Here are the Bronx stories we’re following this Monday. Weather: Hot! Break out your fans and sunscreen as temperatures soar into the mid-80s with lots of sunshine. Quick programming note: we’ll be posting less the next couple of days as we prepare to publish the next print edition of the Norwood News.

A nasty fire on Saturday afternoon at a multifamily home on Van Nest Avenue injured nine Bronx firefighters. Fortunately, none of the injuries were considered serious.

Construction on a new boutique hotel at the old Bronx Opera House on East 149th Street is nearly complete and the developer believes it will succeed despite its “gritty” surroundings.

The Daily News a says a mentally ill man never should have been allowed to stab a Bronx police officer on Easter Sunday. The cop, Wiliam Fair, received 15 stitches and is recovering, but doctors said he’s lucky to be alive.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. will be eager to tout this Crain’s story about the Bronx’s burgeoning reputation as a haven for industrial businesses.

Female vocal group SWV, whose members hail from the Bronx and Brooklyn, are back with a new album.

“Baseball in the Bronx: Nine Innings of Bronx Baseball,” a new exhibit at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, opened on Friday to coincide with the Yankees opening day festivities.

A Highbridge resident talks about her recent contentious experience with police in her area.

A look inside Montefiore Medical Center’s chronic wound treatment center.

Ex-Bronx pol Pedro Espada’s embezzlement trial resumed late last week with new evidence showing Espada used funds from his nonprofit healthcare network to pay for a lavish Puerto Rican vacation.

The Bronx saw more evictions than any other borough in 2011. The 10,140 evictions marked a 17 percent increase from the previous year.