Happy Saturday, B-Siders!
🛍️ Wanna hang with the B-Side team? Stop by the Select Markets x B-Side holiday market TODAY and tomorrow from 12-5 p.m. Shop vintage clothes, local businesses, and spin our B-Side wheel to win prizes!
🤑 Bonus: Members get $5 off early bird tickets which gets you in at 11 a.m. for first dibs on shopping and food.
👀 What’s on tap today:
Free taco!!!
BOGO bah humbug
The life of a showgirl
Up first…
B-SIDE GUIDE
Cocoa, chipotle, and “A Christmas Carol”
Image: Manny Vargas. Illustration: Emily Schario.
Boston is in her *festive girl era* — and so are we! So here’s your weekly grab bag of bites, bargains, and buys to keep you thriving this month (plus a few very sweet member perks).
🎨 Come paint and sip cocoa with us! We’re teaming up with our besties at Boston Public Market on Dec. 11 for a Community Art Night with Laurel Greenfield Art. Expect holiday prints, seasonal drinks from George Howell, and all the cozy vibes. B-Side members get $5 off + a B-Side tote.
🍣 Gobble up some SWEET Fenway food deals. Our friends at The Fenway Foodies Club lined up a whole passport of special neighborhood discounts — dollar oysters at Eventide, a free taco at bartaco, 20% off at Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, and more! Just show the passport or mention “The Fenway Foodies Club” to redeem this Saturday or Sunday.
🎁 Wander the South End’s maze of makers. A.k.a., SoWa Winter Festival. Grab a festive drink and soak up the twinkle-light energy that hits in all the right ways. It’s the perfect low-lift plan if you need some holiday gifts for loved ones.
💸 Consider this your excuse to order in. As if the sub-20 temps weren’t enough, we’re sharing some exclusive DoorDash discount codes that get you $8 off $30+ at Sonsie (SONSIEBG), Rochambeau (BEAUBG), and Summer Shack (SSGLOBE). Enjoy!
The rest of this newsletter, including a BOGO Chipotle deal and more exclusive things-to-do recs below, is for our premium members who contribute to our journalism.
🏀 C’s tix under $50
📚 Elin Hilderbrand holiday signing
🎄 BOGO “A Christmas Carol” tix
🍝 Holiday yoga + 20% off Capo
💋 $20 phones-down singles mixer
If you start a 14-day trial below, you’ll be able to continue reading today’s issue at bside.beehiiv.com!
👀 Plus, our members get access to curated Boston Globe content every Saturday — paywall-free. Here are this week’s reads:
🩸 Out: Karen Read. In: Brian Walshe. Here’s what you need to know about the latest murder case everyone in Mass. can’t stop talking about.
💼 One thing young people aren’t being taught: How to work. Which begs the question: Is mentorship for young workers dead?
🤫 Psssst! Here’s the paywall free version: These are the top places to work in Massachusetts in 2025, according to the Globe.
💍 My son and his long-term girlfriend refuse to get married. Why are more people choosing to remain single?
🚘 *Pretends to be shocked*: Boston’s traffic is still among the top five worst in the nation. You don’t wanna know how many hours we spend rotting in traffic …
🤔 What do Mamdani and the Louvre have in common? They’re on the list of the most mispronounced words of 2025.
🎶 Boston isn’t mentioned in Spotify Wrapped this year. Here’s why this music journalist is relieved.
🏈 What does Drake ‘Drake Maye’ Maye mean? Even the Patriots head coach doesn’t know …
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