Happy Saturday, B-Siders!
💃 New Year's resolution No. 1: Drop it low. We’re teaming up with DivaDance Boston on Jan. 15 for a members-only $10 dance class (normally $32!). Expect beginner-friendly choreo set to Tate McRae’s “Sports Car.” Start a free trial of the membership to grab a ticket!
👀 What’s on tap today:
The IG baddies could NEVER
Out: Linkedin. In: … Hinge?
New date night alert!
Up first…
B-SIDE GUIDE
Fleet, fitness, and funky cheese
Image: Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe. Illustration: Emily Schario.
New year, new … same (amazing) list of bites, bargains, and buys to keep your wallet and social calendar padded in 2026.
Here’s what’s coming down the pike:
🏒 Catch the Fleet in action at Agganis. Your fave women’s hockey team is shipping up to Boston on Jan. 7 for a night of big energy and local pride. Grab your friends, grab a drink, and make it a weeknight plan. B-Side members get 15–20% off their tickets.
🧘♀️ Kick off 2026 with intention (and fun). Girlfriends Boston is hosting a feel-good morning of movement, journaling, and vision boarding at Time Out Market on Jan. 10. Come reset and connect with the girls that get it. B-Side members get 10% off.
The rest of this newsletter, including the below perks and things to do, is for our premium members who contribute to our journalism.
🥟 Bottomless dumplings > gym resolutions.
🍜 Cook like a Bib Gourmand chef.
🧀 Cheese therapy is real (to us).
😋 Under-the-radar dinner alert.
🍹 Dry January, but fun.
⛸️ Yoga, on ice.
😘 Delete the dating apps.
🍝 Valentine’s Day prep starts now.
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:
📸 The IG baddies could NEVER. These are the 31 best photos of 2025 by Boston Globe photographers. Brb, still crying over this one.
💏 Out: Linkedin. In: Hinge?! A tough job market has people using dating apps (!) to get interviews.
😅 Boston businesses were kinda … unhinged in 2025. The Globe put together a list of the weirdest local business stories, and let’s just say … this one was definitely a recession indicator.
📚 Break out your 2026 reading list. These were the 75 best books of 2025, according to the Globe’s book critics. Still patiently on the library waitlist for “Heart the Lover.”
🚃 Bostonians LOVE to hate the T. But is it really that bad? Should we be more grateful for what we have?
🍹 Is Dry January actually worth it? Here’s what a Brown University review shows.
🧑🍳 Yes, chef! These were the best Boston Globe recipes of 2025. We almost forgot about this stupid easy one-minute, one-egg microwave omelet.
😡 Don’t mess with Dunkin’. What happens when you say “The Masshole love affair with Dunkin is embarrassing?” An angry mob of Reddit Massholes come for your throat.
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