The Tragedies of (Literally) Living in a Closet
By Jules Suzdaltsev. Illustrated by Juan Leguizamon. It’s about time I come out of the closet. Sorry, maybe I...
The MissionA collection of 122 posts
Will New Urinals Help the Dolores Park Pee Problem?
By Margaux Poupard It’s hardly a secret that when the weather’s nice, you can find a lot of...
Let’s Improve 16th and Mission Without Making It Suck — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Noah Sanders For the past five years, my daily commute has taken me on the notorious stretch of Mission...
Elbo Room Is Not Closing — You Can Stop Sharing That News — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Sarah Han Last week some local bad news hit the internets: Real estate blog Socketsite posted that the owners...
Watch This If You Love Dirty Old Bars — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Jennifer Maerz It’s fine to pay $13 for a cocktail from time to time, but I’ll always love San Francisco’s dirty old dive bars the most. Although some of my favorites have...
I Love You, 16th and Mission! — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Noah Sanders Let’s be up-front: there are days when I love you, and there are days when I...
Vintage ’50s Photographs of the Mission — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
These 1951 images of the Mission from the San Francisco Assessor’s Office came to the Western Neighborhoods Project from...
Big Changes at Adobe Books — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
Editor’s Note: As part of our Facing Change package, we invited Mission icon Andrew McKinley to write a piece...
Quieting Your Crazy Little Head — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
I had only two real experiences with mediation. I had a college roommate who, upon returning from a semester abroad...
San Francisco Has an Evil Twin
By Michelle Tea • Design by Jayde A. Cardinalli It can be trippy to try to remember what San Francisco first...
A Four Year Old Reviews Mission Chinese Food (with his face)
Mission Chinese Food is one of the most renowned and reviewed restaurants in San Francisco. And, of course, with its...
Behind the Scenes at Heath Ceramics — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
It’s hard to imagine a diner in San Francisco who has not encountered the work of Heath Ceramics. Be...