The sale of the 17-story office tower at 1 Memorial Drive, Kendall Square, is being called the biggest of its kind so far in 2021, but think of the three-story building going for $35.5 million. MIT has broken ground on a college of computing, too, and more apartments are going up near Union Square.

More than 20 artist-tenants at Central Street Studios learned in mid-June that they will be displaced from their building come Sept. 1. Artist space throughout Cambridge, Somerville and surrounding communities is becoming increasingly rare.

Plenty has been going on in development this spring, including an environmentally focused building planned for North Point’s Parcel U, a slew of MIT moves and more on BioMed Realty’s push into Somerville.

Making me croissant happy is the breakfast sandwich Cafe Rustica, the European-styled tuck-away just across the Somerville city line on Beacon Street, while Mike & Patty’s in Bow Market has another classic that comes on doughy, homemade English muffins.

The coronavirus lockdown got boring fast, especially once the charm of lying blank-faced in front of Netflix for hours wore off. Fortunately, more entertainment options have begun to return to Cambridge and Somerville, live and streamed.

A veteran of PorchFest is moving location for a Music Salon Series because of the coronavirus: to the backyard.

More known for quality takeout than eat-in ambiance, Zoe’s Chinese is positioned well for our current dining situation. And a taste of its tea-smoked duck shows the quality has not abated.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Enes Kanter of the Celtics and Dan Pfeiffer of “Pod Save America” come to talk – separately, of course – and there’s comedy, poetry, art such as “Wild” in Cambridgeport and history with the Somerville “Basement Project” exhibit.

The cities of Cambridge and Somerville took giant leaps forward this week toward opening recreational marijuana shops – but Somerville looks to be in the lead in terms of seeing the first sales.

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a rare pub call by The Sheila Divine, outdoor movie nights a-plenty, the premiere of Langston Hughes’ poetry staging “The Black Clown,” four days of Club Passim’s Campfire. Festival and more.