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Who Brings Their Kids to Burning Man?
Debauchery, giant flaming edifices, dusty palazzo pants, and… children?! When one thinks of the art-sex-drug-desert festival that is Burning Man, kids are not the first things that come to mind....
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Techie Bros. vs. Burners
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View ArticleHow Much Do Average Tech Workers Make?
A lot of people assume that tech workers make bank, but have you ever wondered exactly how much we're really talking about? SFGate reports that commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle has...
View ArticleHardly Strictly Bluegrass Lineup #5
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass just released its fifth installment of its lineup guessing game. The free festival takes place Oct. 3-5 in Golden Gate Park. Here are our latest guesses of who's playing:Red...
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Were You at the Hayes Valley Microhood?
Last Thursday Google Shopping Express and The Bold Italic brought our Microhood party back to TBI's home territory – Hayes Valley! More than 1000 people came out to the neighborhood and enjoyed free...
View ArticleSF Now Short 40,000 Housing Units
If it’s tough out there for anyone looking to buy a home in San Francisco, it’s even bleaker for those looking to rent in this city. Yeah, you knew that already, but the San Francisco Business Times...
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Birds Attack Golden Gate Park Goers
This video of a bird dive bombing unwary passers-by near Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park has been making the rounds on social media lately. While this may seem like a uniquely disgruntled critter, this...
View ArticleCA Law Allows Dogs at Some Eateries
Forget about take your dog to work day. By this time next year, it will be all about taking your dog to lunch. SF Gate is reporting that Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that allows our four-legged...
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Outraged Comments from Our French Laundry Review
Our fifth installment (French Laundry edition) of our Kid Food Review series went up on Wednesday morning, immediately blowing up our site to the brink of a break-down. It was the highest traffic we've...
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What You Should Know Before the Next Earthquake
Editor's note: in light of this morning's 6.0 earthquake in Napa, and the fact that there's a 54% chance of aftershocks in the next seven days, we wanted to rerun this piece about what to do in case of...
View ArticleI Came Out to My Homophobic Parents
From the time I was 13 until I was 18, my parents found gay porn in my room 15 times. Sometimes they’d give me warnings before they’d search (giving me time to dispose of the pictures I had...
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From the Shop: Brand New SF Patches
After the success of the first collection of San Francisco Patches (sorry, they all sold out!) we got to work on a second set of patches and they are now available in The Bold Italic Shop. This second...
View Article*Updated* Burning Man Temporarily Closed
*Update* Burning Man gates will remain closed for the rest of Monday. Burning Man tweeted that they plan to open the gates mid-day Tuesday. If you happen to be stuck in Reno, note there are various...
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Just How Badly Did We Sleep Post-Earthquake?
I was out of town when Sunday morning's big quake hit Napa, but from my unofficial Facebook survey, half my friends woke up and freaked the hell out, while the other half boasted of sleeping right...
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The Endup Building on Sale for $5.2M
The gentrification monster, not nearly satisfied by devouring long-term residents with rent control, is now whetting its appetite for SF nightlife icons.The Sound Factory is going condo, Café Cocomo...
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Skateboarders Find Earthquake's Silver Lining
I don't usually find myself smiling at news I see after an earthquake, but this video from NBC Bay Area got me. Some people might look at Napa's Meadowbrook Lane and only see crunched-up asphalt, but...
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Wine Bucket Challenge for Napa Quake
There’s another bucket challenge making its way across the internet, and Bay Area, this one concerns you. After this Sunday's Napa Valley 6.1 earthquake, the strongest to hit the Bay in more than 25...
View Article$4M Mid Market Tech Playground Opens Tuesday
The building that once housed Pearl Art and Craft Supplies at 969 Market St. is reopening to the public tomorrow as a multifaceted work-, event-, and play space marketed at tech companies, otherwise...
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SF's Getting Raised Bikeways
San Francisco will be getting its first raised bikeway soon! According to the SF Bicycle Coalition, the buffered lane will be added to Valencia Street from César Chávez to Duncan. The lane will only be...
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FLOWCHART: Should You Move In Together?
Thinking about moving in with someone special? We knew it! Since cohabitating with a significant other is a big step in a relationship, we thought we'd take a crack at making a flowchart to help you...
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