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17 Jul 2015

9 Best Places for Free STD Testing in San Francisco

Summertime is here! And that means bad sexual decisions. But you can make up for those bad decisions by doing the responsible thing and getting your bits checked for various sexually transmitted infections. We’ve listed nine of the best free STD testing clinics in San Francisco… but feel free to

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16 Jul 2015

50 Mason Social Club Unexpectedly Shutting Down This Sunday

This on the heels of the news that Virachoca is shutting down does not bode well for quirky underground live music in San Francisco.

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16 Jul 2015

A Man & His Bidet: A Coming of Age Story

This post is sponsored by the fine folks at Brondell.  The San Francisco company that makes the best bidets in the business.   This is a tale of love, betrayal and ultimate glory.  Our (not-so) young, but certainly broke and beautiful Knight, Sir Stuart, embarks on a journey to discover himself

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15 Jul 2015

Win Free Tickets to Social Studies @ GAMH!

Naming their sophomore album Developer is a bold move for the still-young band Social Studies. But it is as apt a descriptor as you’re likely to find for how the sound of this San Francisco-based five-piece has flourished, matured, and, yes, developed over the past few years. Following the release

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15 Jul 2015

San Francisco’s Mayor’s Race Needs to be More than Just a “Cakewalk”

Since I have a big, loud, obnoxious voice in The Bay Area, I figured I’d lend it to my fellow mayoral candidates who also want to see Ed Lee dethroned. Not everyone has the millions of dollars that Lee has or the reach that I do, so it’s only fair to help give them a boost. Our first one up is Amy Farah Weiss.

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15 Jul 2015

The 7 Best Rock and Roll Bars of Oakland

We give you this list, the very best of the bars sporting the hardest rock and roll attitude and aesthetic in the 510.
Guest Post By Kit Friday

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15 Jul 2015

The Nite Owl: The Lucky Penny

It’s been a fairly cold summer inside and out this year, but in  the past weeks things have warmed up slightly, albeit encased in drizzle.  I’m riding the 38-Geary out of the Tenderloin and away from Bus Station John’s frisky disc-y, the Tubesteak Connection where a gaggle of fuzzy men

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15 Jul 2015

10 Iconic Foods Invented or Perfected in New York

My best friend came to visit a few weeks ago and he had never been to New York City. I panicked as to how to fit in a full experience in just a few days. Then I realized the best way to submerge yourself in any new place is through

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