Inman Eats & Crafts, the East Cambridge Business Association’s annual celebration of “everything Inman Square,” returns May 22 for its fifth year with even more emphasis on the crafts end of the event.

New life has been breathed into some establishments that looked like they might become part of the Covid R.I.P. list: The People’s Republik became New Republik and The Thirsty Scholar has reopened.

Spoken-word fans don’t yet have the Sunday night Poetry Jam and Jeff Robinson Trio back at Lizard Lounge, but they can get their Jeff Robinson fix monthly at Lilypad in Inman Square. On Wednesday he performs with poet and singer Iyeoka Okoawo.

A rotating pop-up storefront called the Inman Incubator has set up shop in the heart of Inman Square. The first local maker set up for a month of sales: Indestructible Food, with a series of screen prints by Sarah Dudek that turn supermarket staples into wall-worthy art.

Industry Lab is home to a dizzying array of talented tenants, uniquely curated by managers to draw from arts and technology. The lower-cost spaces have residents ranging from robotics and medical device companies to a folk singer and filmmakers.

Public meetings this week look at the next city budget, plans for land in North Cambridge owned by the life-sciences developer IQHQ and whether Brooklyn Bagel Factory can open in Inman Square in a former Taco Bell space. There’s also a chance to learn “Zoning 101” in an hour from Community Development Department staff.

A 19-year-old Cambridge man is in custody and was expected to be arraigned Monday in Cambridge District Court to face charges in a Saturday morning home invasion.

What keeps a family-owned, family-operated business going in Cambridge for 46 years and counting? Good timing helps – such as long ago buying the building that holds it – but so does customer service and customer loyalty, and a mix of flexibility and tradition.

If you miss the Windsor Tap and B-Side Lounge, Lord Hobo is a worthy replacement with a cozy, gin joint vibe and a small yet eclectic food menu. El Salvadorian pupusas are super satisfying comfort food and the lobster rolls are heaped high and served with a zesty citrus aioli.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, The Cantab Lounge reopens in Central Square with the Chicken Slacks on stage, there’s a Christmas tree lighting in Porter Square and plenty of holiday shopping opportunities loaded with music, skating, workshops and other fun – even a petting zoo.