SOUTH END — Mel King, a politician and dedicated leader who worked on behalf of the city’s most vulnerable, has died. We’ll update when we have more details. King was 94. PHOTO BY BILL BRETT, from Mel’s birthday party and shown with Mayor Marty Walsh and former Mayor Ray Flynn. For more coverage of Mel’s 89th birthday party, see Bill’s photo from 2017 here.

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SOUTH BOSTON — More than 200 guests attended the Matt Brown Foundation fundraiser, which was held at the Castle Island Brewery in South Boston. Matt started the foundation after he suffered a spinal cord injury when he was 15 years old while playing in a hockey game for Norwood against Weymouth. Matt later attended Stonehill College. All photo by Bill Brett

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FENWAY — 160 guests attended the Boston Arts Academy Foundation reception at the House of Blues. The event was hosted by Foundation President Denella Clark and the honored guests were 2023 Champions: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and former mayor Kim Janey. The recepition also celebrated the opening night of the student production of “Shrek: The Musical.” All photos by Bill Brett

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