Boston Scenes

(From left): Dr. Bob Davidson, chair of the Morehouse College Board of Directors; Kathy Taylor, associate vice president of Elderhostel/Road Scholar; Dr. Jane Smith, executive director of the Center for Leadership & Civic Engagement at Spelman College; Dr. Yvonne Jackson, chair of the Spelman College Board of Directors; Dr. Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine and former faculty member at Antioch (Calif.) University; James Moses, president of Elderhostel/Road Scholar; and Robert Hayden, president of the Martha’s Vineyard branch for the Study of African American Life and History pose for a photo at a recent Road Scholar event in Martha’s Vineyard. (Photo courtesy of Elderhostel/Road Scholar)

Local nonprofit Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation (NCDC) and two private partners recently announced the signing of an agreement with the MBTA to acquire the site known as Bartlett Yard, located blocks from Dudley Square. The group plans to transform the 8.5-acre Roxbury site, which has been used as a bus depot and maintenance facility for over 50 years, into a new “smart growth,” transit-oriented development community, depicted in this artist’s rendering. (Photo courtesy of NCDC)

Nile Rodgers (left) and singer Sylver Sharp (right) perform with their disco-funk group Chic during the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, in this July 14, 2005 file photo. Chic are among the nine nominees for next year’s class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the hall’s foundation said Monday. (AP photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron, File)

Hip-hop pioneers Run-D.M.C. — comprised of emcees Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels (left) and Joseph “Run” Simmons (center), and the late DJ Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell — pose for a photo at the 2nd Annual MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 13, 1985. The group has been nominated for induction into next year’s class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the hall’s foundation announced Monday. (AP photo/Suriani)

The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM) hosted the 51st Annual Ebony Fashion Fair. The event featured a number of local luminaries like promoter Tony Richard (left) and ULEM President and CEO Darnell Williams (right). (Tony Irving photo)

The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM) hosted the 51st Annual Ebony Fashion Fair, held last Sunday at the Seaport at the World Trade Center. (Tony Irving photo)

Mayor Thomas M. Menino recently joined sponsors at the John Hancock Tower to announce the launch of Lights Out Boston, a partnership with prominent commercial property owners to reduce energy use by turning off architectural and interior lighting from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. between now and Oct. 31. (Photo courtesy of City of Boston Mayor’s Office)