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Heather Becker

With Facebook groups and boycott cries growing daily as a result of Bay to Breaker’s ban on alcohol, nudity, wheeled objects and floats, it’s easy to forget there are real issues here. And for Edward Sharpless, founder of the group Citizens for the Preservation of Bay2Breakers (7,798 Facebook group members, and counting), the issue involves the freedom to march his “Disco 2 Breakers” float as he did last year with 500 friends while also having the resources to nicely clean up afterward.

01/29/0911:49 am

7 Recession-Proof Ski Deals

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1. Sierra at Tahoe

Sierra’s 3-Pak lift ticket deal saves you $20 a ticket and limiting blackout date frustration. With February being Boeger wine tasting month—complete with free tasting Thursday’s from 3-4pm—we wouldn’t blame you for taking a mid-week sick day.

2. Northstar at Tahoe

06/17/081:52 pm

Rockin' a Hard Place: The TenderNob is Thriving

Still as gritty as ever, the TenderNob is thriving.

Still as gritty as ever, the TenderNob is thriving.

Anchored by a stretch of Geary just west of the historic A.C.T. and Curran theaters, the blocks where the seedy Tenderloin and tony Nob Hill merge have seen a dozen new bars, restaurants and shops open their doors in the past few years.