A natural wine bar with a menu of pescatarian small plates called Dear Annie won its food and drink licensing Wednesday, barring some details – and brought an answer for anyone wondering why it’s called Dear Annie, anyway.

Creating a “Baldwin neighborhood” to replace the Agassiz neighborhood is the easiest name change Cambridge is likely to see as it looks to rid the community of honors to slavers, racists and other unsavory characters.

A name change for the Agassiz neighborhood won unanimous approval this week at a community meeting, with the caveat by several voters that more conversation is needed, and wider involvement in an area holding some 6,000 people.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Club Passim celebrates Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton and other Celtic music, Patricia Marx and Roz Chast bring their “Rules For Couples,” Callie Crossley kicks off Atwood’s Interviews, The Human Variety Hour premieres and much more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are Winter Wonder popup dance performances, New Year’s Eve music and comedy, followed by New Year’s Day comedy with local standups and the Marx Brothers, and much, much more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s Son Little performing, a “Resetting the Table” exhibit, the Friday After Thanksgiving Chain Reaction tradition at MIT – and a tree lighting tradition in Harvard Square – Marimba Cabaret and more.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, the Bread & Puppet Theater is back and there’s Indonesian Shadow Theater as well, Lindy West is in town to read, the Kendall Square Orchestra performs and the affordable Art Outlet pops up.

The Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee and YWCA Cambridge will hold a City Council candidate panel Oct. 29 at the Citywide Senior Center.

The biggest one-day free food conference you’ve never heard of sets up Saturday near Harvard Square, run by the organization Let’s Talk About Food and bringing in guests from chef Didi Emmons to Beyond Meat exec Seth Goldman and the U.S. Army Natick Labs. 

Cambridge Citizens Coalition plans to hold its first City Council candidate panel “on key issues facing the city” Oct. 6 at Lesley University’s Washburn Auditorium.