Good morning, dear readers. Here are the Bronx stories we’re following today. Weather: Kind of rainy and foggy all day, high in the upper 60s.

Looks like the boys baseball team at Bronx Science may get at least one home game at the long-delayed Harris Park grass field this year after all.

Christmas trees, vegetable gardens, cherry trees, solar panels. It’s all part of the green roof at the innovative new Via Verde housing complex near the Hub. Bloomberg Business Week has a review of the complex, which mixes affordable apartments with co-ops available for purchase. (On a side note: Why does every cool story about Bronx development or anything, really, have to started with “Blighted Bronx…”)

Two historic sites in the Bronx — the New York Botanical Garden and Bartow-Pell Mansion Museumin Van Cortlandt Park — won grants from the Partners in Preservation organization. They won after taking in a significant percentage of an online popular vote. Other Bronx sites in the running were City Island Nautical Museum, Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center and Woodlawn Cemetery. The Garden received $250,000 to restore its rock garden and Bartow-Pell will use its $155,00 to restore areas within its garden.

Bob Van Zandt, the “Bernie Madoff of the Bronx,” lived a lavish lifestyle funded by a $35 million Ponzi scheme.

Bronx Councilman Oliver Koppell, who endorsed Adriano Espaillat yesterday in the race for the 13th Congressional District seat, said Charlie Rangel’s 2010 congressional censure for abusing housing rules played into his decision to back the 81-year-old Congressman’s chief rival in the upcoming primary.

Lots of good press for northwest Bronx State Senator Gustavo Rivera (who is also endorsing Espaillat) lately: Last week, the Times ran a profile on Rivera, saying he’s trying his best to distance himself from his recently convicted predecessor, Pedro Espada, and succeeding. (It should be noted that Rivera’s not only battling Espada’s reputation. The two representatives of the 33rd senate district who preceded Espada — Efrain Gonzalez and Israel Ruize — were also convicted of crimes.) And the Gotham Gazette wrote about Rivera’s health initiatives, which he is leading by example.

The 161st BID came out with a Concourse Village dining guide to target Bronx jurors. (Thanks, I just got a notice in the mail. This makes it only slightly less annoying.)