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08/18/2026

💅✨ Kinda chic to have a packed social calendar or something like that …

Need to throw your phone out the window? Here are five things to do around Boston this August that will totally cure your brain rot …

🎨 free watercolor workshops on Tues/Thurs
✨ Now thru Nov. 8, Boston Lights
🚚 Aug. 22, Greenway Food Truck Festival
🪩 Aug. 28, Donna Summer Disco Party
🐘 Now through Sept. 13, The Great Elephant Migration

Drop your August events in the comments, and be sure to subscribe to our FREE newsletter for even more goodies. 💜

🧘‍♀️💐 CALLING ALL BOSTON GIRLS: it’s time to PAUSE.We’re teaming up with BADDIE BESTIES PODCAST to bring you The Pause F...
08/10/2026

🧘‍♀️💐 CALLING ALL BOSTON GIRLS: it’s time to PAUSE.

We’re teaming up with BADDIE BESTIES PODCAST to bring you The Pause Festival on Saturday, September 19 in the South End’s Cylclorama — a full day dedicated to movement, connection, and doing something for YOU.
Think: workout classes, wellness activations, shopping, inspiring convos, treats, and plenty of reasons to grab your besties and make a day of it. 💌✨

⏰ AND PSA: there’s only ONE WEEK LEFT to snag early bird pricing, so don’t wait!!!

Comment PAUSE and we’ll send you the link to grab your ticket! 🎟️

See you there 💕

08/08/2026

🚨🤯 NOT A DRILL!!!! Hot tub boats are here!!!

This new floating hot tub from Boston Hot Tub Boats is equal parts wacky and wonderful. Up to six people can take this baby for a two-hour spin on Boston Harbor where you can catch some incredible skyline views of the city and planes landing at Logan. And yes, it’s BYOB. 💜

Would you try a hot tub boat? 👀



We set sail with Boston Hot Tub Boats last week and

💌🏙️ Kinda chic to live in Boston (if you ask us).What did we miss? 👀📸: Audrey Mitchell: Chase McCann; Wendy Maeda/The B...
08/06/2026

💌🏙️ Kinda chic to live in Boston (if you ask us).

What did we miss? 👀

📸: Audrey Mitchell: Chase McCann; Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe

08/04/2026

💍🐶 The perfect wedding doesn’t exi—

Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 recently announced that couples who bring their pet to a Boston City Hall wedding ceremony can request a fun “pet certificate” that welcomes their furbaby into their union.

Mariana and Brian Altman said they couldn’t bring their golden retriever Bono to their wedding in Brazil, so they knew they had to celebrate with him in Boston.

Want in? Couples interested in getting hitched at City Hall and getting a pet certificate can contact the Boston Registry Division at 617-635-4175 or email [email protected].

Congrats, Mariana, Brian, and Bono! 💖🐾

🎶☀️The soundtrack to your Best Day Ever starts here.We’re excited to announce the full music lineup for Best Day Ever at...
07/27/2026

🎶☀️The soundtrack to your Best Day Ever starts here.
We’re excited to announce the full music lineup for Best Day Ever at PKL Boston this Saturday:

🎤 AUTUMN DRIVE Autumn Drive
🎤 MALIK ELIJAH MALIK ELIJAH
🎤 CHANCE EMERSON Chance Emerson

🎧 Plus, DJCJ will be keeping the energy high between sets so the party never stops. And…

🚨 FLASH SALE! 🚨
Now through July 28, tickets are $10 off. Head to the link in our bio to grab yours before the sale ends!

SEE YOU THERE! 🎉

WANT TO WIN BEST DAY EVER TICKETS? 👇🎉🎟️ We’re giving TWO lucky winners a pair of tickets to Best Day Ever!🕺 Enjoy a day ...
07/23/2026

WANT TO WIN BEST DAY EVER TICKETS? 👇

🎉🎟️ We’re giving TWO lucky winners a pair of tickets to Best Day Ever!🕺 Enjoy a day of live music, free bites from 20+ local restaurants, vintage shopping, an interactive art installation, and so much more. Winners get early entry to the event AND a year-long B-Side Membership that unlocks discounts at nearly 60 local businesses.

HOW TO ENTER (No purchase necessary. Must be 18+)

- Like this post
- Follow or already be following B-Side
- Tag who you’d bring to Best Day Ever in the comments
- Limit one entry per person! 🚨

Be sure to enter by 7/24 5PM EST. Winners will be notified via DM.

🔗 See Official Rules at the link in our bio for additional information.

GOOD LUCK! 🤞

07/23/2026

😅 Spoiler: We’d 100% do it again.

Welcome to City Splash, an annual event hosted by the Charles River Conservancy that gives the public the rare chance to swim in the Charles River (and raise awareness to bring river swimming back to Boston). Yes, they tested the water ahead of time, so we were good to go!

They just held their 8th event last weekend and tickets sold out like hot cakes. Swimming in the Charles used to pretty common in the early 1900s, but began to dip halfway through the 20th century as the negative effects of pollution came to light. I mean, we all know the Standells song “Dirty Water,” right?

And while we’ve come a long way since then, it would take a major commitment to get the Charles back to regular swimming shape (sewage overflows after heavy rain are still a big issue given our old infrastructure).

Officials responsible for sewage overflow sites recently released a plan that would keep dumping sewage into the Charles, but far less often. And some advocates think it should be more ambitious.

Public comment on the plan is now open through Sept. 30.

Would you ever swim in the Charles? 👀

07/21/2026

🍸⚾️ A ‘tini bit closer to the record.

The Boston Red Sox are one win away from breaking the franchise’s all-time winning streak record tonight after taking home their 14th straight W last night... further proving Boston is having a generational run this summer.

You know what else has been on a winning streak? THE MERCH. 🔥🧢 From Dunkin’ iced coffee hats to hot dog bags to these espresso (and dirty) martini caps...

What’s YOUR dream collab? 👀

07/12/2026

Tall ships 🤝 short kings

(We love them both, really.)

Sail Boston, a *massive* maritime celebration, quite literally shipped up all the coolest boats to Boston on Saturday.

Fun fact: Size doesn’t actually matter. In fact, ~50-feet tall is technically considered “short” in tall ship land. Instead, it’s defined by its ~purpose~, i.e., a ship for conducting sail training. Length doesn’t matter either (unless it’s entered into a race), but many at Sail Boston are Class A vessels, a.k.a. more than 131 feet long.

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