| Firefighter Andrew Lee (left) is pictured here being commended by Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Fire Commissioner Roderick Fraser (right) after his heroic efforts on Saturday, Feb. 10, when Lee saved the lives of three children in Roxbury. Lee responded to the fire with Engine 24, Ladder 23 from Grove Hall. A resident of South Boston, Lee has been a firefighter for three months and has served as a Marine in Iraq. (Photo courtesy of the Mayor’s Office) |
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| Traffic proceeded in a single-file line on Valentine’s Day through a flooded tunnel at Logan International Airport in Boston. The flood came as a result of snow turning into sleet and rain that afternoon in the Boston area. (AP photo/Michael Dwyer) |
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| The annual YMCA Black Achievers Recognition Awards Gala took place at the Boston Marriott Copley Place on Jan. 31. The YMCA Black Achievers Program strives to recognize and encourage successful black professionals who have committed themselves to working with minority youth to develop educational and career aspirations. From left to right: Willie Shellman, executive director of the Black Achievers Program; Milton J. Little Jr., president and CEO of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, who delivered the keynote speech at the awards gala; and John M. Ferrell, president of the YMCA of Greater Boston. (Photo courtesy of YMCA Black Achievers) |
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| Cambridge Mayor Kenneth Reeves (right) and Massachusetts’ President of the Senate Robert Travaglini (left) were in attendance to cut the ribbon to re-open the Rialto Restaurant at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square. (Photo courtesy of the City of Cambridge Mayor’s Office) |
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| Gerald Green of the Boston Celtics jumps over Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks during the slam dunk contest at NBA Saturday Night. The contest was part of the NBA All-Star weekend in Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 17. Green won the contest over defending champion Robinson. (AP photo/Mark J.Terrill) |
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| Jazz vocalist Fulani Haynes performs at the Haley House Café’s Jazz Brunch on Sunday. Haley House is a nonprofit bakery in Roxbury’s Dudley Square that teaches culinary skills to underemployed people. (Cagen Luse photo) |
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| Dorchester-based artist Cagen Luse is showing his collection of paintings and illustrations titled “Americana Noir” at the Haley House Café in Dudley Square, from Feb. 14 to March 31. (Caiana Luse photo) |
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