Public meetings this week look at city-funded housing vouchers; transportation planning policy; universal after-school options and the middle-school experience; and what’s next for a church weathervane made in 1721.

Public meetings this week look at solar panels and a farm at CRLS; plans for affordable homes called Walden Square II; what Massachusetts Avenue will look like in 2040; and a Van Leeuwen ice cream for Harvard Square and expanded hours at La Saison Bakery near Alewife.

Cambridge and state officials were rebuked in a ruling by the state’s Appeals Court over a case pursued “on error of law” and for a comment never uttered.

Public meetings this week look at License Commission litigation, school budgets, student absenteeism, reclaiming Jerry’s Pond as a public amenity, coping with MBTA red line shutdowns, replacing a hardware store space with pet care and having labs subsidize housing and retail.

Newly opened boba tea and coffee cafe Teaholic in Cambridge’s Port neighborhood plans to expand its menu to include desserts made on-site.

Public meetings this week look at asking giant businesses and institutions for housing aid; examining whether violations at The Middle East might shrink its open hours; making recreational cannabis permitting easier; a bridge over train tracks at Danehy Park; and more.

Unlike meal plans such as Factor or Blue Apron that deliver scheduled heat-and-eat foods to your door, a company called Feast & Fettle will sell entrees, sides and beer and wine pairings one-by-one from a storefront.

Two of Cambridge’s longest-awaited eateries – dating back to news from 2020 – showed signs of life Thursday, winning approvals from the License Commission.

More music is coming to Kendall Square with approval of a Ripple Café location to join an expected pool hall and other growing forms of entertainment.

Two former Darwins Ltd. coffee shop locations are on the way to being coffee shops again, one of them as a cooperative run by former Darwins employees.