Erratic pharmacy operations at two Walgreens shops in Cambridge have been worrying customers, with abrupt, intermittent closings leading state Rep. Mike Connolly to consider reporting the issue to state regulators.

Public meetings this week look at linkage fees and playing fields, banning fur and fake health clinics, after-school program buses, bike lanes on Garden Street, a Porter Square pot shop, eliminating parking minimums, planning North Massachusetts Avenue and much more.

Public meetings this week look at reversing plans for bus cuts; zoning around lab buildings, parking and multifamily housing; Memorial Drive closings and bike safety in Somerville; a greenhouse gas emissions law; and much more.

Melissa Martinelli moved from the corporate suites of San Francisco to Inman Square’s eponymous Incubator with a sustainable, upcycled health beverage.

The Cambridge Housing Authority has hired replacement security at Central Square public housing but needs a longer-term answer, board members have been told.

Stereo Jack’s Records closes Monday between Harvard and Porter squares after a 40-year tenure – an impressive existence selling just old-school vinyl – and moves to Somerville.

It may seem like a sign of changing times when the Yamba Boutique cannabis shop opens in what is often referred to as Harvard Square’s “Carriage House” – which started life as a police station. It is to store owner Leah Samura.

Public meetings this week look at a cannabis shop proposal near Porter Square, Kendall Square improvements and affordable housing, and a fast-casual restaurant called Bom Dough coming to Inman Square.

Some residents of Manning Apartments, a public housing complex near Central Square for seniors and people with disabilities, say they feel unsafe amid a spike in illegal activity in and around the building – and an official at the Cambridge House Authority said Friday that an attempt to address the problem better with private security has suffered a setback.

As an especially dangerous batch of drugs laced with high concentrations of fentanyl causes a spike in opioid deaths on Cambridge streets, city and health officials are refocusing efforts to handle the crisis.