Five ways to start your new year in San Francisco
The city has an uncanny ability to unveil new experiences. San Francisco is a perpetual playground for those who know where to look....
Saul SugarmanAuthor of 164 Articles
Saul Sugarman is editor in chief and owner of The Bold Italic. He lives in San Francisco.
The Bold Italic’s top stories of 2023
Our top stories show that personal perspectives and lived experiences still have resonant, quantifiable value in the modern media landscape....
What to do in San Francisco for New Years Eve 2024
There’s tons to do in San Francisco to ring in 2024. These are my personal picks....
Where to get Chinese food this Christmas in San Francisco
If you’re forgoing the standard red-and-green twinkle lights and chopping down trees, there are plenty of places in San Francisco that will take you in Christmas Eve and Christmas Day....
So I visited the last Blockbuster on the planet, and all I got was this t-shirt
If you didn’t know: There is only one Blockbuster Video left on planet Earth. It is in Bend, Oregon, and it’s a relic of a bygone era when the country had more than 9,000 locations....
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....
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....