A $350,000 consulting role in reshaping the city has gone to Goody Clancy, a Boston firm that has had a hand in institutional work throughout the nation and region, including on Harvard University’s expansion into North Allston.

Rob Potylo hasn’t performed with a full band since he finished his previous album, which makes a Thursday CD release show for his latest album all the more exciting.

As a rule I want Cambridge businesses to succeed — especially in Kendall Square, which needs more vibrant retail. But can the square’s new boba tea business succeed by charging more than its competitors for a worse product?

Keep an eye out for the local return of Robby Roadsteamer, who is launching his return Saturday with a show at the Dodge Street Bar & Grill in Salem.

The rain keeps coming, on its way to a predicted 6 to 8 inches to add to the 10 from mid-March, and the National Weather Service has warned of flooding throughout the state.

Harvard workers took to protest Thursday to demand the university be a more responsible employer — or at least prove the financial claims it uses to justify cost-saving measures that hurt them.

You can buy Rob Potylo’s new album online — a giant step for a man no longer recording as Robby Roadsteamer and idolizing Daniel Johnston. Who is Daniel Johnston? Exactly.

The latest episode of reality sitcom “Quiet Desperation” has been posted on youtube.com and quietd.com by Rob Potylo — the musician formerly known as Roadsteamer. And it may be headed for local television.

Rock band Media, individually known as Kevin Kelly, Jordan Hoffman, Brian Nevins and Lauren Costello, practice Nov. 16, 2005, at the Sound Museum in Allston. Media is the only Cambridge band in this year’s Emergenza Festival. (Photo: Schuyler Pisha) Th …