts.  Considering how long I’ve known these cats, I’m super proud of them.  They just played on IFC’s Dinner with

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02 Jun 2010

FREE Drinks and Snacks at Wednesday Night Photography Reception

Know what makes good photography even better? A couple FREE drinks. But you knew that already, didn’t you? Inject some culture into your post-Memorial Day weekend life (i.e. do something worthwhile to make you forget about that 19-year-old Santa Clara sophomore you made out with after losing several consecutive flip

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02 Jun 2010

Get Cultured, Bank of America-style (and it’s FREE!)

Attention Bank of America customers: Whatever beef you have with the red-white-and-blue financial institution, squash it. At least for a couple days here and there. I’m not sure how I stumbled upon this little known fact, but BoA offers its cardholders FREE admission to more than 100 museums, zoos, science

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01 Jun 2010

I’m in a Film that Won an Award – The Swagger Stagger

Remember back in February when I was in that short film the Swagger Stagger?  You know the one 4sp Films made where my friend Sayre Piotrkowski and I roll around San Francisco drinking good beer and eating food?  Well guess what?  It won an award, and I didn’t even know it was

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