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In defense of the Tenderloin
I lived here during the crack-and-crime infested 1990s. How bad could it be in 2023?
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Support The Bold Italic on Giving Tuesday
The brand has new life in it this year thanks to talented creators and a brighter vision of San Francisco that bucks the doom loop narrative of our…
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"San Francisco is so dead" said all these people at this cute-ass holiday popup
“Miracle” at Pacific Cocktail Haven gives us lots of holiday kitsch in the city.
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What to do in San Francisco for the holidays
In a city teeming with transplants, many visit home for the holidays. But there’s still much to do during this festive time of year, 2023.
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SkyStar Ferris Wheel arrives at Fisherman’s Wharf just in time for the holidays
The 150-foot wheel re-opened recently off the Embarcadero after giving us sedate views of Golden Gate Park. How do you feel about it?
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Why prom still matters to me as an aging gay Millennial
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The real crime in San Francisco: Fashion
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Who said doom loop? This new club sprinkles hope on downtown SF
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San Francisco is not a hellscape at all
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While Westfield Centre flounders, Stonestown Galleria thrives
A tale of two malls in San Francisco.
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San Francisco is dead? Tell that to the thousands at Chinatown Night Market
Dragons, lions and dim sum: Chinatown’s Night Market packs Grant Avenue two nights in a row.
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Why I love Nob Hill
“Snob Hill” or “one of the world’s great addresses”? Probably both.
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Can this new huge rooftop restaurant thrive in San Francisco?
Chotto Matte — touted as perhaps the largest restaurant in SF — opened just recently, and it’s a big bet for downtown.
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What I love about living in one of San Francisco's worst neighborhoods
Christopher J. Beale lives in Civic Center, one of San Francisco’s most notorious and challenging neighborhoods. But he says there’s still a lot to…
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Castro Halloween's triumphant and low-key return made us smile
To our eyes, it felt like a regular Halloween weekend in our city's queerest neighborhood.
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Now four years sober, I found non-alcoholic paradise in this Outer Richmond tavern
Ocean Beach Cafe is an Outer Richmond spot whose namesake overshadows the special concoctions poured by founder Joshua James.
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Castro Halloween returns after nearly two decades
Organizers ceased throwing the spooky festivities after a 2006 shooting. Now it’s back with a family-friendly motive.
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San Francisco's spirit of dressing weird is alive and well at How Weird
Now in its 24th year, the annual street fair has always attracted those who like to get colorfully dressed up to dance.
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