Explore Downtown SF’s Hidden Public Spaces With This App
We here at The Bold Italic are big fans of city exploration, so we are extremely impressed with a new app created by SPUR and the developer Escape Apps....
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San Francisco Is My Wife, New York Is My Mistress
I’m in a long-term relationship with San Francisco. She’s my childhood sweetheart, the one I’ve loved the longest. My wife, if you will. It’s not like I’ve never experienced any other city....
Handling Your Eviction Notice (Without Going Crazy or Broke)
Currently, members of the Board of Supervisors and even the mayor are stepping in to try and help residents stay in the city....
Dave Eggers, The Circle and Why I’m Leaving the Bay Area
I can’t tell you definitively what brought me to San Francisco seven years ago. I mean, graduate school, but why did I apply to San Francisco State?...
Who Actually Grew Up in San Francisco?
San Francisco has often been called a transient city, a destination for young creative types and techies before they bounce off to places unknown....
Sens Restaurant Celebrates 6 Years In SF
What better way to celebrate years of stunning views and amazing food than throwing an epic anniversary party?...
Hell is Moving Back in with Your Parents
You spend all that time on life’s side streets and byways, hoping never to find yourself back where you came from, and then before you know it, you’re dripping hot sweat onto the steering wheel of a perpetually dank Subaru Outback in the heart of the San Fernando Valley…...
Everyone Thinks I’m Gay (But I’m Not)
As a kid, I talked with a lisp and hated sports, and I preferred to sing and study....
25 Costumes You’ll Definitely See This Halloween
It’s that time of year again. Time to dress as inappropriately as you want and drink all the silly pumpkin ales you can stomach....
Who Knew: Why Aren’t Bikes Allowed on the First BART Car?
There is a reason the first car is off limits to bikes, and it is not arbitrary....
A Guide to San Francisco Architecture
What type of house do you live in?...
Which State Do You Really Belong In?
Back in the days of the pioneers, those who traveled West were the ones who had “open, curious, flexible temperaments.” These days, the people who score the highest on the personality tests are most likely to migrate and settle into cosmopolitan areas....