Happy Saturday, B-Siders!
💼 Big news: WISE Summit is back. Northeastern's annual women’s entrepreneurship conference is back on March 28. This year’s theme: “Good to Grow.” Expect keynote speakers, workshops, and a marketplace featuring alumni and student brands. B-Side Members get $7 off tickets, grab them here!
👀 What’s on tap today:
Ice cream for breakfast
A big singles party
Get a scoop of this
First up …
B-SIDE GUIDE
Bubbles, bites, and beer
Kiss me, I’m Irish? PLEASE! How about kiss me, I rounded up this week’s best bites and bargains for B-Side Members?
… Maybe we should just get into the deals:
🥖 Foccacia for all! Our Members-only focaccia-making class at Cambridge Center for Adult Education has 3 spots left, so we’re opening them up for ALL B-Siders. You’ll get all the tools and ingredients you need — plus a glass of wine — for $30, compared to more than $90 usually. Snag a spot here.
😋 Skip dinner plans and do this instead. B-Side Members can take $25 off any Bites of Boston tour in March or April. Think: South End hidden gems, or Chinatown’s culture and cuisine. Browse the tours and book your spot here.
☕ This $5 breakfast deal is SWEET. Jamie's Ice Cream Co. in Cambridge isn’t just serving scoops — all month long, B-Side Members get a latte or coffee plus a breakfast sandwich for just $5! Download your coupon, then redeem on-site by opening "pass details" and hitting "redeem."
🥂 Bubbly and wedding planning all in one. Boston Magazine's Bubbly Brunch returns to the Fairmont Copley Plaza on March 29. If you're getting hitched (or know someone who is), come meet Boston's top wedding pros while sipping champagne. B-Side Members get 10% off. Buy a ticket here.
🏒 Professional women's hockey is here and it's good. The Boston Fleet is back at Agganis Arena on March 17, and we cannot recommend attending enough. B-Side Members get 15-20% off tickets. See more info here!
The rest of this newsletter, including the below exclusive things to do listings and all of the above deals, is for our premium members who contribute to our journalism.
👩❤️👩 Dating event that works?!
🍹 Boston’s best margaritas?
🌱 DIY plant hangers workshop
🐶 Puppy yoga (yes, really)
🍺 Chowder + beer crawl 🍲
🍸 Make spring cocktails 🍹
If you start a membership for $1 for your first three months 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:
🛍️ In Boston’s retail scene, Bow Market is a bright spot. Here’s the secret to its success.
🤤 Local restaurants shared the dishes they can’t take off the menu. Spoiler: It’s a lot of comfort food.
📺 We’re not saying we were born in the wrong generation … but FX’s “Love Story” has us all feeling 90s nostalgia.
🍩 Nutritionists are responding to that RFK Jr. comment. Here’s their take on Dunkin’s sugary bevs.
💬 From minions to “The Office,” Hollywood is full of Kevins. This writer has a theory about how the name became shorthand for comedy.
🎓 The University of New Haven is losing students. Its solution: Build a campus in Saudi Arabia.
💔 This dude got dumped while he was on vacation. Is heartbreak really worse away from home?
😴 What you eat can impact how you sleep. These are the foods that’ll help you doze off.
— Written by Gia Orsino, Emily Schario, and Claire Nicholas. Edited by Camille Dodero.
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