The first issue of The Left Bank of the Charles Review arrived with the new year, promised quarterly by Joseph Levendusky – a traveler, lover of music, left-leaning political critic and sitter in cafés.

A new state travel order covering people who visit or return to Massachusetts from most states took effect Saturday. As the hospitality industry opens up in Cambridge, it’s not clear how the requirements are being enforced.

The prime piece of advice I got before going to Miami for a mid-April vacation was to forget about public transportation there. Make no mistake: The T is aging badly, but at least it’s good enough I don’t need to drive.