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City

Zara’s 2016-17 fall/winter sale has begun online and in-stores!

It happened. As we predicted, the 2016-17 Fall/Winter Zara sale and markdown extravaganza started the day after Christmas.

By stuart

December 27, 2016December 29, 2016

City Tech

8 Getaround tips to make the service optimal by saving you money and time

Getaround is basically an Airbnb for car owners. Unlike Lyft or Uber, where the owners actually chauffeur you around, Getaround is a person-to-person carsharing service that allows owners to make their personal cars available to rent.

By stuart

December 26, 2016August 6, 2018

City

Will Zara’s 2016 winter sale come right after Christmas?

If the last two years (2014 and 2015) are any suggestion as to when Zara will hold their 2016 fall/winter sale, then we can expect their first markdowns to come after Christmas.

By stuart

December 25, 2016December 29, 2016

Food

How much more food do Americans eat on Super Bowl Sunday?

There’s a few common things that makes holiday events similar to one another. Usually, there’s the gathering of friends and family. Another common point is also a big differentiation and that’s the type of food that’s consumed during those holidays.

By Benjamin Rose

December 21, 2016February 23, 2017

New York Queer

Whoa! All David Barton gym locations have suddenly closed in NYC

Did all the David Barton gyms close? Unfortunately yes, the popular gym has closed all their locations in New York City.

By stuart

December 21, 2016December 22, 2016

Food

The sweetgreen promo code good for $3 off sweetgreen

Despite a pre-diabetes diagnosis in 2009 and spending over a decade in California, if you had suggested that I have salad for a meal even three years ago, I would have scoffed at you and ended our friendship.

By stuart

December 19, 2016December 20, 2016

Travel

How many days in Macau? 1-2 days should be enough for most

Who I am as a traveler, I prefer a good mix of culture and history, food and shopping, as well as being a little touristy. I’m also decently traveled, and though not willing to spend a ton of money on hotels, I’m open to spending on new experiences and adventures.

By stuart

December 14, 2016December 15, 2016

City

Sweetgreen continues West Coast-expansion with Brentwood location

Sweetgreen continues to expand into California announcing on their website that they’ll be “Opening Soon” in Brentwood.

By stuart

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016

City

How to get rid of the weird “Vote for Trump” data in Google Analytics

Going through your Google Analytics recently, did you notice an odd message in the language reporting section? Not a weird langauge, but an actual sentence endorsing Donald Trump for president?

By stuart

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Video

The story behind the ‘Run Barbados’ marathon surprise finish and Facebook video

In this past weekend’s Run Barbados Marathon, a surprising video has surfaced that captured Tonya Nero of Trinidad & Tabago surpassing two competitors in a photo finish.

By stuart

December 8, 2016December 8, 2016

City Fashion

Hong Kong’s top shopping for men’s clothing and men’s fashion

In Hong Kong you’ll find plenty of high end shopping. Popular tourist malls Like IFC, Landmark, Pacific Place and Harbour City in Kowloon offer up some of the most well-known international designers in the world.

By stuart

December 5, 2016December 5, 2016

City

The Long History of Chinese Dumplings

Image: BigStock During a trip to London recently with my best friend, we found ourselves eating lunch in a restaurant in Chinatown.

By Benjamin Rose

November 30, 2016February 23, 2017

City

Is the “Deadliest Catch’s” Jake and Josh Harris part-Asian or Latino? If not, what is their race?

After watching one episode of “Deadliest Catch” I was curious to know the ethnic background and race of troublemaker Jake Harris (at least in that episode).

By stuart

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016

Food

Goodbye CBTL: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf closes all San Francisco locations

After closing their remaining location, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf no longer has a presence in San Francisco.

By stuart

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016

City

Lyft improves price estimates in their app for regular Lyft rides

Lyft always gave you the price upfront for Lyft Line rides, but with a new update to their app, they’re finally offers price estimates for all rides.

By stuart

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016

Food

The 2016 sweetgreen promo code that’ll get you $3 off

This year has been a big year for sweetgreen, all throughout 2016 the growing salad chain expanded their fast-casual footprint in big cities in the United States.

By stuart

November 13, 2016November 13, 2016

City

The Day After: Donald Trump is the next President of the United States

November 9, 2016 — Walking back home dejected last night i just couldn’t believe that Donald Trump was going to be the next president of the United States.

By stuart

November 9, 2016November 16, 2016

Food Tech

Receive a Gregorys Coffee $5 promo code for 1st time mobile app users (2020)

Are you a “Gregular“, but tired of the stamp card loyalty cards? Don’t fret, in 2017 Gregorys Coffee released their mobile app that will serve as your virtual punch card from here on out.

By stuart

October 14, 2016February 27, 2020

Food

San Francisco getting city’s first sweetgreen on Tuesday, October 11

As we reported back in August, sweetgreen is finally coming to San Francisco.

By stuart

October 7, 2016October 7, 2016

City

How many people are going to Dreamforce? (Dreamforce attendance by year)

In terms of overall attendance, Dreamforce is the world’s largest software conference and the second-largest technology conference next to CES.

By stuart

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016

Culture Money

James Holzhauer soars up the Jeopardy ranks, passes Arthur Chu in total consecutive wins

Another Jeopardy contestant is making a name for themselves. As their winnings grow, so do the amount of consecutive wins. Here’s a look at the players that have the longest winning streaks in the history of Jeopardy.

By stuart

October 5, 2016June 4, 2019

Tech

The Coffee Bean & Teaf Leaf finally releases mobile app

Listen, I love The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf but for a company with hundreds of locations internationally they really should have had a mobile app many years ago.

By stuart

September 27, 2016September 27, 2016

City

Why the New York Giants CAN win the Super Bowl this season

In a way, it has been ‘business as usual’ for the New York Giants this season despite forcing out long-term head coach Tom Coughlin at the end of the 2015 campaign.

By Benjamin Rose

September 26, 2016February 23, 2017

Culture Politics

12 historically Republican newspapers not endorsing Donald Trump in 2016

On September 24th 2016, The New York Times Editorial Board endorsed Hillary Clinton — no surprise there at all. Snoresville, right?

By stuart

September 24, 2016October 12, 2016