--First Night pictures are up! What you see above from Flickr user post406 is only a taste of the pictures you can find that are tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. Thanks for adding your photos!

--The L Street Brownies take a dip in the harbor. A really cool dip. [Boston Globe]

--The state's minimum wage goes up to 8 bucks an hour today. [Boston Globe]

--As the minimum wage went up, so went the tolls. [Boston Globe]

--A proposal calls for banning auto traffic on Storrow Drive on Sunday mornings so people can get out and about. [WBZ]

--A fund has been established for the Zizi family, who lost two children in a fire on the 29th and are now homeless. You can donate to the Zizi Family Trust Fund at Citizens Bank branches. [Boston Herald]

Photo of First Night fireworks by post406 from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.