The Boston Public Schools has told the City Council that the district does not maintain a list of people who shouldn’t be hired or rehired, a practice that a former employee and the teachers union indicated they suspected was in place.

When Bruce Arena’s termination as head coach of the New England Revolution soccer team was announced, the circumstances surrounding his dismissal were like so many others in today’s sports — clouded in suspicion and controversy. His departure, however, resulted in the addition of Clint Peay to the small number of Black coaches leading one of Major League Soccer’s 29 teams, even if on an interim basis.

Boston has paid its last respects to Calvin Davis, one of the finest athletes the state has produced, who left this world at the comparatively young age of 51. He leaves a legacy that brings pride and distinction to his family and friends.

Nearly every Sunday, music lovers in South Boston are drawn to the patio garden of Cannonball Café by the unusual crooning of Safari & the Beat Explorers, a trap jazz band that’s bridging the generational gap between jazz lovers by fusing classic melodies with a synth trap beat.

Playwright Selina Fillinger’s timely satire, “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” renders a frenzied day in the life of female staff members as they strive to clean up the latest mess caused by President Dumbass.

Massachusetts has long led the way on health care legislation, passing a 2006 law that required residents to have health insurance and a 2012 law that sought to rein in cost increases.