There’s a lot of reasons to like the Homestead. To begin with it looks like a genuine Victorian saloon replete with velvety wallpaper and an embossed tin ceiling.  While it’s had many different names and incarnations, it’s been a bar continuously since 1902…I think.  In addition to being a cool looking

Unlike babies in bars, which people frown upon, it is sometimes okay to have dogs in bars. Especially at Luckydog, where dogs are given free rein to sit on the stools, run all around, lick your shoes, whatever. If you’re not a dog owner, this can, at first, be a little

Even if you don’t have a wad of cash in your pocket, who says you can’t enjoy a little window shopping. Fellow Broke-Ass Anna G has already clued us into stress-free sanctity that is Franklin Ave in Greenpoint, and after making a pilgrimage myself, I have to agree with her. 

Every year, I worry my Midwestern parents by telling them I am spending the entire weekend in the dank basement of a Gristedes in Chelsea, drinking cheap beer until I either run out of money or I fall asleep. I try to explain that it’s all to see stars and

I don’t really watch a lot of cooking shows because I like to get all improvisational in the kitchen, but if you’re a fan of PBS’s Cooking Class then I’m sure you’ll be excited about tomorrow night’s Tequila Tasting event at Omnivore Books with the show’s host: Joanne Weir. For

If you’re in Union Square tomorrow night and feel a sudden wave of depression from looking at the newly opened TGI Fridays, seek refuge at Brooklyn Industries. They’re hosting Indie Music Nights on Thursday nights, with free live music from yet-to-be-announced bands, Absolut vodka cocktails and chips and salsa from

Reader Christopher Li got at me a little bit ago to help publicize the fundraiser he’s doing.  Team in Training is an organization that helps people train to run long distance races while raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Christopher has been doing a whole bunch of events

Remember those Entertainment Books from back in the day that offered a textbook size worth of sweet deals? I was forced to peddle them to my unsuspecting neighbors for various school and sports team fundraisers, where treasures like “Buy 10 dinners at Olive Garden and get the next one free”,