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Get a Month of Core Power Yoga Just for Voting!
Been hustling to get out the vote? Feet cramped from knocking doors? Fingers sore from text-banking? Or maybe you just need some deep calming breaths after scrolling through Twitter. Decompress after the results come in with a FREE UNLIMITED MONTH at any Core Power Yoga location in the country. To

The Best Ways to Support Broke Artists
I am an artist, a writer mostly, and the writing work I do is sporadic, piecemeal, and varies widely in payscale from client to client. In the beginning, I did a lot of writing unpaid, you know, for “exposure” and while it did pad my resume, it did not feed me

Fashion Trends New Yorkers Can’t Seem to Stop Talking About
New York City is the capital of fashion in America, and New Yorkers can’t seem to stop talking about the colorful plaids and innovations in sustainable fashion that have hit the runway, from small to large lines. New sustainable fashion stores by major retailers have also sprung up this year,

What the Rise of Holistic Health Care Means for You
Consumers have a whole host of health treatments available today. However, more and more are choosing non-invasive, holistic health options to help everything from depression and anxiety to the common cold. Holistic health continues to rise in popularity. Here are a few of the reasons millennial consumers are choosing non-invasive

Best Dates for Plant Nerds in the East Bay
Since we live in California, we have TWO prime planting seasons – Spring (duh) and the second right after the first rain in the Fall…which is now! This means that every nursery is booming with autumnal cuteness – and it’s the best time for you to ask out that cute plant nerd you know and adore.

New Development Threatens Archimedes Banya & Hunters Point
I was just sent the following information about a new development that is supposed to be going into Hunters Point. Archimedes Banya is a Russian bathhouse that has been around since 1970 but who serves all members of the community.

Get a “Viva la Tamale Lady” shirt
As you read the other week, my friend Virginia Ramos, aka The Tamale Lady, passed away recently. She was an incredible part of the community and saved many many many of us from ourselves on late drunk nights. She was giver of good advice and even better hugs. In honor

Why You’re Never Too Old for a Birthday Party
Sweet 16 and Thirsty Thursday Twenty-Firsty have both passed, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t celebrate your birthday now that you’re “over the hill.” Age is just a number, after all, and maybe you still want to go down the slide in your double digits. Here are 11 ways