




The Penguin Coast, a state-of-the-art habitat for critically endangered African penguins located just beyond the park’s Zebra Entrance, officially opened on Thursday, June 11.

Host Charlie Titus, of the Titus Foundation, with Olympic champion hurdler Edwin Moses.

Denella J. , the president and CEO of the Boston Arts Academy Foundation, will be the honoree Sunday at Girls’ LEAP’s first Annual Women’s Leadership Brunch, taking place on June 14 from 1-4 p.m. at the Thelma D. Burns Center.

World Cup soccer and Father’s Day fun will come together at a day-long free event at the former Dorchester Tire property on Dot Ave. in Savin Hill on Sun., June 21 from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.

A reinvigorated Polish Fest took over Boston Street in Dorchester’s Polish Triangle on Sun., May 31, with buraczki (Polish beet salad), kielbasa, pierogis, draft beer, and incredible traditional dance performances.

The Reporter’s co-founder and publisher emeritus Ed Forry was honored this year with the Dorchester Day Parade Committee’s Legacy Award.