What We're Talking About This Week

After its sad farewell in April, San Francisco's favorite site, The Bold Italic, has returned under new management.  We can't wait to see what the new editors have in store.

Victoria Beckham is one of our Style Icons, and is also an inspiration as an entrepreneur.  Since leaving her pop career behind, she has built an incredible fashion label and defied critics to become a serious designer.  We love this list of her best quotes about her career achievements.

The Gamble House in Pasadena is one of our favorite places to visit in LA, and we wish we were able to join this weekend's Upstairs-Downstairs tour... Sadly, it's sold out, but this architectural gem is worth checking out anytime.

Much has been made recently about San Francisco's increasingly high rents, with correspondingly high dinners, parking, and cocktails.  But there are still plenty of cheap (or free!) things to do in the city, all for less than the price of a hotel gin & tonic, as this list attests.

 

We love a NorCal - SoCal crossover, for obvious reasons, and there are two big ones happening this week:  Both Tartine Bakery and Philz Coffee, San Francisco standbys, have found Los Angeles locations.  We hope LA will send some great spots up north in appreciation...  Lemonade?  Huckleberry?  Handsome Coffee revival?

Good Bye to The Bold Italic

Yesterday, the beautiful online San Francisco-centric magazine, The Bold Italic, announced it is ceasing operations with the following statement:

Since our launch, The Bold Italic has strived to faithfully serve San Franciscans near and far, whether born and bred here or having just arrived in the city. We have a great passion for the Bay Area and all that it has to offer — and have had a lot of fun sharing our enthusiasm with you. Together we have built a strong community of followers, contributors, and partners. However, we have made the difficult decision to cease operations. It’s been a great run and we supremely thank everyone who has supported us along the way.

As longtime readers, Bay Area natives, and lovers of SF media, we are sorry to see the online publication go.  We will miss its point of view, as well as having such a great resource for local events, neighborhoods, and news.  Nothing can quite take its place, but we hope that this isn't a sign of doom for future, similar sites and blogs.

Some of our favorite Bold Italic posts:

SF vs. LA Illustrations

A Four-Year-Old Reviews the French Laundry

SF's Best Burritos by Neighborhood

Moving to San Francisco

The Bold Italic's SF vs. LA Illustrations

Inspired by the Paris versus New York illustration series, illustrator Annalisa van den Bergh decided to create a California cities version for the Bold Italic.  It's a great concept, and one we would love to see built on.  You can view some of her illustrations below, the rest are at this link. 

All images via The Bold Italic