Colorful awnings and bright smiles crowded Blue Hill Avenue last Saturday for this summer’s Open Streets Boston in Roxbury.
Since 2022, annual Open Streets events have taken over main roads in several neighborhoods, including Dorchester, Jamaica Plain and Roxbury. The usual honking of traffic is replaced by street karaoke, as food trucks take the place of pickup trucks.
Roxbury kicked off the series of events last weekend, which will span into the fall, showcasing Boston’s various neighborhoods as Open Streets returns to the city for the fourth year in a row. Local businesses, nonprofits and public service officials packed the streets with opportunities to interact with their community…