NBA champion Jrue Holiday is ready to pass the ball on his Boston-area estate, listing the luxe estate for $6.899 million just weeks after being traded back to the Portland Trail Blazers, The Post has learned.
Holiday, 35, purchased the estate, located in the tony town of Newton, for $6.5 million in May 2024, public records show.
Holiday, a 15-year NBA veteran known for his defensive prowess and steady leadership, has had one of the most decorated careers of his generation.
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Jrue Holiday, the two-time NBA All-Star and six-time All-Defensive Team member, celebrated for his elite defensive play, is looking to leave Boston officially now that the former Celtic is with the Portland Trail Blazers. Troy Wayrynen-Imagn ImagesNBA star Jrue Holiday asks $6.89 million for his Boston-area home following his trade back to the Portland Trail Blazers. Surette Media GroupThe newly built residence in Newton, Mass. spans 8,850 square feet. Surette Media GroupNestled at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, it combines modern luxury with meticulous craftsmanship. Surette Media Group
The six-bedroom, nine-bath home is located just 30 minutes drive from downtown Boston.
The address, at 15 Buff Circle, was completed in early 2024 and sits quietly at the end of a private cul-de-sac.
Blending contemporary design with warmth and function, the 8,850-square-foot property has high ceilings, natural light, and curated details throughout.
At its center is a chef’s kitchen outfitted with Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, an oversized island, and crisp quartz surfaces.
The open-plan layout flows into spacious living areas that overlook manicured grounds and custom-built closets and skylit hallways.
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The home features a Sub-Zero and Wolf-equipped gourmet kitchen, quartz countertops, and abundant natural light. Surette Media GroupThe dining room. Surette Media GroupAn office space. Surette Media GroupA wine room. Surette Media GroupA sauna. Surette Media GroupA winding staircase that services all floors. Surette Media GroupOne of six bedrooms. Surette Media Group
The lower level serves as a private retreat, with a temperature-controlled wine room, a dedicated home theater, and a fully equipped gym that includes a sauna.
Outside, an expansive patio and outdoor kitchen create a year-round entertainment zone, enclosed by a fenced yard and surrounded by professional landscaping.
A three-car garage and smart-home features round out the amenities.
George Sarkis of The Sarkis Team at Douglas Elliman declined to comment on the listing.
One of nine bathrooms. Surette Media GroupAn expansive walk-in closet. Surette Media GroupAn entertainment room. Surette Media GroupA fully fenced yard with an outdoor kitchen and patio. Surette Media GroupA balcony. Surette Media Group
A first-round draft pick out of UCLA in 2009, he began with the Philadelphia 76ers before making his mark in New Orleans, where he became an All-Star and established a reputation as one of the league’s most unselfish two-way guards.
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His 2020 trade to the Milwaukee Bucks paid off quickly — he helped lead the team to its first championship in 50 years the following season.
A subsequent move to the Boston Celtics via Portland in 2023 brought even more success, with Holiday earning his second championship ring in 2024 before returning to the Trail Blazers this summer.
BOSTON (WHDH) – Police are investigating a shooting in Dorchester on Saturday afternoon that left a person hospitalized, officials said.
Officers responding to a reported shooting in the area of 480 Quincy St. around 3 p.m. found a person suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, according to Boston police. The person was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for their injuries.
Ballistic evidence was recovered nearby in the area of Coleman Street.
No arrests have been made.
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St. Patrick’s Day explained — history, myths and why we celebrate it
Uncover the truth behind Ireland’s patron saint, the myths and modern traditions of St. Patrick’s Day. Video created using the Wochit AI tool.
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With St. Patrick’s Day only two weeks away, the city of Boston is preparing to host the biggest celebration of the holiday in all of Massachusetts – the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade.
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However, the Southie parade is not only one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the country, but also one of the oldest. In fact, Boston first hosted a parade for St. Patrick’s Day in 1737, 39 years before the country itself was even formed. While the celebration has not happened every year since then, according to the date of establishment, Boston’s parade is the second-oldest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world.
