Boston Scenes

Local and Culturally Relevant Events this week

The Franklin Park team recently won the 21 and under round of the First Annual Franklin Park Basketball Tournament, beating Brockton in the finals. Also playing were teams from Mission Hill and Hyde Park. Coach Al “Ski” McLain ran summer basketball in Franklin Park and organized the tournament. (photo courtesy of Christine Poff, director of the Franklin Park Coalition)

On Tuesday, August 28, the Boston Astros Baseball Team celebrated its 30th year in youth baseball at the Jim Rice Field. Pictured here is Robert Lewis, Jr. (R), who presented each player going to college this year with a laptop computer. (Tony Irving photo)

On August 23, Boston Housing Authority’s (BHA) Chief Administrator, Bill McGonagle, was interviewed by BHA’s Youth Leadership Institute summer employees Carmen Pedron and Marvi Francisco. In his final comment, McGonagle shared that he, too, is a product of a BHA development, the Mary Ellen McCormack Housing Project. He encouraged the students to maintain great grades. The students participated in a seven-week summer employment project called Photography and Journalism, supervised by Tony Irving and Vanessa Smith (BHA) (Tony Irving photo).

Se’kaiya Gomes, 7, Jada Andrade, 9, and Sumaiyah Ferdandes, 7, of Dorchester stay cool under the sun with the visors they made at the Arts and Crafts station at the Boston Children’s Festival on August 21 in Franklin Park. The annual ParkARTS family event is hosted by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with support from Bank of America, Plymouth Rock Assurance, Nantucket Nectars, HP Hood LLC, and Yazzo Greek Frozen Yogurt. (Jae’da Turner photo)

Distinguished Timility Middle School alum Bill Moran joined members of Boston’s clergy (L-R) Samuel Acevedo, William E. Dickerson, Miniard Culpepper and Harold Sparrow at a recent event at the school. Moran was responsible for raising nearly $1 million to improve education at his alma mater. (Tony Irving photo)

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