Boston is soliciting bids to renew its “street furniture” contract and I have a few requests of my own: more shade, more bike parking and for the love of God, tell me when the bus is coming.

Here’s a much better use of your time than waiting around for the #18: enter to win a Fall into Boston Staycation, with a sweet hotel stay, fall foliage cruise, $300 in restaurant gift cards and more.

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Halloween is coming for Seaport. Cityside Pumpkin Patch opens next week with pumpkin smashing, spooky fun, themed treats and more.

• Julien Baker is taking over Cambridge for a three-night rock-club residency next month, joined by longtime collaborators Matt Gilman and Calvin Lauber.

• If everything were wonderful, Jim Gaffigan would have a lot less material. Catch the Emmy-winning comic for the Everything Is Wonderful! Tour on October 25th.*

• Your 2027 country concert calendar is filling up early since we saw Riley Green plays Xfinity Center on July 24th. Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington and Hannah McFarland round out the tour.

• Find even more just-announced Boston shows to add to your calendar!

NAVIGATE SALEM LIKE A PRO

Witch City goes hard this time of year and we know you're dying to check it out. We navigated the madness for you, helping you avoid that North Shore congestion while making sure you hit all the photo ops. We even threw in some wicked good snacking to keep your energy up for all that hex-ploring.

IN THE FUTURE

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• The Sox are in the Bronx tonight to kick off a Wild Card Series against the Yankees. Need somewhere to watch with people who get it? We got you.

• Okay, one more sunset on the Harbor, if you insist. Save the Harbor’s Summer Sendoff Sunset Cruise hits the water Friday with proceeds helping fund free beach events across Boston.

• In case you were wondering, Cambridge is wicked smaht. MIT took the top spot in U.S. News’ national university rankings and Harvard came in third.

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