St Patrick Day

Gay Veterans Allowed To March In South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade After All

... been late, Bishop said. They were also told that their logo — a rainbow banner with the words “Pride Honor Sacrifice” over the image of a folded flag — violated the parade’s code of conduct. [ The state of gay rights around the world ]. Out Vets challenged those reasons, pointing out that no deadline appeared on the application and that the group had marched in the parade the past two years with the exact same logo. “This is one of the biggest political miscalculations I’d ever seen,” said Dee Dee Edmondson, the attorney who does legal work for Out Vets. “They literally thought they had a bargaining chip in making us take off the rainbow flag. … I think the national political climate and the pushback on LGBT rights is probably a little bit a part of it. I think also because of what is happening on the national level, we stood our ground and did not compromise.”. Immediately, parade ...

Crowds Put On The Green For Spokane’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade

... Patrick’s Day. His wife advises their kids to just let their dad enjoy himself as he gets out his St. Patrick’s Day outfit and prepares to head down to watch Spokane’s annual parade. Daly was there Saturday as the parade wound down through the streets, posing for pictures and chatting with people admiring his costume. Orange- and white-striped socks climbed up to his knees, topped with green pants and a green shirt. A scarf the same colors as the Irish flag was draped around his neck. He wore a giant oversized green bow tie and oversized green framed glasses. A fake orange beard covered up Daly’s real gray beard, but he said next year he might take the next step and simply dye his beard orange. He also carried a knobby Irish walking stick and wore a green hat on his head. “I just love St. Patrick’s Day,” he said. “I get a lot of pictures taken. I love it. It brings the joy of Ireland to people.”. Daly’s family came to the United States from Cork County during the Irish potato famine, which struck the ...

Thousands Turn Out For Cold But Sunny St. Patrick's Parade Downtown

... (Marwa Eltagouri). This year's grand marshal, attorney Martin Healy Jr., a former person of the year named by Irish American Heritage Center, walked amongst area politicians, who carried commemorative shillelaghs. The day's chill extended beyond the weather as Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Bruce Rauner — who've recently exchanged barbs over Chicago Public Schools' $215 million budget gap — kept their distance from each other, never crossing paths along the half-mile parade route. While the mayor, wearing a green Blackhawks jersey, walked with a who's who of Illinois Democratic Party elites, including Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and U. S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, the green-sweatered Rauner hung back, shaking hands and high-fiving children in the crowd. Spectators arrived hours ahead of the parade, gathering along the Chicago River to watch boat crews sift orange ...

Corned Beef Or Fish This St. Patrick's Day? For Area Catholics, It Depends On Your Diocese

... Tweet Share Google+ Email. St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson has given members of  the Ancient Order of Hibernians  a special dispensation to allow them to eat corned beef with their cabbage on Friday, but most Catholics in the archdiocese will be required to abstain from meat on this Lenten St. Patrick’s Day. Across the river in Belleville, Bishop Edward Braxton has given all Catholics in his diocese a dispensation. But Bishop Thomas Paprocki is granting no dispensations to Catholics in the Springfield, Ill. diocese. When St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday in Lent, the Catholic church leaves it up to local bishops to grant dispensations from the law of abstinence from meat. Catholics in the Belleville diocese have a dispensation to eat meat on this Lenten St. Patrick's Day. Credit Wikipedia. This year, Carlson is granting a St. Patrick’s Day dispensation on a case-by-case basis to specific organizations and events — and only upon request, according to a spokesman for the archdiocese. Catholics partaking in those events are being told to abstain from meat on one of the succeeding six days. At St. James the Greater parish in ...

Irish And American Progressives Are Organizing A St. Patrick's Day Rally Against Trump In New York

... from a number of Irish civil rights advocates, including Irish Labour Party Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, actor Gabriel Byrne, comedian Maeve Higgins and author Colum Mc Cann, as well as prominent American faith leaders, artists and activists like Shaun King of the movement for black lives. Tickets are $15 and the proceeds will go to the American Civil Liberties Union. It was especially important for Irish people to hold a rally on St. Patrick’s Day, Ireland’s national holiday, according to Sen. Ó Ríordáin, whose impassioned appeal for the Irish government to criticize Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric went viral in November. “We have a strong voice and we need to use it,” Ó Ríordáin said. “We have to say, ‘Look, on this day, on the day that everyone considers themselves a little bit Irish, we have to speak up for immigrants everywhere.’”. Several activists, including King, contacted Ó Ríordáin after his famous November speech with the goal of collaborating on transatlantic civil rights efforts. Ó Ríordáin saw Trump’s election as the culmination of a nationalist wave sweeping Western countries that included the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the ...

