Fun fact: Saturday is both National Milk Chocolate Day and Soulja Boy’s birthday. (Also: World Hepatitis Day. Pick your poison.) Here’s how to celebrate:
Down at Lulu’s Dollar Sale
National retail sales dropped for the third consecutive month in June, raising economists’ concerns as retailers figure out how to get people to let go of their cash. Here’s one way: Slash prices. That’s what vintage and used clothing store Down at Lulu’s will do on Sunday, July 29, during its annual dollar sale. Pick up high-waisted denim shorts from the Eighties, colorful cropped tank tops, or a snazzy satiny Seventies disco dress at the pink-walled boutique, which just celebrated its sixth year of existence — no small feat these days. Not everything will cost a dollar; there will be a $10 rack and a $5 rack in addition to the dollar bin — but those prices are still dirt-cheap compared to the average vintage store. Also: free doughnuts! Noon-7 p.m. 510-601-0964 or Facebook.com/downatlulus — Kathleen Richards
Fiona Apple: Prolific self-eviscerator Five words: All-you-can-eat chicken Freedom chicken!
