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That is why people in the neighborhood always called it the spite house. I would say, an average price is more or less around 1. Remember the key, Rachel - location, location, location - even if the location is very small. Search Query Show Search. Show Search Search Query. Play Live Radio. Next Up:. Available On Air Stations. Organizers say the combined in-person and virtual races made up the largest Boston Marathon in history. This year's historic race also falls on Indigenous Peoples' Day, which the city of Boston is celebrating officially for the first time.

Some advocates expressed fears that the marathon would overshadow the holiday, which aims to honor Indigenous communities. The Boston Athletic Association said in August that it did not intend to take away from Indigenous Peoples' Day in selecting the marathon date, and extended its "sincere apologies to all Indigenous people who have felt unheard or feared the importance of Indigenous Peoples' Day would be erased.

Organizers said they met with tribal representatives to consult on ways to honor the Indigenous community. Those steps included a ceremony before the marathon to acknowledge that the race travels through Indigenous homelands and donating to the Indigenous Peoples' Day Newton Committee to help fund their first-ever Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration. They honor Ellison Brown Narragansett , who won the and races, three-time runner-up Patti Catalano Dillon Mi'kmaq and other names from history including champion Tom Longboat.

She wrote about the significance of the date in a column published in The Boston Globe, in which she honored the Indigenous runners who came before her — from those celebrated marathon winners to the ordinary villagers who used running to keep their communities and cultures alive. Search Query Show Search. Show Search Search Query. Play Live Radio. Next Up:. Available On Air Stations. All Streams. NPR News. By Rachel Treisman. Boston's mayoral race: Here's how to vote and what to know The election comes in a year with new options for voters and continued uncertainties tied to the pandemic.

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