The greening of the city -- with Celtics banners

(Bill Brett for The Boston Globe)

Worker Charles McCarthy of Accent Banner putting up the new signs today at a lightpole on Causeway Street near the TD BankNorth Center.

By Globe Staff

The Celtics are back in the playoffs -- and if you're walking in some parts of downtown Boston, you 'll be reminded of it for the next few weeks.

Curt Dietrich, president of Accent Banner of Medford, said his crews are in the process of placing vinyl playoff banners 2 1/2 feet wide and 5 feet long on 186 light poles in the area near the TD Banknorth Garden and on Cambridge Street.

A 20-foot-by-35-foot banner is hanging at the Statehouse and a slightly smaller one is hanging at City Hall.

Dietrich said he’s a Celtics fan and happy with the way their season has gone. “I turn them on all the time," he said.

The high-flying hoopsters begin a playoff series Sunday night, but for sports fans that's only the beginning of athletic events to savor in the city this long weekend.

Let's not forget the Bruins, who will continue a hard-fought playoff series Saturday. Also this weekend: the Red Sox will defend their home turf with games Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; women runners will compete in Olympic marathon trials Sunday; and thousands of runners will strive towards the finish line in the Boston Marathon on Monday.

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