🥵 Weather whiplash in New England

It's Tuesday, Boston.

🎁 Hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend! Today, we’re bringing you a bite-sized B-Side with stories that are good to know this week.

The B-Side team is off for the rest of the week. We’ll be back in your inbox on Jan. 3. Happy New Year!

Now, let’s get into it…

CITY

Good to Know This Week

🌡 Get ready for weather whiplash. After Boston’s coldest Christmas Eve morning in 33 years, we’re heading toward a New Year’s Day that could reach into the 60s. Temperatures will climb all week, wrapping up with a mild New Year’s Eve and a rainy New Year’s Day. The week overall looks dry, which is welcome news after that powerful pre-Christmas storm.

🤑 If you got lottery tickets in your stocking, scratch ‘em. One woman on Cape Cod claimed $10 million on a “$10,000,000 Cash King” scratch ticket last week. The winner is taking the one-time cash payment option, getting $6.5 million before taxes, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. Others won big around the Commonwealth last week, with $100,000 winners on “Mass Cash” tickets purchased in Melrose and West Roxbury and a $1 million win on a scratcher from Peabody.

☕️ Dunkin’ just released its new winter menu, giving you new snacks to try on your way to work. Dunkin’ is introducing a new Brown Butter Toffee Latte, a Bacon Avocado Tomato Sandwich, and re-launching their Dunkin’ Midnight dark roast. If you’re a Dunkin’ rewards member, January has some extras in store for you, including a free medium iced coffee with any purchase, a free medium cold brew with any purchase, and an order of their new Stuffed Biscuit Bites for free with any drink purchase.

THINGS TO DO

New Year's Eve Theme Parties

🆒 Ring in the new year Y2K style with Lamplighter Brewing Co.’s ’00s -Themed New Year's Eve Bash. | Tickets are $30 | 8 p.m. Saturday Dec. 31 to 1 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1.

👽 Join an out of this world dance party at State Park Bar’s ‘Attack from Mars’ NYE party. Interplanetary costumes are strongly encouraged. | Tickets are $25. | 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 to 1 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1.

👯‍♀️ Calling all flappers: Bring in ’23 with a Roaring Twenties dance party at Paddy O’s. | Tickets are $39 online or $50 at the door. | 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 to 2 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1.

👓 Have a Shagadelic start to the new year at the Austin Powers Swinging ’60s NYE Party at A4cade. | Tickets are $30. | 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 to 1 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1.

🎬 Kick off the year with Bollywood hits at The Squealing Pig’s Bollywood Party. | Tickets are $25 | 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 to 2 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1.

ONE LAST THING

Mass. Politicians Have Musical Chops

ICYMI: Politicians from across the aisle sing a Christmas carol in an act of “Political Harmony.”

NBC10 Boston political reporter Alison King brought back her annual segment where she records politicians singing classic holiday tunes. This year’s chorus featured Gov. Charlie Baker, Gov.-elect Maura Healey, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, among other members of the Mass. political scene. The politicians showed their musical chops (or lack thereof), and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton even got his staff in on the fun.

You can find the full rendition here. Yes, Maura Healey spins a basketball while singing.

🎉 Thanks for reading! Do you remember all that happened in 2022? I sure don’t. Luckily, Dave Barry wrote a year in review for the Globe and whew. What a year.

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