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Landlord Retracts Crazy Letter
By Wendy SteinerFeast your eyes on yet another dimly lit correspondence from the local building owner that we drew attention to earlier this week. Only this time, the landlord seems to be sorry. It's...
View ArticleMeet Our New Editorial Intern, Devin Holt
Hello readers!It is my supreme pleasure to announce the latest addition to The Bold Italic team: Me! For the next three months, I’ll be here in our gloriously cubicle-free office on Page Street,...
View ArticleSix Apps We Totally (Don't) Need Pronto
By Devin HoltTalk about a public private partnership. The news that a new app calledMonkeyParking will allow car owners to sell access to their public, on-street parking spaces pissed off almost...
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Why I Love Living In Russian Hill
By Melissa ChandlerRussian Hill is a neighborhood with that rare advantage of being tucked away, yet central to almost everything. I feel lucky that from where I live I can walk to Union Square, the...
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Vintage Video: Bill Cosby Presents Bicycles Are Beautiful
By Sarah HanHappy Bike to Work Day! It's the 20th anniversary of this annual bicycle commuting event. To celebrate, check out this video of 1970s Bill Cosby telling you all about "by-cycling." Watch...
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Legendary Oakland Diner Immortalized in New Graphic Novel
By Jennifer MaerzWhen I think of iconic Oakland spots, Mama's Royal Cafe is high on the list. When my friends were in school at CCA, they'd always insist on grabbing breakfast at this popular greasy...
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What Every Coffee Snob Should Know About Mr. Espresso
By Kyle HughesHave you had a latte, cappuccino, or espresso in the Bay Area in the past 30 years? Pfft? I’m the dummy for even asking, right? You think you know everything there is to know about coffee...
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Bayview Hunters Point Documented in Intimate Photo Essay
By Jennifer MaerzI was really struck by New York-based Alex Welsh's photo series on Bayview-Hunters Point when Slate profiled the documentary photographer earlier this week. Welsh focused on the...
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Asian Bi-Racial Folks: Help Save This Kid's Life!
By Sarah HanBaylor Fredrickson is a seven-year-old, half Japanese, half German kid who lives is Albany, CA. He also has leukemia and needs a life-saving bone marrow transplant to help him win his...
View ArticleThe 7 Kinds of Dog Shaming We See in San Francisco
By Janine KahnEverybody has an opinion in San Francisco, whether it's about increasingly inflated rents, the state of the N-Judah (go home, N, you’re drunk!), or the kind of citizen you are based on...
View ArticleHistoric African American Bookstore Evicted from Fillmore
By Sarah HanThe San Francisco Bay Guardian reported today that the San Francisco location of Marcus Book Stores, the oldest independently-owned African American bookstore in the nation, was...
View ArticleMeet Our New Editorial Intern, George McIntire
Hello Bold Italic faithful!My name is George McIntire and I am your new editorial intern. Chances are if you’re reading this, we’ve probably been at the same Public Works show together, biked...
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All the Things You Can't Do in the Mission
By Madison KotackSo you’ve been seduced by the Mission District’s unrivaled pairing of grit and hipster poshness? Sure, the Mission has the coolest bars, most eclectic shops, and some wicked...
View ArticleFlax Moving to Make Room for Condos
As both Hoodline (who broke the story) and SFGate are reporting, San Francisco's enormous art and design supply haven, Flax, is getting the boot to make room for .... you guessed it, more condos. The...
View ArticleThe Worst Things We've Done to Our Moms
This Sunday is Mother's Day so we thought we'd ask our readers to anonymously submit stories of the horrible things they've done that their moms have endured. Hopefully these confessions will remind...
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Meet 5 Irresistible New SF Meat Dishes
By Tamara PalmerSan Francisco is in the midst of a huge boom of new restaurants opening this month — and many come bearing delicious meat. Here’s where to start your carnivore’s tour:Fried lamb belly...
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Portraits of OkCupid 'Suitors' and Their Enticing Messages
By Elizabeth VazquezI should probably clarify that I did not fully immerse myself into the online dating scene when I was working on this project. The intrigue initially came from hearing friends...
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A Complete Guide to Milk Alternatives
By Vanessa Vanya, H.C.It was the morning of my first slumber party in 1986. My parents passed around the variety of dry cereals for the groggy girls at the breakfast table along with the whole milk we...
View ArticleCarrageenan: The Crappiest Thing in Your Almond Milk
By Vanessa Vanya, H.C.These days, there is an ocean of alternative milk choices popping up all over the place, from grocery stores to café fixin’ stations. As convenient as this is to those who can’t...
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