Castro Halloween’s triumphant and low-key return made us smile
To our eyes, it felt like a regular Halloween weekend in our city’s queerest neighborhood....
Saul SugarmanAuthor of 135 Articles
Saul Sugarman is editor in chief and owner of The Bold Italic. He lives in San Francisco.
P!nk feels adopted by San Francisco lesbians
She’s also thankful some SF lesbian bars have closed — “Thank God,” she said during her recent performance at Chase Center....
Castro Street Fair is a testament to Harvey Milk’s legacy
The 49th-annual street fair brought us all the sun and smiles we needed as San Francisco heads into autumn....
Sunset Night Market draws thousands to San Francisco’s outer avenues
Three blocks in our oft-sleepy district transformed into a bustling street bazaar with lots of activities and nearly 10,000 people....
Why Foo Fighters still holds my heart after 20 years of seeing them
Foo Fighters took my first-concert cherry 20 years ago, and I loved them just as much at Outside Lands 2023....
I saw Les Misérables for the very first time, and it was just okay
Saul Sugarman describes why this revered musical felt a little “meh” in his initial viewing in San Francisco....
We rented a vintage San Francisco streetcar — then got trashed on it
You can play music, drink booze and party it up on San Francisco’s most iconic trolleys. Here’s how we did it....
Why prom still matters to me as an aging gay Millennial
A time-honored rite of passage has stuck with me long past high school graduation....
The best places to poop in San Francisco
These are some primo spots to drop a deuce if you can’t wait to get home to do it....
Saul goes to Saul’s: A Jewish deli adventure in Berkeley
I discovered hard-to-find good Jewish food in the Bay Area....
Rest in Power, Heklina
The national queer community and San Francisco residents mourn the loss of local drag icon...
Yes, San Francisco: We’re still reading paper
I remember visiting a San Francisco bookstore for the first time as a teenager. The crowded shelves, the creaking floorboards,...