You could forgive attorney Zachary Cloud for walking into Dorchester District Court with an air of confidence, Nov. 30. Police had pinched his client, Lenyn Baldemiro Cuello-Villarack in August and charged him with forgery of a registry document and driving with a revoked license after he presented a Florida driver’s license that arresting officers presumed was fake.

Mayor Marty Walsh’s appointment of William Gross as Boston’s police commissioner was well received by those residents who are eager for racial diversity in the city administration. However, it is good to remember that change often brings conflict. There are presently a number of changes confronting Boston’s police force.

A slew of developers has submitted plans for as many as 360 new housing units, new office space, retail storefronts and off-street parking garages in response to requests for proposals the city released recently for four parcels of vacant land in Dudley Square.

An early challenger has stepped up to battle City Councilor Tim McCarthy for his District 5 seat in the November 2019 election. Ricardo Arroyo quit his job as a public defender last Friday and this week announced his intention to run for Boston City Council, representing residents in Mattapan, Roslindale and Hyde Park.

Almost a decade ago, poet and playwright Inua Ellams was given a flyer about a workshop where barbers learned how to counsel their clients. This launched a pilgrimage across Africa during which Ellams stopped in at different barbershops to experience the community created by men in those spaces.

Ever since he was in high school, Javy Caraballo wanted to open his own fitness gym. Once he discovered the challenging dynamics and community-driven aspects of CrossFit as an adult, he knew he had found his niche.

The book “Boston’s Banner Years” chronicles the achievements of blacks in the city, providing a counter narrative to common misperceptions about the community.