Public meetings this week look at municipal broadband feasibility, the unhoused and substance issues, Alewife zoning recommendations and more.

New conditions in state funding led the Salvation Army in Central Square to opt out of applying for money needed to keep its homeless shelter open.

The Goods had a soft opening Thursday in Davis Square to become Somerville’s first recreational cannabis seller. Sira Naturals said it is soon to follow. 

Somerville’s first recreational cannabis seller is preparing to open by mid-November in Davis Square – six years after three-quarters of city voters approved the idea.

Public meetings this week look at a Vassal Lane Upper School name change, the effect of policy changes on development, a cannabis seller between Porter and Harvard squares, the future of Cambridge Street, a proposed green jobs law, and how to craft “linkage” fees for big construction and get more affordable housing.

Public meetings in Somerville this week look at adult-use marijuana licenses, police at the polls, the end of another outdoor dining season and more.

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.