The owner of recreational cannabis shops who looked to open at 286 Broadway, The Port, told residents at a Monday meeting that she has changed her mind.

A community-focused shop at 286broadway selling plants, art, thrift and jewelry could be displaced by a recreational cannabis seller despite the availability of vacant storefronts citywide, a founder says.

No matter how long you or your family has lived in Cambridge, we were all new once, and Cambridge has the ability and the obligation to care for longtime lower-income residents as well as those seeking to move here.

Cambridge’s tale of two cities is widely documented. But it has failed to make any meaningful effort at racial equity, and that has to change.

A Rally for Our Youth is planned for 5 p.m. Monday at City Hall to raise awareness of the city’s increased gun violence.

What can be done about recent youth violence in Cambridge? It is important that we discuss specific responses that can immediately begin to address the economic disenfranchisement and the social disconnect of many 17- to 30-year-olds.

We are a world-class city with access to world-class and innovative ideas, but ideas are not action and we do not leverage success for our most vulnerable citizens.

If we are serious about creating an equitable community, we have to fix the flaws in a broken system that no longer serves the needs of its residents.

As educators, we have never supported the MCAS testing system. Now 18 urban school superintendents agree that as we emerge from a pandemic, the test will be disruptive, and there is “no valid purpose” for administering it this spring to students.

Public meetings this week look at a digital equity timeline, outdoor dining and Alewife traffic congestion; the next fiscal year’s budget, department by department; Covid vaccinations for kids and an Eversource brochure backlash; and affordable apartments proposed for 2072 Massachusetts Ave.