Corey Massenburg, 11, right, and his mother, Chanta Massenburg, were among enthusiastic fans on June 18 during Virginia Union University’s Hezekiah Walker Center for Gospel Music’s 2nd Annual Juneteenth Sounds of Freedom concert.

Angco Striping, a Longwood, Fla. company, began painting parts of the city’s Pulse bus lanes red June 21. The $2 million project, which started at 3rd and Broad streets, is estimated to take a month.

The red lane coating is the international standard for transit-only traffic, and is designed to help drivers and pedestrians be more aware of the Pulse-only lanes as well as to help buses run more smoothly.

Coneflowers in North Side