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Roxbury Open Streets — This past weekend marked the start of the City of Boston’s popular car-free Open Streets program. Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury took center stage, highlighting family friendly events on Saturday. PHOTO: ANDRÉ STARK

Roxbury Open Streets — This past weekend marked the start of the City of Boston’s popular car-free Open Streets program. Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury was packed with people enjoying the festivities. PHOTO: ANDRÉ STARK

Roxbury Open Streets — Having a ball at Roxbury Open Streets. PHOTO: ANDRÉ STARK

Roxbury Open Streets — This past weekend marked the start of the City of Boston’s popular car-free Open Streets program. Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury took center stage, highlighting family friendly events on Saturday. PHOTO: ANDRÉ STARK

Roxbury Open Streets — This past weekend marked the start of the City of Boston’s popular car-free Open Streets program. Roxbury took center stage with a great turnout on Blue Hill Avenue. PHOTO: ANDRÉ STARK

Charles River Jazz Festival — Grammy-nominated trumpeter Keyon Harrold performs music from his album, Foreverland, at the Charles River Jazz Festival in Boston’s Allston-Brighton neighborhood. PHOTO: ANDRÉ STARK

Charles River Jazz Festival — The 5th annual Charles RIver Jazz Festival, a free all-day music and arts fest, was held Saturday, July 12. PHOTO: ANDRÉ STARK

Charles River Jazz Festival — Boston Jazz History was on display at the festival. PHOTO: ANDRÉ STARK

Harriet Tubman statue — Edmund Barry Gaither, founding director of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, expounds on the Harriet Tubman statue “Step on Board” in the South End. Frieda Garcia (center), who helped orchestrate the monument, and Angela Tate, chief curator of the Museum of African American History, also spoke about the statue by Fern Cunningham-Terry. PHOTO: KENNETH J. COOPER