Lesley University has named Sandra St Fleur as its inaugural vice president of equity, inclusion and justice, part of a Lesley agenda of “inclusive excellence” that aims to transform systems and policies to create an inclusive and antiracist campus culture.

Commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be different this year as a result of the coronavirus, but there is still plenty going on.

Public meetings this week look at why the city can’t grant direct Covid-19 aid, affordable housing work citywide under Covid-19, public schools’ approach to remote learning and in-person classes, development at large hazardous waste site and much more.

On first glance, it seemed clear: The city’s 2020 resident satisfaction survey shows that “people are feeling good about Cambridge.” Some city councillors, though, wanted to know more about which people.

Escaping from the current affordable housing cycle of unplanned development, out-of-context building and regulatory corner-cutting requires strong political leadership and a determined, systematic approach.

People interested in serving on the Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women should show interest by Jan. 15.

A Daily Table grocery store is due to open in Central Square in the first half of January, the third site for the nonprofit community grocer with a mission of making healthy food affordable to everyone.

The Crab Apple Gardenerz got Karened, but they didn’t let it stop them. Instead, they’ve distributed small food crops grown in Cambridge community plots, and celebrated with a Poets In The Garden event.

The Cambridge Community Foundation gave out its second annual Imagined in Cambridge Social Innovation Awards on Thursday, recognizing five community projects that tackle pressing social issues.

The Cambridge Community Foundation gave out its second annual Imagined in Cambridge Social Innovation Awards on Thursday, recognizing five community projects that tackle pressing social issues.