Boston’s is the oldest. New York City’s is the largest. Chicago’s is the windiest. Ah, but Savannah’s St. Patrick’s Day parade is the grandest “hometown” event in the country. “I […]
St. Patrick’s Day
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Firefighters + St. Patrick’s Day = Awesome
Ah, the spectacle of green, the sound of sloshing beer, the smell of corned beef and cabbage in the air… To most, St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah is an honored […]
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Harry go Bragh
After three decades of St. Patrick’s Days in Savannah, musician Harry O’Donoghue — a real, true son of Ireland from the coastal town of Drogheda — is pretty sure he […]
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When Irish eyes are crying
An officer was on patrol near City Market on Saturday night of the St. Patrick’s Day festivities when he saw a woman attack a man nearby. It was shortly after […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Party Fouls
The large crowds in town for the St. Patrick’s Day festivities kept police busy, including a total of 190 arrests over the weekend – 154 in City Market and 36 […]
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A run through the clover
There will be no shortage of partying this week, that much is certain. But one party on Saturday, the first annual Shamrock Scramble, will imbue the sea of green set […]
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Shamrock ‘n’ roll
Although Savannah will be famously painted green for most of this week, anyone in search of true, honest and traditional Irish music would do well to head over to Kevin […]
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On a lighter note
The celebratory mood of the Saint Patrick’s Day season in Savannah was evident at last week’s City Council meeting, which was notably lighter than the past several weeks. Although it […]
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Classic Blotter: St. Paddy’s Day Edition
Some peace-disrupting blasts from the past to get you in the mood for what’s in store this week: • An officer walking patrol during the St. Patrick’s Day festival saw […]
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Putting the ‘saint’ in St. Patrick’s Day
Before the green grits, before the parade’s pipe bands and floats, before the beer on River Street, Thursday morning’s St. Patrick’s Day Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the […]
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St. Patrick’s FAQs
So what’s different this year? River Street won’t have gated entrances, as has been the case in the past, and in a new development this year there will be NO […]
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Is your Stopover hangover gone yet?
And so it comes once again, a harbinger of spring as reliable as the robin, that unofficial Savannah holiday of holidays, St. Patrick’s Day. We hope you enjoy our annual […]