Boston

35 Newbury, at Berkeley; Back Bay; 617.450.4900

The posh double-first named Newbury focalery is cutting 50-70% off nearly all of its eyewear from brands like Lunor, FreudenHaus, Natural Buffalo Horn, and Swiss-based titanium-framed Gimme:Glasses, an only slightly less common demand than Gimme:Leg Braces.

500 Harrison Ave, at Randolph; South End; 617.451.5151

Head to the South End's hep Italian resto for the borderline insane weekday deal of five apps for $5, including prosciutto & Fontina pizzetta, garlic mayo-laced fried cauliflower, and calamari w/ pickled pepperoncini, also used in the ill-fated Italian knockoff children's toy, Pickle Me Elmo.

The nation's first hybrid-only car service, Boston-based PT has just added fresh options like online booking, free wi-fi in every car, and the ability to "track each passenger's carbon footprint", assuaging your guilt as you idle on the shoulder, Googling directions to the monster truck rally.

50 Leonard St, at Moore; Belmont; 617.209.4942

Just opened by the guy behind the ritzy Restaurant Dante, ICC's a more casual Italian cucina sitting in an old renovated Belmont firehouse, slinging traditional home-cooked grub like maiale (pork meatballs, mozzarella, sugo di testa), sweet and sour pepper bruschetta, tomato-braised flank steak, and spinach ricotta ignudi, Italian for "naked" ravioli, which'll totally make your wine blush.

581 Washington St, at Avery; Theater District; 617.956.0888

Head to BiNA next Tuesday for the first in their series of weekly booze tastings, sampling tequila from Mezcal Del Maguey, a collection of "fine, rare, unblended" mezcals created by individual family producers in "remote villages scattered throughout the state of Oaxaca" -- because the ones from Oaxaca's high rise condos are lacking in character.