St. Patrick's Day

The festive feeling of St. Patrick’s Day made a vaccine clinic feel even more celebratory.

A year ago, Irish pubs and restaurants that normally host St. Patrick’s Day celebrations were closed. This year, most are open, but the celebrations have been adjusted. Normally by 8 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day, the taps are already flowing at Vaughan’s Public House in Hartford. Not this year. “It’s a lot different than it usually is,” said owner...

Restaurants and businesses are looking for safe ways to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day amid the coronavirus pandemic after being closed during lockdown last year.

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Victoria Tenzyk, Bar Manager with The Essex Restaurant Group, shows us how to make the “Emerald Isle” and “Irish Cold Brew”.

Today is the second St. Patrick’s Day that will be different for restaurant owners amid the ongoing pandemic.

Chicago officials dyed the river green Saturday morning, a long-held St. Patrick’s Day tradition for the city, after denying any plans to do so earlier this week.

The COVID-safe parade will wind through the streets of downtown New London on March 14th.

In an interview with LX News, Dr. Anthony Fauci addressed the multiplying mutations of the coronavirus, including a U.K. variant that is thought to be more deadly as well as more contagious. Watch the full interview with Dr. Fauci on NBCLX this Tuesday at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET.

Gov. Ned Lamont has ordered restaurants and bars to offer take-out and delivery options only, crippling business on what is normally a busy holiday.

The show must go on, even during a pandemic. That’s what members of the Dropkick Murphys have determined. The Irish-punk band from Quincy has played a Boston-area show on St. Patrick’s Day every year for the last 24 years.

The coronavirus global crisis has caused numerous St. Patrick’s Day parades and celebrations to be canceled in the United States, including parades in Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City, and a growing number of states and cities have closed restaurants and bars, but that hasn’t stopped revelers with enjoying the Irish holiday. Although the practice of social distancing...

St. Patrick’s Day is a few days away and many communities across our state have cancelled their celebrations because of concerns about the coronavirus. One family from Moodus didn’t realize Hartford’s parade had been cancelled and they were all decked out to celebrate. “I went to the store to buy more because this is a tradition, this is what...

St. Patrick’s Day is a few days away and many communities across our state have cancelled their celebrations because of concerns about the coronavirus.

Several cities and towns have decided to cancel or postpone their St. Patrick’s Day parade amid concerns about coronavirus. Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton posted on Facebook Tuesday that the parade and flag raising have been canceled. On Tuesday, Hartford officials announced that the St. Patrick’s Day parade, which was scheduled for Saturday, will not happen. Instead, city officials will...

There’s a bit of disappointment in New Haven with the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade postponed, but one business owner says although he’s scaling back plans, they’re still planning for a busy Sunday. “We’ve missed the last two so this was our comeback,” said Eddie Higgins, owner of Trinity Bar. The bar was closed after a fire in 2017....

The decision to postpone New Haven’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will have a big impact on businesses this Sunday.

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Hartford will not take place this weekend and city officials will determine whether the parade, or another celebration, can be rescheduled for later this year. This comes amid concerns about coronavirus. The parade was scheduled for Saturday, March 14.  “As you can imagine, we did not take this decision lightly. This was a...