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🥐 Free croissant once a month? Say less. Lakon Paris Patisserie, famous for its viral, over-the-top croissants, is giving B-Side Members a FREE petite croissant once a month(!) in 2026 at its Seaport location. Start a free trial here to get your coupon for February!

👀 What’s on tap today:

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B-SIDE GUIDE

It may be Super Bowl weekend, but our Super Bowl is finding you great deals. So, per usual, we’re back with another round of the best bites, bargains, and buys:

🔑 P.S. To claim any B-Side Member discounts, start a free trial and we’ll email you promo codes for these events. 

🛍️ Hit Newbury Street with the girls. Rally the group chat for a Galentine's Day Stroll on Feb. 15. Think: Cocktails at Serafina and Foxhole, free candle-making at Candlefish, bubbly at Sonsie, and WAY more. Proceeds benefit Rosie's Place. Members get $5 off. 

💗 Child’s pose with your person. Grab your friend, sibling, or partner for a beginner-friendly Valentine's Day yoga class at Long Live Roxbury on Feb. 14. Flow through trust-building poses, then hit the brewery's tap room. It’s $20 at the door, plus $5 for a mat, but Members get $5 off.

🍵 These tea tastings are TEA. Broken Cup Teahouse in Kendall Square is serving up cozy, culturally grounded tea tastings. B-Side Members get 20% off all gongfu-style teas through March when they show their pass. 

🍩 Make a craft, eat a doughnut. You can do both at our polymer clay workshop with Art by Susri on Feb. 27 It’s at Boston Public Market, and includes a free Union Square doughnut! All materials and instructions are included to make earrings, pendants, magnets, or keychains. B-Side Members get a $5 discount. 

The rest of this newsletter, including the four below things to do listings and all of the above deals, is for our premium members who contribute to our journalism.

🍲 For the love of Pozole
🧘 Sweat now, coffee after
🥌 Channel your inner Olympian
🍕 $25 date night? Say less
😬 Teen angst: the live show
🧗 Climb routes, then grab beers

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:

💍 I want to propose … but I don’t feel excited. That’s the dilemma in the latest edition of “Love Letters.” Spoiler: He needs to talk to a therapist.

💔 “Today” host Savannah Guthrie’s mother has gone missing. In the heartbreaking story’s latest twist, she and her siblings sent a message to the kidnapper.

🏈 Drake Maye Lover better watch his back. If stars like Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen are any indication, Drake Maye is on track to become famous well beyond New England.

🐶 Proof you CAN teach an old dog new tricks: At this year’s official Puppy Bowl, senior dogs will get a moment in the spotlight.  

🍟 The hottest Valentine’s Day restaurant: McDonalds. Fast food chains are hoping to get a slice of the holiday profits by offering romantic specials (see: caviar McNuggets).

🍗 We have your Super Bowl party menu. This upgraded version of chips and guac + mini taco cups + cheesy pepperoni pizza rolls = DONE.

🪑 No food is worth an involuntary back spasm. And thanks to this roundup of Boston’s comfiest restaurant seats, you’ll never need to weigh your options again.

🩺 Send this to the friend who uses TikTok as a doctor. Contrary to your FYP, you probably don’t need to worry about your cortisol. 

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