Here’s a brief history of South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.
History of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
According to the parade website, the city of Boston first hosted a St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17, 1737. The celebration was “a gesture of solidarity among the city’s new Irish immigrants,” as “Boston’s Irish community joined together in festivities of their homeland to honor the memory of the Patron Saint of Ireland.”
In 1901, the parade moved to South Boston, a neighborhood with a large Irish population. Southie is also home to Dorchester Heights, where British troops evacuated Boston on March 17, 1776. Given the significance of both occasions to the city, Boston’s annual parade came to celebrate both St. Patrick’s Day and Irish heritage, as well as Evacuation Day and military service.
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The parade happens each year on the Sunday closest to St. Patrick’s Day, taking a break in 1994 and again in 2020-21.
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What is the oldest St. Patrick’s Day celebration?
The oldest recorded celebration of St. Patrick’s Day took place in St. Augustine, Florida in 1600, with the city’s first parade following in 1601.
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According to University of South Florida history professor J. Michael Francis, “The first recorded St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the United States did not occur in Boston or New York. Rather, those who first gathered to venerate St. Patrick and process through city streets included a blend of Spaniards, Africans, Native Americans, Portuguese, a French surgeon, a German fifer, and at least two Irishmen, who marched together in honor of the Irish saint.”
While St. Augustine still hosts a parade for the Irish holiday today, the oldest continuous St. Patrick’s Day Parade is in New York City, where there has been a parade every year since 1762.
Boston will have the third vacancy among major U.S. orchestras.
Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra during a rehearsal for the traditional New Year’s concert at the golden hall of Vienna’s Musikverein, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File) AP
By RONALD BLUM, Associated Press
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Andris Nelsons is being forced out as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the summer of 2027 after 13 seasons.
The orchestra made an unusually blunt announcement Friday.
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“The decision to not renew his contract was made by the BSO’s board of trustees because, beyond our shared desire to ensure our orchestra continues to perform at the highest levels, the BSO and Andris Nelsons were not aligned on future vision,” the BSO said in a statement from its trustees and CEO Chad Smith.
A five-time Grammy award winner, the 47-year-old Nelsons is currently leading the Vienna Philharmonic on a U.S. tour and was to conduct the orchestra in Naples, Florida, on Friday night.
“While this is not the decision I anticipated or wanted, I am unwaveringly committed to you and to our work together,” Nelson wrote in a letter to BSO musicians and staff that was released by his management agency. “I understand the decision was not related to artistic standards, performances, or achievements during my tenure, and, therefore, my focus is straightforward: to protect the music, support the orchestra’s stability, and continue to perform with the musicians of the BSO at the highest artistic level.”
Nelsons made his BSO debut in March 2011 at New York’s Carnegie Hall as a replacement for James Levine, who announced 10 days earlier he was stepping down as BSO music director at the end of the 2010-11 season because of poor health.
Nelson was announced as music director in May 2013 and given a five-year contract starting with the 2014-15 season. The orchestra announced contract extensions in 2015 and 2020, then in January 2024 said he was given an evergreen rolling contract. He was bestowed an added title of head of conducting at Tanglewood, the music and educational center that is the orchestra’s summer home.
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The last extension was announced a few months after Smith, who had been with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, started as the BSO’s chief executive.
Nelsons was music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Britain from 2008-09 and has been chief conductor of Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in Germany since the 2017-18 season. He married soprano Kristine Opolais in 2011, and in 2018 they announced their divorce.
Boston will have the third vacancy among major U.S. orchestras. Gustavo Dudamel is leaving the Los Angeles Philharmonic this summer after 17 seasons to become music director of the New York Philharmonic and Franz Welser-Möst will depart the Cleveland Orchestra at the end of 2026-27 after 25 seasons.
In addition, Klaus Mäkelä takes over the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2027-28, when he also starts as chief conductor the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Netherlands.
