The Somerville Theatre is trading in two screens for the Crystal Ballroom, a 500-person capacity performance hall that will return live music to Davis Square for the first time since the amps went silent at Johnny D’s back in 2016.

The Landmark Kendall Square Cinema entices people back to the big screen with a week of discounts, The Brattle prepares to enlarge everything you streamed at home in 2020 and new releases arrive for review: “Too Late,” “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” and “12 Mighty Orphans.”

Six months after Congress approved roughly $16 billion in aid for entertainment venues shattered by coronavirus, only 411 have received money out of 14,214 applications. The Small Business Administration says it’s working to catch up.

For eats, Shays has a limited menu, but a rock solid one with good burgers, including veggie- and plant-based alternatives. But the real jam is its sandwiches.

Public meetings this week look at, well, what public meetings will look like after the pandemic, a proposal for a new kind of public safety and enacting an acoustic music law; cutting small-business permitting and licensing fees; “missing middle” zoning; and the return of the Cantab Lounge.

The hottest brunch ticket over the past five-plus years has been Cafe Luna, and its smoked duck tacos show why – though Davis Square’s Painted Burro and Los Amigos Taqueria will more than do for tacos in a pinch. Speaking of hot tickets: Bambara kicks off Pride with a Sunday drag brunch.

While it may have felt like time stood still during the coronavirus, transit planning, changes and construction did not. Looking forward over the next six months, residents can expect to see updates on several projects discussed by city officials in interviews May 12.

Sometimes referred to as “freedges” in the United States, there are now almost 200 community fridges nationwide. If there are any silver linings to the coronavirus, their appearance could be one.

Public meetings this week look at how Covid affected high school graduation rates, reforming the city’s Plan E charter, planning for a cohesive Alewife neighborhood, two potential Neighborhood Conservation Districts and a remake of The Garage in Harvard Square.

Upper Crust has proven a solid addition to pizza on “The Avenue,” and is a crowd pleaser that can satisfy diverse palates across diverse age groups and varying dietary choices and restrictions.