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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....

The 90s are alive and well at Madrone Art Bar

Sarah Wheeler describes why Madrone Art Bar’s 90s night feels like home in San Francisco’s cherished little party space....

“Entwined” gives San Franciscans all we want for Christmas: More lights

In Golden Gate Park, Elder Mother’s thousands of LED cubes glow in concert, flashing autumnal fire one moment and waves of pastels the next....

The annual Fillmore block party warmed my holiday spirit

I love a good block party, and the one in Fillmore on Friday was a banging good time with plenty...

Why this tapas restaurant has become a Castro institution

12 years in, familial Spanish restaurant Canela Bistro & Wine Bar has become legend in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood....

Did SantaCon get cool again?

San Francisco’s homegrown Christmas-themed flash mob bar crawl returned Saturday. Yes Virginia, there is still a SantaCon....

Drag queens sparkle on ice skates in Union Square

In a time when certain states are doubling down on drag ban debates, it’s warming to see so many family-friendly events in San Francisco for our performers....

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....