Boston Scenes

Mayor Thomas M. Menino (center) joins local performers Dominic Smith (left) and Brejé at the 2009 Peace Boston Hip-Hop Festival held at the Strand Theatre on Columbia Road in Dorchester on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. (Photo courtesy of the Mayor’s Press Office)

(From left): Joe Roper, Buddy Hubert, Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts President and Chief Executive Officer Darnell L. Williams and Dennis Porie take a moment to pose for a photograph during the Urban League’s Annual Golf Tournament, held Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, at the William J. Devine Golf Course at Franklin Park. (Tony Irving photo)

At-large City Council candidates Robert Fortes (left), Ayanna Pressley (second from left) and Scotland Willis (right) and District 7 candidate Carlos “Tony” Henriquez pose for a photo at Greater Love Tabernacle in Dorchester after the six-mile Concerned Men Cycling for Peace bike ride on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. (Tony Irving photo)

(From left): Tatiana Dilworth of Dorchester, Terrena of Chinatown, Moise Noel of Hyde Park, Irving Wu of Dorchester and Brynner Ortiz of Dorchester are Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) summer interns of the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company (MBCR). They get together on board a commuter train in South Station as part of their daily routine as railroad interns. The ABCD interns are part of a summer program that initiates them into the railroad profession, with the hopes of leading to a career with MBCR. (Photo courtesy of MBCR)

State Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz (third from right) stands with Summer Youth Program participants working in the Operating Room/Clinical Support Services Department Nataly Matos, Kenitra Nichols, Yokasta Melo, Miguel Pires, Brouk Belay, Karina Pedroza and Yoal Peguero during her visit to Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Chang-Díaz met with teens participating in this year’s program and heard how the program exposes them to health careers and improves their interpersonal skills. (Photo courtesy of Brigham and Women’s Hospital)

Sondra Hardy (center) of Mattapan attended the American Cancer Society’s recent kickoff breakfast to prepare for the 17th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk with emcees Hank Phillippi Ryan of 7News on 7NBC/CW56 (right) and Candy O’Terry of MAGIC 106.7FM. Making Strides is a five-mile walk set for Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, on Boston’s Charles River Esplanade. Hardy will be one of nearly 40,000 walkers at Making Strides. For more information on Making Strides, call 800-ACS-2345 or visit http://www.cancer.org/stridesonline. (Photo courtesy of ACS)