Singles

Liniște, a 22-year-old gay woman who is experiencing homelessness, sits on the ground outside the STEPS youth drop-in center to deal with the stress she said she feels about her friend who has gone missing for a few days. Liniște said she is worried something bad happened to him. “I’m gonna lose it if he’s dead,” she said.

Willie Brown, president of the board of directors of the Edward L. Cooper Community Garden, which is across the street from his home on Linwood Street, Roxbury, MA, works in his backyard garden on Oct. 13, 2014. Brown says he gained an appreciation for gardening growing up in Florida in the 1940s.

Joe Cho, a trombone player in the Boston University Pep Band, performs at the BU women’s ice hockey team’s first home game of the season Oct. 2, 2015 against University of Connecticut at Walter Brown Arena in Boston, MA. BU won, 2-1.

Amy Green, left, grabs her coffee cup as a pigeon lands on the lid at the Boston Common in Boston, MA on Sept. 24, 2016. Green and Don Saarela, right, say they come to the Common often to feed the animals, even in the winter, since the birds can’t find proper nutrition on their own in the city.

Laura Anhalt, center, of the Boston University women's rowing openweight team, looks to team coxswain Marlaina Miller, left, as she warms up in the BU DeWolfe Boathouse Oct. 23, 2016 in Boston, MA before their afternoon race in the Head of the Charles Regatta.

Supporters of Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker react at the candidate's election party at the Seaport Hotel on Nov. 4, 2014 in Boston, MA, as Baker slips behind candidate Martha Coakley in live election coverage.

Michael Abadir, right, hugs Leonel Garcia on July 3, 2014, in Morris Township, NJ. Garcia is the child Abadir is hosting for the week through the Fresh Air Fund Program, which allows New York City children to experience the outdoors during the summer in New Jersey.

Boston University student Yasmin Younis, a junior in the College of Communication studying mass communication, leads chants at the BU Walk Out for Black Lives Matter Oct. 6, 2016 in Boston, MA. The rally called on students to leave their classes at 3 p.m. and gather in Marsh Plaza to chant, listen to speeches and support a list of demands to the university regarding issues of race and equality.

Anthony Jr., right, and his father Anthony repair an all-terrain vehicle June 20, 2015 at 36th Street and Sears Street, Philadelphia, PA. They plan to take the ATV, which they got for free, out for a ride during the weekend with family friends.

The Boston Fire Department responds to a 2-alarm fire at 40 Champney St., Boston, MA at 2:00 a.m., Nov. 20, 2015. The fire started on the third floor and displaced 11 residents with no injuries from 3 apartments, causing an estimated $500,000 worth of damage.

Jordan McMahon, left, of the Boston University Marching Band, warms up before an exhibition performance at the New England Scholastic Band Association’s championship for area high schools in Lawrence, Massachusetts Nov. 1, 2015. See the full story.