In preserving some almost-lost pieces of Necco history, the founder of the Candy Wrapper Museum became convinced it should be shared with the world in a book – a piece of New England’s confectionery legacy composed of Necco candy wrappers and ephemera.

The Irish community’s first U.S. celebrations honoring St. Patrick were described in Cambridge papers as an excuse for drunkenness, violence and other unsavory behavior. It wasn’t long before the events were filled instead with breakfasts, lectures and concerts – all very publicly devoid of alcohol and on the path to mainstream acceptance.

The Black Response is working with groups in Somerville and wants to be part of a solution that decreases harm of all sorts – looking at root causes rather than making arrests and increasing surveillance, leader Stephanie Guirand says.

A special meeting to stem increasing youth violence would include Cambridge and Somerville mayors, councils and their police departments.

British director and writer Sean Ellis reimagines in “The Cursed” the 18th century Beast of Gévaudan, a creature that popularized lycanthropy. It’s overall an exciting mix of sci-fi meets costume period piece.

For the first time in recent years, a majority of low-income Cambridge tenants with Section 8 rent vouchers are finding a place to rent in Cambridge. Still, relatively few are leasing from small landlords here, underlining the city’s housing divide when it comes to income.

A community walk through The Port neighborhood to learn about Cambridge’s black and brown history is the sole in-person event planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the second to be celebrated during the pandemic. But there is more going on through Thursday, and all the events are free.

To swing the pendulum on our problems, we must discover our greatest moral selves and be undeterred to create institutions through private, public and university financial commitments that will move us closer to the opportunity and equity we espouse.

An argument that increased density through more infill housing is good climate policy is flawed, and clearly terrible from an affordable-housing and equity point of view.

Without real work on our housing issues, Cambridge is at risk of losing its ideals of equity, fairness and inclusion. Burhan Azeem and Joe McGuirk’s have made affordable housing the No. 1 issue on their campaign trails.