Weather: Finally, some heat wave relief. It’s a breezy 79 degrees right now, with a chance of thunderstorms predicted for later. Temperatures will climb back up again tomorrow but won’t be as brutal as this weekend’s.

Story of the Day: Bronx is Booming
The cover story on this week’s issue of Crain’s New York Business takes a look at the number of positive economic indicators happening in the Bronx right now, and argues the borough is in better shape than it’s been in years. Booms in job growth, wage increases, an influx of new immigrants and affordable housing are all marking a shift in the Bronx, Crain’s Daniel Massey writes.

“There was a time when people were running away from this borough,” local developer Radame Perez told the paper. “But that’s an old story.”

Quick Hits:
Same-sex marriages officially became legal in New York yesterday. We’ll have an on-the-scene account of weddings at the Bronx County Courthouse for you shortly.

Charles Himple, a chef who works at Red Lobster’s Bronx location in Co-Op City, will star in a commercial as part of the seafood chain’s new marketing campaign that features actual employees.

A new program from the now-mobile Bronx Children’s Museum (which is working out of a travelling bus until its official opening in 2013) is teaching kids in the South Bronx how to develop healthy habits.