St. Patrick's Day

Buffalo + Beer + Sunday Afternoons = Interesting Stories Buffalo was ranked the #2 city in America for St. Patrick's Day celebrations, but we're certainly not in the top few in the brains category on this day. Take this cop throw down for an example on Chippewa...

Buffalo ranks number four for best cities for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. This would have surprised me before I moved here over 15 years ago, but now having lived in Buffalo it’s totally easy to see why we made this list. To qualify for the list, the city needed: A population of at least 100,000 residents A St. Patrick’s ... Read More ...

Jennifer Letina will be Grand Marshal Of St. Patrick's Day Parade here in Buffalo this year! She's the third member of her family to have the honor. Her uncle was the grand marshal in 1993 and her mother was in 2003. Buffalo's parade, which is one of the largest in the country, has drawn crowds of over 80,000 in the past. ...

Remember when you were a kid and you thought something you saw on tv was SOOO funny?  Then you grow up and watch it again and you're like, "what was so funny about that?"  That's the case for this skit that I used to crack up to when I was a kid.

The annual St. Patrick's Day parades took place over the weekend and Buffalo police report that there were very few incidents.  Although there were about 10 arrests, with over 80,000 people in attendance, that's pretty good.  Here's one of them.

It’s almost time for St. Patrick’s Day! And that means that regardless of your heritage, on March 17, it's time to put on your best green shirt and meet up with your friends at one of these Buffalo, Western New York Irish pubs.

The 22nd Annual “Old Neighborhood” St. Patrick’s Day Parade is scheduled for Saturday, March 14th and will kick off at 12 Noon. Since 1994, this parade has retraced the original 1913 route through the historic streets of the Valley and Old First Ward neighborhoods. It starts on South Park Avenue and t...

Buffalo's First Ward, located in South Buffalo, was the home to a large number of Irish immigrants in the 1800s, the industrial boom of the early mid-1900s and the decline of the industrial area in the 20th century and remains the hub of Buffalo Irish history today.

Explore the vast Irish heritage in Buffalo, NY, and the surrounding Western New York area! South Buffalo is known for its large Irish-American community.  In fact the area is home to one of the highest concentrations of Irish Americans west of the Hudson River outside of Chicago. Most arrivals were recruited to work the steel mills, petroleum refineries, foundries, flour mills, auto factories and

Ever had a little too much to drink one night and felt horrible in the morning? There are numerous ways to cope with a hangover, some far healthier than others.

Buffalo always has two St. Patrick’s Day parades – the one in the old First Ward on the Saturday closest to St. Patrick’s Day and then the one down Delaware Avenue the following day. This country’s oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day parade is in New York City.

Step away from the Bloody Mary. The hair of the dog may go down easy, but it won’t cure that hangover. Instead, try these remedies that we swear by—and some (sour pickle juice?!) we’ll pass on.