😎🕺 Gen Z loves these Boston parties

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👀 What’s on tap today:

Up first…

Who said Boston’s nightlife is boring? Not these Gen Zers. A growing group of Gen Z-run nightlife groups are popping up around the city. Their goal: Throw parties they actually want to go to.

Here’s what to know:

🎉 Nightlife collectives are taking Boston’s club scene by storm. At least two dozen have popped up in the past two years, RedEye co-founder Joaquin Crosby-Lizarde estimated. See: Untitled, The Less You Know, and Club Indgo, to name a few. Most of them are run by students or fresh college grads (Crosby-Lizarde is 22), and many are selling hundreds of tickets per night to parties like this. 

🥱 To be fair, it needed a refresh. Aside from the usual suspects like strict alcohol laws and 2 a.m. closing times, the vibe at many of Boston’s big clubs felt “almost corporate,” said 21-year-old Kate Seo, an organizer and DJ at Untitled. “You wouldn't see a lot of dancing, you wouldn't see a lot of diversity, you wouldn't see a lot of freedom,” said 24-year-old Edwin Alexander Galdamez, co-founder of The Less You Know.

📀 The formula: Good music and savvy marketing. If bigger venues can skirt by on the same old, then smaller collectives “have a lot to prove,” Crosby-Lizarde said. From sourcing up-and-coming artists to creating full-on social media marketing campaigns, there’s “a level of effort that some of these new organizations are putting in to make sure the community feels like they're getting the most special experience every time,” he said. 

🤝 Emphasizing inclusion is also a key ingredient. While bigger clubs tend to “[neglect] the pockets of diversity that exist within the city,” said Roberto Cordero, 23-year-old RedEye co-founder, many of these newer nightlife groups intentionally put them front and center. “That’s our ethos, that's the reason why we do this,” Galdamez said. After all, if people are going to let loose on the dance floor, they need to feel safe first — which isn’t always a given, especially for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ folks.

🎊 It’s not just about a party. It’s about Gen Z taking the city’s future into their hands. Instead of waiting for Beacon Hill or club promoters to carve out spaces for them, “we're gonna do it ourselves,” Crosby-Lizarde said, and hopefully, change Boston for the better along the way.

🚂 Summer Commuter Rail prices are going up … and down. On Monday, MBTA GM Phil Eng dropped a plan to basically hike ticket prices for tourists and lower them for locals during the World Cup. The agency plans to offer out-of-towners “all-day, Commuter Rail whole-system” passes that may be up to $75 — nearly quadruple the usual round-trip fare from Boston to Gillette. But for us locals from June through August, we can ride for free on Fridays, monthly passes will be half priced, AND monthly pass holders can bring a friend on board for just $1 on the weekends. Woo! 

🏘️ Local Airbnb owners will make BANK during the World Cup. Nightly rates for local Airbnbs have skyrocketed thanks to World Cup demand, and owners are ready to cash in. The average price of a Greater Boston Airbnb in mid-June jumped from $274 a night in 2025 to $483 this year, and Boston-area property owners who rent our their homes are set to make an average of $5,200. One normal-looking home in Norfolk that claims to be “walking distance” from Gillette (lol) is listed for nearly $50,000 a week! 

🧹 Street-sweeping season is back! Friendly reminder that daytime street sweeping resumes April 1 in most Boston neighborhoods — minus the North End, South End, and Beacon Hill, where it’s been going on since March. Translation: Move your car, or get towed! You can check your street’s sweeping schedule and parking restrictions here, or on your street’s posted signage. Our rec: Sign up for email reminders from the city. And if you do happen to get towed, here’s how to find your car *aggressively knocks on wood*.

🏀 It’s a BIG week for New England basketball. Starting with the good: UConn’s men’s and women’s teams BOTH secured spots in the Final Four! While it’s not exactly a surprise for the women (they’re favored to win it all), the men punched their ticket by upsetting No. 1 seed Duke with a WILD buzzer beater. In other (sad) local basketball news: New England’s sole WNBA team, the Connecticut Sun, are officially relocating to Houston next season after talks of landing in Boston went up in flames. Judging by this comments section, fans aren’t thrilled.

Union Square’s newest triple decker isn’t for rent. In fact, it’s not really a triple-decker at all.

It’s a mini golf hole!

The adorable installation popped up in Somerville recently courtesy of local non-profit Culture House. The goal? To add some fun to the area during shoulder season, encourage folks to chat with their neighbors, and, as it turns out, to spur endless jokes about the housing market. The triple-decker design is a whimsical touch. 

The folks at Culture House designed and built the installation as a test, but the hope is to replicate the idea and create a nine-hole “City Greens” course across Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston. It’s free to play and open 24/7.

Take a peek at it here!

— Written by Gia Orsino and Emily Schario

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