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Happy Saturday, B-Siders!

❤️‍🔥 Our favorite way to ring in cuffing season? The Dating Game at Aeronaut Brewing on Oct. 6th! We’re looking for 16 hetero B-Side Members who want to find true love to keep them warm this winter. Start a free trial of our membership here to be eligible, and find the link to apply on your September perks page.

👀 What’s on tap today:

• Ham4Ham

• Learn to surf outside of Boston

• What’s up with Popup?

Up first…

B-SIDE GUIDE

Hamilton, halfpipes, and crafty-gal heaven

Our love language? Finding you deals. <3 

There are the best bites, bargains, and buys we sniffed out for the next month:

🎶 Need plans TONIGHT? We got you. Our friends at Sofar Sounds hooked members up with $15 tickets to tonight’s backyard concert at a mystery location. Bonus: Your ticket comes with a free round of Hazy Little Thing IPA. Become a member to see the code.

🤯 But wait! There’s more! You can grab the same ticket deal for their upcoming shows on Oct. 3 and on Oct. 11. And yes, they both come with that free round of IPAs!

🤑 Wanna see “Hamilton” for $10? DUH! The Broadway sensation is touring through Boston this month, so now’s your chance to get cheap tickets with the HAM4HAM lottery. All you have to do: Enter here and let the musical gods work their magic. FWIW, I’ve won the Boston Broadway lottery four times now, so don’t throw away your shot! 

The rest of this newsletter, including where to experience Poshmark IRL in Boston and eight exclusive things-to-do recs, is for our premium members who contribute to our journalism.

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:

Sewing, sex, and sudden dropouts

Fun fact: If you’re a B-Side member, all the Globe links in Saturday membership sends will be paywall FREE!

🗳️ BREAKING: Josh Kraft has officially dropped out of the Mayor’s race. His next steps? Directing campaign funds to tackle issues at Mass. and Cass.

🗞️ It’s the story that’s been sweeping the nation: This is the latest on what’s happening in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

🎓 Real talk: It’s been two years since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. And the question remains: Where do Asian Americans stand?

🤮 What happens when a bad ick ruins a good hookup? It’s a tale as old as time: “I met a guy on Hinge. He’s good in bed — but a terrible person.”

🍁 Take some advice from the ultimate fall expert. Here’s a meteorologist’s guide to New England’s best leaf-peeping spots. 

🇺🇸 It’s an interesting question: Why aren’t high school kids in Massachusetts being taught about 9/11? There are 14 states where teaching students about the tragedy is required, but Mass. isn’t one of them.

✈️ ‘People either think I’m crazy, or they’re intrigued.’ Meet the travelers tackling JetBlue’s 25-airport challenge. If you ask us, we’re jealous!

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