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Touring the Tasty Russian & Armenian Goodies at Royal Market & Bakery
Deep within San Francisco’s Richmond District stands an unassuming gem of a grocer. Looking at it from the outside, you’d be forgiven for mistaking it as just another corner store. But the Royal Market...
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What The Breakfast Club Would Look Like in SF
This year marks the 30th anniversary of John Hughes' classic film The Breakfast Club. The movie was pretty influential for many of us — it was angsty, smart, and beautiful, and so were we. Sometimes I...
View ArticleThe Greatest Karaoke List Ever is Coming to SF For One Night Only
I’m a huge, huge karaoke fan. Not the kind of karaoke where somebody rents a room with five friends and they all scream Bon Jovi together into a single mic; I mean the kind where people freaking bring...
View ArticleJust How Much is Academy of Art's Vintage Car Collection Worth?
For third generation Academy of Art University president Dr. Elisa Stephens, running the university is a family affair. So is collecting cars. The Academy of Art University (AAU) Automobile Museum...
View ArticleWarning: Too Much Soda Bashing is Bad for SF's Health
Sugary soda drinks are serious threats to public health, an increasingly clear conclusion of scientific research has shown in recent years, but it's a reality obscured by the ubiquitous advertising of...
View ArticleCondos Razed To Make Room For Dive Bar
March 12, 2025 — San FranciscoToday reporters learned that a beloved set of high rise condos in The Mission will be demolished. The SF Planning Committee revealed that an "unnamed, lowly bartender" has...
View ArticleSF's Most Insane Case of Faked Identity Now an Awesome Documentary
The story behind the JT Leroy phenomenon is a fascinating one. In the late '90s, a San Francisco author claiming to be an HIV positive, teenage prostitute and drug addict wrote books (Sarah, The Heart...
View ArticleGood News for People Who Like to Get Drunk
Partying like an astronaut just got one step closer to becoming reality. On Tuesday, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved (again) four varieties of Palcohol, the powdered alcohol The...
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SF Eats the Most Late Night Burritos and Hot Dogs
The number-crunchers at Eventbrite recently examined how much people spend on a night out in New York, LA, Chicago, Austin, Atlanta and SF, and discovered some interesting Bay Area bragging rights....
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New Documentary Slams Yelp For Being a "Bully"
Yelp gets zero stars in an upcoming documentary by local filmmaker Kaylie Milliken. Her film, Billion Dollar Bully (which is halfway done, according to the International Business Times) focuses on...
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A Never Nude’s Guide to Northern California Hot Springs
A weekend escape to a local hot springs is a quintessential Northern California experience. Occupying a cosmic space between Napa and Black Rock Desert, the springs allow you to flee the city — and...
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Why I Love Living in Los Feliz
The name has been debated, but anyone who took a high school Spanish class knows Los Feliz is pronounced fey-leece. It translates to “happy,” which describes many of us who are blessed to live here....
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SF Needs Your Help Deciding Where to Test Pee-Repellent Paint
You’ve probably had the pleasure of walking somewhere in SF and being assaulted with the smell of urine. Certain areas of the city reek so much of piss it's like we live in an overturned Porta-Potty....
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Where to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in 13 Neighborhoods
The Bold Italic has teamed up with Jameson to bring you an interactive map of where to best celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in different neighborhoods around the city. This special holiday ‘hood guide not...
View ArticleThese Are the Waters You Should be Hanging By on This 75-Degree Saturday
Today has us feeling like it's San Francisco summertime already— and by that I mean mostly sunny, but a little chilly. This weekend, though, it's going to be 75 degrees! Weather like that is meant to...
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Photos: Gay SF in the '70s Was a Lot Cooler Than the Gay SF of "Looking"
In the late ‘70s, a San Francisco photographer named Hal Fischer published two books about gay life in the Castro: Gay Semiotics (1977) and 18th near Castro St. x 24 (1978). Unlike the traditional...
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Muni May Be Slow, Late, and Crowded, But There's One Thing It Does Well
While Muni is generally a zero chill zone that we love to gripe about, it turns out the system does have one great feature — its all-door boarding service. You may have heard this news before, as the...
View ArticlePsst! Local Bar Tapping One Keg of Pliny The Younger Today!
Update: A source at the bar says the beer sold out in 30 minutes. It was magnificent and then it was gone like a green flash — mmm, screw it. Let's drink some Green Flash instead!I like to live every...
View ArticleFile Under Very Bad News: California Has 1 Year of Water Left
According to an LA Timesopinion piece, California only has a year's worth of water left in its reservoirs. You know we're in a major drought, especially after facing one of the driest January's in our...
View ArticlePick Up Lines For San Franciscans
Here's a collection of cheesy pick up lines I made because my job is fun. Please use them this weekend and think of me while you're wooing lovely people with above average senses of humor. If nothing...
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