i like this:
... There is a rumor that spring exists in Boston, but it passes by every year before anyone gets a chance to really enjoy it. However brief, the breezy, sunny pause between frigid winter and sweltering summer is one of the most exciting times to visit the city: aside from Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum, there's the cursed Red Sox opening their season at Fenway Park and the world's best runners enduring the Boston Marathon. The Marathon is always run on Patriot's Day, which also brings reenactments of various colonial events and a traditional morning game at Fenway Park...
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