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Jennifer MaerzAuthor of 51 Articles
We Are a Burrito-Obsessed City
We are a burrito-obsessed city. I mean, here at The Bold Italic alone, we’ve mapped the best ones by neighborhood, thoroughly analyzed the breakfast varieties, and profiled the local champ who ate her way through 100 burritos in 100 days....
The Bold Italic is Looking for Opinionated Writers
We read the comments sections of our stories, and we know our readers have fiery, passionate opinions about San Francisco (and, ahem, some of our stories)....
After a Rough Week, a Video Postcard to Remind You Why You Stay
What the hell, San Francisco? This has been a rough week, between the way this church treats the homeless and this landlord raising the rent to an outrageous amount and this ridiculous Craiglist ad....
RIP San Francisco Artist and Cultural Icon Rex Ray
San Francisco artist and collage genius Rex Ray passed away earlier today at age 58 after a prolonged battle with cancer....
Help Big Sur’s Magical Music Venue Stick Around
There’s only one place you can see great bands like Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, TV on the Radio, Fleet Foxes, and Beach House under a cluster of Big Sur redwoods with only a few hundred other people....
Restaurant Gives Zero Sh*ts About Gluten Free, OK?
We know we can be picky eaters in San Francisco but sometimes it can be a bit much for the folks running restaurants....
The Bold Italic Now Covering Los Angeles Too
Starting this month, you’ll be seeing more Los Angeles content on The Bold Italic....
There’s Now a SF Bar That’s All ’90s, All the Time
I remember a chain of clubs called Polly Esther’s that fetishized the’70s (and a bit of the’80s) that was around when I was in my 20s....
Photo of Hayes Valley in the ’90s
Hayes Valley is definitely a neighborhood that you can say, “I remember when …” about and be referencing vastly different phases of its history....
Even Hitler Can’t Afford Rent in The Mission
Yes, housing jokes and Hitler jokes have been around forever, but this video by Matthew Ward (using the make-your-own-Hitler-video template) brings some levity to an otherwise not-funny-in-the-least situation in San Francisco....
$100 Bills Dropped Around SF by Anonymous Real Estate Magnate
This morning we got what’s probably the strangest tip ever at The Bold Italic: an anonymous person emailed in to say that they’d launched a campaign just last night where they’re hiding cash all over San Francisco, including outside our office....