The Bold Italic & SF Symphony this Thursday, June 18th
I put $500 toward free cocktails, or bubbly, or something. I actually haven't determined what. But it'll be fun....
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When Did Karl the Fog Become a Thing?
We love our mercurial weather pattern but apparently loathe its name. This wasn't always....
I spent Friday night watching Trump's name come off the Kennedy Center
C-SPAN and maybe a dozen others decided to livestream the whole thing, so I saw a lot of foot-dragging, and name calling, and of course the live chat kept everything super mature....
North Beach Is Losing Park Tavern, This Time for Good
For longtime San Franciscans, the goodbye of Park Tavern carries the weight of everything that came before it....
The Cocktail Map of San Francisco
San Francisco did not invent the cocktail, but we have spent roughly 175 years acting like we did. If a drink made this list, somebody who actually sat on the stool swears by it....
The Sunset District Was Built By An Aggressive YIMBY
The neighborhood that feels so permanent today was, in its moment, one of the most aggressive building sprees the city had ever seen....
An SF Pride guide from someone who actually goes
Here's my extensive experience with Pride that began as an insecure 30-something with a severe case of FOMO....
An Evening with The Bold Italic and SF Symphony
I'm very excited to announce The Bold Italic's first sponsored collaboration with San Francisco Symphony. June 18, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Celebrate our recently passed music director and queer icon Michael Tilson Thomas....
I love you, roommates of San Francisco!
The cool part is, we lived with a total fucking stranger and made memories....
The Ice Cream Map of San Francisco
An exhaustive, possibly unhinged guide to every ice cream shop, cart, pop-up, and restaurant extra I could find in San Francisco....
Where to Get Stoned in San Francisco
We asked San Francisco where it likes to get stoned. The city refused to pick just one, so we mapped all of them....
How to Do San Francisco Without a Car
San Francisco is seven miles by seven miles, which sounds adorable until you remember that many miles go straight up. You need shoes that won't betray you and the willingness to get gently lost....