st. patrick's day

It's that time of year again!  The snow is melting, the sun is shinning, and everyone is slowly turning a little bit Irish just in time for St. Patrick's Day.  Thursday, March 17th is the official day for celebration of St. Patrick's Day but people have been celebrating since last weekend and will continue to celebrate through this Saturday's Irish on Ionia...

The new owners of a small bar in Conklin, Michigan are bringing back a St. Patrick's Day tradition that began in 1988. The Wearing of the Green parade will return to Conklin on St. Patrick's Day.

In honor of St. Patrick's Day here's 10 minutes of Irish drinking songs from Whose Line Is It Anyway?

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I've decided to make a rather multifaceted Hunk Of The Week post. I've taken quite a bit of time off from posting about the men that I just can't get enough of, but St. Patty's day has given me a reason to bring it back. I started out by Googling "Hot Irish Celebrities", and quickly found that there are many hot, famous men from the Emerald Isle. Check out

The Irish car bomb (a shot of Irish whiskey and Irish cream dropped into a pint of Guinness) is a standard St. Patrick's Day cocktail, though its origins aren't commonly known.

We couldn't have asked for better St. Patrick's Day weather.  Hope you had a chance to get out and enjoy it.  Check out some pictures from a few of the big events going on around West Michigan on St. Patrick's Day.

Happy "O'Green Day"! Really doesn't have the same ring to it, does it? Lisa Curtin, an elementary school principal in Massachusetts renamed St. Patrick's Day to "O'Green Day" to make it "inclusive and diverse" for all the students at Soule Road School. How politically correct of her! Parents of students at the school, however, think she might be taking things a little

St. Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday this year, add that to the expected warmer weather and we could have one of the busiest St. Patrick's Days in years. To prepare for all of the parades and parties in West Michigan, we've highlighted five of the best....

Good things, like St. Patrick's Day parties, come to those who wait.  But occasionally we get sick of waiting.  Why not just have an Irish party this weekend? Enter...Puttin' On The Green.

Last minute planning for any holiday is never a bad thing!  Sometimes the less planning, the better especially on St. Patrick's day! Click here to get the full list of events throughout West Michigan ... don't forget to wear green and down a shamrock shake...