NAMES & FACES

David Ortiz

A street was named for the retired Red Sox great one day before his No. 34 is retired at Fenway Park. The honors come nine months after he walked off the Fenway Park field for the last time as a player. “That short amount of time is a symbol,” team president Sam Kennedy (above right, with Ortiz) said Thursday, “of how everyone ... feels about the player who was the most important player in the history of the Red Sox.” Mayor Marty Walsh helped rename the street from the ballpark to the nearest train station “David Ortiz Drive.” Ortiz said, “This city means a lot to me. This city got me to where I am.”

Karen Chen, Polina Edmonds

The Bay Area figure skating stars will be at South Bay ice rinks n Friday. At 9 a.m. at Solar4America Ice in her hometown of Fremont, Chen, 17, left, will be honored for winning the 2017 U.S. figure skating title. She will sign autographs and take pictures with fans. At 1:15 p.m. at Solar4America Ice in San Jose, Edmunds, 19, who is from Santa Clara and was on the 2014 U.S. Olympic team, will host about 100 kids from local YMCAs for free skating, followed by a Q&A. Both are headed to the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships from Dec.29 to Jan. 7 at SAP Center.