This Golden Hydrant Saved The Mission
By Caleb Pershan The real devastation of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as history buffs never tire of noting, didn’...
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Why I Changed My Name to Poopy Lickles
By JMilliken One night during the summer of 1990, my friend and I were on our way to a house...
Photos: Dolores Park PDA, Up Close & Personal
Anyone who’s spent some time in Dolores Park has probably seen couples making out in varying degrees of exhibitionism....
Why Pizza Sucks in San Francisco
By Molly Storm Jackson The Bold Italic is a not-for-profit media organization, and we publish first-person perspectives about San Francisco...
Watch This Video Love Letter to SF
This video by Brian Emerick is the kind of thing that makes you go, “Oh yeah, I’m incredibly lucky to live in this crazy place.” Emerick compiled one second-long shots of his life in San...
Mission Chinese Food Takes a Stand on MSG
The hubbub that all began when an angry SO Restaurant chef closed up shop in a huff and posted signs...
CityLab: More Cities Will Look Like LA in the Future
By Gregory Han The second annual CityLab — a two-day summit on the principles and policies defining the cities of the...
If Dolores Park Had a Menu
Kicking back at Dolores Park is an SF institution, and with this weekend’s weather, it’s almost mandatory. We...
A Startup Trying to Solve the TL Food Problem
It might be easier to get trendy cocktails in the Tenderloin these days, but you’d still be hard pressed...
NSFW: Nude Games at Baker Beach This Saturday
By Peter Lawrence Kane Earlier this year, 18 people got together at the beach to play some volleyball, hurl some...
What Was It Like to Live through the ’89 Quake?
San Francisco-based illustrator (and TBI contributor) Jenifer Wofford contacted us about a cool new project she’s working on called...
SF’s Weirdo Seasons Are Not “Indian Summers”
Everyone in San Francisco has been waiting for the Indian summer to kick in and this week’s high temps...