Photos: Gay SF in the ’70s Was a Lot Cooler Than the Gay SF of “Looking” — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Jeremy Lybarger In the late ’70s, a San Francisco photographer named Hal Fischer published two books about gay life...
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Muni May Be Slow, Late, and Crowded, But There’s One Thing It Does Well
By Ann-Marie Alcántara While Muni is generally a zero chill zone that we love to gripe about, it turns out...
Why I Love Living in Los Feliz — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
The name has been debated, but anyone who took a high school Spanish class knows Los Feliz is pronounced fey-leece....
A Never Nude’s Guide to Northern California Hot Springs
By Garrick Ramirez A weekend escape to a local hot springs is a quintessential Northern California experience. Occupying a cosmic...
New Documentary Slams Yelp For Being a “Bully” — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
Yelp gets zero stars in an upcoming documentary by local filmmaker Kaylie Milliken. Her film, Billion Dollar Bully (which is...
Good News for People Who Like to Get Drunk — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Margaux Poupard Partying like an astronaut just got one step closer to becoming reality. On Tuesday, the Alcohol and...
Condos Razed To Make Room For Dive Bar — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
March 12, 2025 — San Francisco Today reporters learned that a beloved set of high rise condos in The Mission will...
The Greatest Karaoke List Ever is Coming to SF For One Night Only — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Peter Lawrence Kane I’m a huge, huge karaoke fan. Not the kind of karaoke where somebody rents a...
What The Breakfast Club Would Look Like in SF — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Molly Sanchez This year marks the 30th anniversary of John Hughes’ classic film The Breakfast Club. The movie was...
Touring the Tasty Russian & Armenian Goodies at Royal Market & Bakery — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
Deep within San Francisco’s Richmond District stands an unassuming gem of a grocer. Looking at it from the outside,...
This Is What a Quarter-Life Crisis Feels Like
I was recently hit with a twofer on the eve of my 27th birthday: my boyfriend broke up with me, and soon after, I was unexpectedly laid off from my job....
Free Online Cards Against Humanity is Your Newest Afternoon Distraction
By Ann-Marie Alcántara If you’re slumped at your desk right now nursing an afternoon coffee and wishing you had...