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Act like a local! Use Localmind to find the best places, on the go, in real time
You don’t find the hidden places by the sticking to the well-traveled routes. Skirt the tour buses, shoot past lines, and discover the best spots by asking the locals directly!

Spectacular Spicy Chicken at Chino’s Taqueria
Chino’s and I have a relationship that most just won’t understand. You see when I was a simple skater-kid from Marin county Chino’s introduced me to my first real burrito sending me on a wonderful tortilla wrapped odyssey.

How to Be a New Age Freak on a Budget
Confession: I’m one spiritual lady. As a vegetarian/proud Leo-with-a-Leo-rising/Berkeley girl whose step-mom is a psychic, I’ve downward-dogged with the best of ‘em. When I’m not frantically phoning my second mom to find out why that Scorpio I went out with hasn’t called, I’m reading about 2012, attempting to understand Qigong, or

DIY: Make Your Own Key Rack
My friend Kat has a theory that there are two kinds of people in the world: those who come home, set down their bags, put away their keys and hang up their coats and those who come home and drop/throw their shit wherever. Being one of the former – and

Omelettes, Burgers, and Street Cred at Jimbo’s
Scene: You’re hungover in Harlem. You’re in the mood for breakfast – since breakfast is ALWAYS the first meal of the day, even at 5pm – while you’re dining partner is set on getting a burger. What do you do? A. Stand on a corner arguing until you faint from

Unleash the Geek: FREE Stargazing at the High Line Every Tuesday
Quasars. Black Holes. Distant planets, extraterrestrial life forms, and Elton John’s “Rocket Man.” Space is some deep shit, so deep that my own astronomical studies ended when I realized that I couldn’t figure out my horoscope by using the Doppler Effect. Nonetheless, astronomy has remained of interest to me, which

Tonight! SF Is Deserted; Celebrate with a Giants Game
In case you missed that memo, most of the rest of the free world is trekking out to the desert for Burning Man. This leaves the rest of us sane folks here in the city with little to do. But it also leaves tonight’s SF Giants game to attend without

I love you, but baby I’m BROKE!!!
Ahhh, to be in love… Such a beautiful thing, that is unless of course you are a broke-ass. That just adds so many complications to an already difficult though enjoyable venture. So the question is how do you navigate the mazes of the heart with an empty wallet? Do you