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Anchor Brewing is Shutting Down
Ugh…this one hurts. After 127 years, San Francisco’s most famous brewery is closing down. The Chronicle broke the news Wednesday morning and now dear reader, it’s my sad duty to share the news with you. Founded in 1896, Anchor Brewing was America’s first craft brewery. By 1965 the brewery was about

The Best Bay Area Events for 7/11-7/17
By Jerucifer, Arts & Events Editor Words cannot express how rad this week is gonna be! We’ve got more festivals coming up (hell yeah, summer!), art shows, concerts and so much more. Here’s what I’m most excited about for the week of 7/11.. Our Partners’ Events Finesse Mitchell 7/14-7/15 | Cobb’s Comedy

How Is San Jose The Most Expensive Major City In The United States?
I want to get this out of the way: I don’t hate San Jose. The ‘Capital of Silicon Valley’ has plenty of cool things going for it. Can I name them? No. But I’ve been told that there are certainly things in San Jose. I haven’t spent a ton of

How Richmond Went From Murder Capital To Progressive Success Story
When you think of Richmond, California, what do you think of? Most people think of violent crime, poverty and pollution. But there’s a lot more to the City of ‘Pride and Purpose’ than negative headlines. In the last 10 years, Richmond’s reduction in homicides and other violent crimes is nothing

Longtime San Francisco Skater Cites Police for Dolores Hill Bomb Fallout
BY JOE SCIARRILLO Saturday’s Dolores Hill Bomb, in my experience as someone at the event, boiled down to SFPD and prominent city officials co-opting a grass-roots skater gathering. Over 60 SFPD officers, dozens in riot gear brandishing batons and guns, blocked Dolores Street in the afternoon to prevent youth from

Legendary Artist Amos Goldbaum Has Designed a Limited Edition BAS Shirt!
I’m SOOO excited to announce the release of this rad new shirt. The legendary San Francisco artist Amos Goldbaum put a lot of thought and effort into creating something that reflects the weird and wonderful things we do at BrokeAssStuart.com. We worked with him to come up with is this

Les Misérables Strikes a Chord with Heartfelt Performances & Powerful Ballads
Les Miserables returns to San Francisco on gossamer wings of memorable songs and unrequited love. The Orpheum Theater was lit up on July 6th for opening night with canon fire and young men singing the songs of angry men.