🧛💙 Bella, where have you been, loca?

🎃 Here’s a one-two punch for your Sunday scaries: On Monday, B-Side members can get a free pumpkin spice tiramisu latte(!) with any pastry from Lakon Paris Patisserie. Find it (and all our things to do) on our new calendar!

👜 THEN, on Tuesday: We’re dropping 20 early bird tickets to Select Markets’ Halloween Thrift Fest at The Yard Charlestown. Translation: You’ll be able to shop all the epic vintage before anyone else.

👀 What’s on tap:

Up first…

We’ve officially entered the season of giving. So to kick things off, we’re *giving* you a roundup of this week’s best bites, bargains, and buys.

Let’s dive in:

🍝 Surprise! We’re having another Supper Club. Chef Brian Poe at The Tip Tap Room will transform the Beacon Hill restaurant into an Italian pop-up, Poe-lenta. We’ll enjoy a hearty menu of dishes like bison meatballs and a very wild bolognese. Grab tickets here!

🎙️ Attend a cozy concert for free. Grab some food, blankets and chairs, and head to Gallery 236 for an acoustic concert of emerging Boston artists on Sept. 27. Members get a free ticket!

🍸Let us grab you a drink (or two): Meet us at Trillium Fort Point on Oct. 16 for an interactive cocktail experience. Sip on your complimentary welcome drink while you learn to make your own (yes, that’s TWO cocktails for $20). Members get $5 off!

⚽ Put your high school soccer skills to work. One of the best ways to make friends in Boston? Joining a sports team! And lucky for us, VOLO is giving B-Side Members a 50% off its October leagues.

The rest of this newsletter, including a 20th birthday party for Twilight and eight exclusive things-to-do recs, is for our premium members who contribute to our journalism.

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👀 Plus, our members get access to curated Boston Globe content every Saturday — paywall-free. Here are this week’s reads:

👋 Welcome back, Jimmy Kimmel. The late-night mainstay has returned after Disney booted him earlier this month. But this former New York Times editor thinks he should go solo.

🧑‍🏫 Charlie Kirk put these local professors on a “watchlist.” As President Trump cracks down on free speech in the wake of the podcaster’s death, these educators are teaching in fear.

🐻 It’s Fat Bear Week! Every year, thousands of people vote for the fattest bear in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. Meet this year’s competitors.

💊 Quick health fact check: Federal health officials say Tylenol can lead to elevated risk of autism in children. This Mass. researcher has been studying the link for years.

👭 Why buy a house when you can be a 30-something with roomies? Seriously, we’re asking! In Greater Boston’s brutal housing market, co-living might just be the answer. 

💍 Lost your wedding ring at the beach … who you gonna call? This network of metal-detecting sleuths who spend hours combing New England sand, apparently.

🏳️‍🌈 In 2024, Boston’s first sapphic bar opened its doors. Fast forward one year, and Dani’s Queer Bar has become an incredible hub for Boston's queer community.

🎤 “Hamilton” just celebrated its 10th birthday. And even if Gen Z is crying “cringe,” touring cast member (and Boston native) Kai Thomani Tshikosi thinks the Tony-winning smash’s message resonates today more than ever.

💉 Florida is trying to ban all vaccine mandates for kids at school. And, spoiler: It’ll have more of an impact on Mass. than you might think.

🛒 Think Market Basket knows family drama? Turns out, they aren’t the only local biz that loves a good “Succession” cosplay. 

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