Succulent and Cactus Show Is This Weekend
That's right succulent fans (so, everyone?), San Francisco Succulent and Cactus Society's Annual Show and Sale is happening this Saturday and Sunday at the County Fair Building. The show will run from...
View ArticleSF Could Throw More Housing Decisions to Voters
Stroll down Market Street during business hours and it's obvious that San Francisco is in the middle of a building boom. Behind those constant clang-bang construction sounds are some 4,000 new housing...
View ArticleThe San Francisco Secret Menu Index
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View ArticleSponsored: The Ultimate Guide to Summer Fun
One of the best (and worst) things about living in San Francisco is the often overwhelming volume of events. On a given night, there might be a garage rock show at The Chapel, a food truck art party,...
View ArticleDo You Have to Take Sides When Friends Fight?
Hi Jessica, I hang out in a group of good friends, and last month two of these friends got in a huge blowout fight and no longer speak to one another. Most of my friends have since drifted away from...
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Should You Cover or Hover Over a Public Toilet?
Do you use the paper toilet seat cover and sit, or do you use your thigh muscles and hover over public toilet seats? And which method is more sanitary? AsapSCIENCE made this video to answer the...
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Rainbow Grocery Getting Awesome Outdoor Garden Cafe
Rainbow Grocery, the Mission's beloved worker-owned vegetarian co-op, will finally have a gorgeous area for socializing and enjoying the store's offerings in next month. Staffers are adding a brand new...
View ArticleAnother '90s Revival: Clearly Canadian
Jumping on the '90s revival bandwagon, Clearly Canadian, the carbonated drink that was popular in the late '80s until it stopped production in 1994, has started a fan-driven campaign to get back on the...
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PHOTOS: Beards of San Francisco
Photographer Jenny Morgan is on a mission to meet as many bearded humans as she can and document them. In San Francisco, that's pretty ambitious. Morgan's website Beards of San Francisco shows off some...
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Epic Ramen Festival Coming to SF!
If you're a big fan of ramen – and I mean freshly made noodles with complex broth, not Maruchan instant –you'll want to get over to Japantown on July 19 and 20 for Ramen Street. As part of the J-Pop...
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A Deeper Look at the Tunnels Under San Francisco
The only time I’ve felt like this whole urban-exploration thing might be a bad idea came about a year ago. I was walking through the top floor of a huge abandoned structure, and the floor started...
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Yikes! Don't Look at This if You're Scared of Heights
Ugh, even looking at stills from this video for Stride Health about urban free-climber Alex Honnold might give you intense stomach rumblings if you're freaked out by heights. The 28-year-old...
View ArticleGet Lucky! SF is the #1 City for Singles
San Franciscans are good at many things, and it seems being single is one of them. Rent.com recently ranked urban centers across the country on the Top 5 Best Cities For Single People and guess what?...
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An East Coast Transplant Makes Sense of SF Weather
Illustrator Molly Jackson recently moved to San Francisco after graduating from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. Since living in the city, she's been working on comics about her experiences...
View ArticleAn Oakland Neighbor Note that Only the Bay Area Could Love
Neighbors – they can be a total pain the ass to deal with when you're squeezing into such a dense urban area. If they aren't stomping around the floor above you in boots made of concrete, they moan...
View ArticleWhy You Should Never Call Alameda "Oakland"
Food Network television show Mystery Diners visited Alameda's popular German restaurant Speisekammer for the episode they titled, "Oktobertheft," which aired earlier this year. Speisekammer co-owners...
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We're Looking for Freelance Photographers
The Bold Italic is looking for new freelance photographers to work with. So if your brain-cup overfloweth with good ideas, it could be YOU that we're seeking, and when we find each other, we will do an...
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A Cheat Sheet for San Francisco Tourists
Dear reader: Print this out, fill in the blank with the name of a friend, relative, or other visitor who is planning a trip here, and send it to them before their trip. Listen, ______________. I know...
View ArticleJD Samson: Queer Working Class Hero
JD Samson is best known for being one third of the electro-feminist band Le Tigre, but she's an artistic dynamo who could never be put into just one box. Her current band, JD Samson & MEN, as well...
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