Sf Wears The Green To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

... March 11, 2017. Photo: Mason Trinca, Special To The Chronicle. Image 20 of 33. The 166 th Annual San Francisco St. Patrick�s Day Parade and Festival commences in downtown San Francisco, Calif. Saturday, March 11, 2017. Photo: Mason Trinca, Special To The Chronicle. Image 21 of 33. The 166 th Annual San Francisco St. Patrick�s Day Parade and Festival commences in downtown San Francisco, Calif. Saturday, March 11, 2017. Photo: Mason Trinca, Special To The Chronicle. Image 22 of 33. The 166 th Annual San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival commences in downtown San Francisco, Calif. Saturday, March 11, 2017. Photo: Mason Trinca, Special To The Chronicle. Image 23 of 33. Alan Mc Laughlin, 8, of Murphy Irish Dancers stands with the Irish and American flag during the 166 th Annual San Francisco St. Patrick�s Day Parade in San Francisco, Calif. Saturday, March 11, 2017. Photo: Mason Trinca, Special To The Chronicle. Image 24 of 33. Michael Le Boeuf, right, tunes Mick Jordan's, center, bagpipes before the start of the 166 th Annual San Francisco St. Patrick�s Day Parade in San Francisco, Calif. Saturday, March 11, 2017. Photo: Mason ...

Small, Chilled Crowd Cheers St. Patrick's Day Parade

... house and tree limbs down in his yard from Wednesday’s windstorm. “But nothing like the neighbors had,” the Irondequoit resident said. “We consider ourselves pretty fortunate.”. Lucky enough to be standing with his family early Saturday afternoon along a sparsely populated stretch of East Avenue at the Liberty Pole, watching the St. Patrick’s Day parade pass by. Tanner, who said he is a regular at the parade, said the crowd was smaller than usual. “But it gives us a chance to get closer than usual. The glass half full.”. Concerns about cold temperatures and the ongoing cleanup from the midweek storm led to a social media buzz about the appropriateness of holding Rochester’s 40 th St. Patrick’s Day parade. When the volunteer committee in charge of the event confirmed Friday that the parade would go on, some wondered whether it should. ► Windstorm: Cuomo decries RG&E after storm response. Monroe County, ...

Snow Hits Topeka On Saturday

... Band performs Saturday in downtown Topeka. (Morgan Chilson/The Capital-Journal). A float in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade drives by on Saturday in downtown Topeka. (Morgan Chilson/The Capital-Journal). Parade-goers wait for the parade to start on Saturday in downtown Topeka. (Morgan Chilson/The Capital-Journal). Snow arrived in Topeka just as residents headed outdoors for St. Patrick’s Day festivities, but by the afternoon the precipitation had passed. Kris Craven, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said 0.6 of an inch had fallen as of noon, as measured at Philip Billard Municipal Airport. That is about what the National Weather Service office expected for the day. Temperatures fell below freezing early in the morning. The cold and snow dampened turnout for Topeka’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and Mater Dei Irish Fest. By early afternoon, the Topeka Police Department had switched to walk-in accident reporting because of the weather, meaning police were focusing on alcohol-related crashes and crashes that involved ...

Three St. Patrick's Day Adult Beverages That Aren't Green Beer

... with ice, shake it all up, and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wedge or zest for an extra pop of festive color. The Grasshopper: A Grasshopper is basically the drinker’s answer to the Shamrock shake, and it is freaking tasty, my friends. Though most Grasshoppers are made with equal parts white crème de cacao, crème de menthe and heavy cream, I like to take my cue from The Drink Blog and get a little cognac in there. Just combine 1 ounce of each white crème de cacao and crème de menthe , along with 1 1/2 ounces each of cognac and heavy cream. Shake it all up with some ice, strain into a pretty glass, and top with chocolate shavings, if you are so inclined. (Boss move: Make your own crème de menthe.). Southern Exposure: This cocktail— from the blog Honestly Yum —is the polar opposite of the Grasshopper, and gets its color from a fresh-to-death mixture of lime juice, celery juice, and fresh mint. But don’t ...

St. Patrick's Day Festivities In Bethlehem Were Cold But Colorful

... proudly stood along the curb next to snow-covered patio tables. Other parade watchers buried themselves beneath quilts and clung to their coffees or hot chocolates. A few had canine lap warmers as they cuddled with their dogs. Marchers didn't seem to mind the weather as they performed or handed out treats and trinkets. Onlookers who weren't moving had a tougher time keeping warm. The Hasonich family of Bethlehem Township bundled up at Main and Broad streets to wait for Kaylynn Hasonich, 12, to march by with the East Hills Middle School band. She plays clarinet. "We're here braving the cold for her," Mandy Hasonich said. "The things you do for your kids.". The family, including 3-year-old Connor and 6-year-old Camryn, has been traveling the parade circuit, also hitting Allentown, Nazareth and Philadelphia to cheer her on. Rick Hasonich said it was warmer at the Thanksgiving parade in Philadelphia than it was Saturday for the Parade of Shamrocks, which was hosted by the Celtic Cultural Alliance. The week is full of St. Patrick's Day fun, including. Carbon County parade: 1 p.m. Sunday, begins on upper end of West Broadway; __link__. Downtown Allentown ...