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BOSTON — Tens of thousands of people, many of them waving rainbow flags, lined the two-mile route of Boston’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8, 2019. The parade’s theme this year was “Looking Back, Loving Forward.” Among the many participating in the parade were Miss Gay Massachusetts US of A 2019 Ivy League-O’Deria, Ania Bangkoks, who was Queen of Pride, elected officials including Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Boston Police Commissioner Willie Gross, Senator…

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PAINTING BY JANET LEE HARROLD, COPYRIGHT RESERVED. DORCHESTER — Today, June 3, 2019, marks the 55th anniversary of Bill Brett’s photographs appearing in the pages of The Boston Globe. And, he had a spread on Page B6 of his photographs from the South End Settlements’ gala. You can view them on this website or, in the Globe by clicking here. The team at BillBrettBoston.com is using Janet Lee Harrold’s beautiful painting of the old Globe…

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CEDAR GROVE — Several hundred people were in attendance on Monday morning for the Memorial Day service at Cedar Grove Cemetery. The featured speaker was Brigadier General John J. Driscoll, commander of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, whose remarks followed the procession of veterans and musical units from the John P. McKeon Post on Hilltop Street. Leading the way was the Boston Fire Department Honor Guard and the Greater Boston Firefighters Pipe & Drums. Boston…

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PHOTO BY BILL BRETT The BASE Boston has a new headquarters, just down the road from its previous location. The new clubhouse is at 150 Shirley St., Roxbury, right next to Clifford Park. The organization had and open house and college/career celebration on May 21, 2019. The BASE combines baseball and softball training and competition with academic and career resources to empower student-athletes to achieve their full potential both on and off the field. Founded…

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PHOTO BY BILL BRETT SEAPORT DISTRICT — Bill Brett quipped that if he had to put his money on it, he’d bet that the crews from Boston Fire Department’s Engine 39 and Ladder 18, who would get the first emergency call in South Boston’s Seaport District, could get through this traffic on Seaport Boulevard. But the rest of us will probably just have to sit in hours of traffic. Where can these vehicles go? The…

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