Today is Our Birthday. Let's Party.

Julius Caesar was famously urged to beware the Ides of March. You, on the other hand, are urged to be where the Ides of March? The Lower Haight, that's where. Because it's our freakin' birthday!

In case you've managed to miss our weeklong promotional drumbeat, today is Haighteration's one-year birthday -- and to celebrate, we've organized a day of deals and discounts around the neighborhood! Mention Haighteration at any of the more than 40 local shops, bars, and restaurants in the Lower Haight, and get yourself all kinds of freebies and markdowns. Check here for the full list. We're talking discounts on everything from gifts to haircuts to t-shirts to pet supplies to chicken tikka masala. Plus, free consumables like panini, coffee, prosecco, french fries, wontons, sake, and beer. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

• If you're free between 4pm and 6pm today, be sure to pop into the neighborhood's newest restaurant, Greenburger's, as they open their doors for a special sneak preview for Haighteration readers!
• You've been asking for 'em -- well, some of you, anyway -- and today, for the first time ever, a very limited number of Haighteration t-shirts will finally be available for purchase at Merch!
• And get ready to taste the coldest beer you've ever had, as Three Twins slings the hoptastic magic of Pliny the Elder ice cream, while supplies last. Plus, meet guest-scoopers Andrew and Rose from Haighteration in the 8pm hour!

It's been a great year for us here at Haighteration, and we've got some exciting plans for the months ahead. But first, let's take a quick look back. We're big into metrics, so in the spirit of transparency, here are some stats from Haighteration's first year. Stories: 468 Visits: 209,741 Pageviews: 408,344 Unique visitors: 84,462 Countries visited from: 132 Browser breakdown: Firefox: 37%, Safari: 28%, Chrome: 16%, IE: 12%, Other: 7% Most tagged topics: art (64), events (48), where in the lower haight (43), crime (35) Most viewed story: The Lower Haight of Yesteryear, Part Two Finally, we'd like to thank all our friends, family, readers, neighbors, tipsters, interviewees, Lower Haight businesses, fellow bloggers, local artists, koi fish, and feral cats for making it such a fun year. Here's to the next one!