Best Family-Friendly St. Patrick's Day Events In The Bay Area
Each year, St. Patrick's Day falls on March 17 and honors Ireland's patron saint. Here are five family-friendly ways to celebrate the holiday and Irish culture.
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Each year, St. Patrick's Day falls on March 17 and honors Ireland's patron saint. Here are five family-friendly ways to celebrate the holiday and Irish culture.
Corned beef hash is a traditional dish of corned beef, potatoes and spices mixed with diced vegetables and served with eggs and toast. With origins in England and Scotland it made its way to American shores and became a popular New England breakfast item, but now is a well liked savory meal any time of the day.
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St. Patrick's Day is the time of year when everyone digs out their favorite green outfits from the back of their closets and heads out to celebrate this festive Irish-themed holiday.
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Take a look at five of the best Irish bars in the Bay Area for St. Patrick's Day.
Irish soda bread is especially popular around March 17, St. Patrick's Day. While there are many places to find it in San Francisco, there are good options in the South Bay as well.
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From an 80s music bash to huge parades, singles dances, pub crawls, and more than a few brewfests, the Bay Area is exploding with Irish fun on March 17th, 2015!
Pack up your bags and head out to some of the best cities in the country that will be hosting St. Patrick's Day celebrations, including some of the best parades in the country.
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It's St. Patrick's Day 2014 weekend, as if we needed a reason to celebrate all that is wonderful with the Irish. From whiskey, to good stout beer, rock 'n roll to parades, corned beef, and soda bread, CBS San Francisco Bay Area has you covered. Just pick the link that fits your interest.
The Bay Area offers a number of family-friendly activities to celebrate all things Irish on St. Patrick's Day. Here is a list of 5 of the best options.
It's okay if you are coming just to partake in the green beer, but have not a clue about this celebration and all its ballyhoo - it's just a pleasure for these St. Patrick's Day bars to see their guests take a delight in being Irish for one day.
Anyone in San Francisco that may have too much to drink while celebrating St. Patrick's Day, has the option to get a free cab ride home, courtesy Luxor Cab and Berg Injury Lawyers.
A Sacramento man has died after he crashed off Highway 1 in the Big Sur area Thursday morning, authorities say.
A large-scale brothel operating out of a commercial building in Sunnyvale was raided Thursday, resulting in the arrest of several people and the rescue of human trafficking victims, police said.
A juvenile suspect was arrested in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Oakland, police said Friday.
Plans are in the works for California to launch a methane-detecting satellite network, the governor's office says.
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A large-scale brothel operating out of a commercial building in Sunnyvale was raided Thursday, resulting in the arrest of several people and the rescue of human trafficking victims, police said.
A juvenile suspect was arrested in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Oakland, police said Friday.
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Police in Palo Alto are conducting a death investigation after getting a tip about the body of a deceased adult man found in the Byxbee Park area of the Baylands Nature Preserve early Friday morning.
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A 21-year-old Honduran national was sentenced to over four years in prison on Thursday for money laundering and selling drugs in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, according to federal prosecutors.
Community activists and neighbors gathered at in San Francisco's Japantown on Thursday to stand in solidarity for immigrants facing deportation.
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The launch of San Francisco's new speed safety cameras on Thursday marks the first time such a pilot program has been used in California to get drivers to slow down.
A juvenile suspect was arrested in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Oakland, police said Friday.
Congressmember Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, held a town hall meeting Thursday evening to a rather subdued crowd at a school gym in Concord, despite the event being filled to capacity.
Police in Lafayette on Thursday morning were able to chase off would-be thieves who attempted to ram a car through the front of a CVS store to apparently steal the ATM inside, according to authorities.
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Negotiations were ongoing Thursday as both sides of the VTA strike in Santa Clara County try to come to an agreement to end the labor dispute.
A man was arrested as the suspect in a 2009 rape cold case in Sunnyvale, police announced Thursday.
Police in San Jose on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a suspect involved in a January armed robbery at a residence where the victim had "thousands of dollars" stolen from him.
A large fire destroyed a vacant warehouse in downtown San Jose early Thursday morning and damaged a second vacant warehouse, the Fire Department said.
San Rafael officers arrested a registered sex offender after he allegedly stalked and made lewd comments to a woman earlier this week, according to police.
Police in San Rafael are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery early Thursday morning after taking a second suspect into custody, authorities said.
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San Rafael officers arrested two juveniles accused of the armed robbery of someone on a bike path near U.S. Highway 101, though the third suspect is still at large, according to police.
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A large-scale brothel operating out of a commercial building in Sunnyvale was raided Thursday, resulting in the arrest of several people and the rescue of human trafficking victims, police said.
A juvenile suspect was arrested in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in Oakland, police said Friday.
San Rafael officers arrested a registered sex offender after he allegedly stalked and made lewd comments to a woman earlier this week, according to police.
A 21-year-old Honduran national was sentenced to over four years in prison on Thursday for money laundering and selling drugs in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, according to federal prosecutors.
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Tuolumne County Public Health officials on Tuesday warned about possible measles exposure at a high school and an emergency room.
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The San Francisco Department of Public Health is planning to modify certain parts of its harm reduction strategies in tackling the city's drug overdose crisis, the department said Tuesday while announcing last month's number of drug overdose deaths.
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Congressmember Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, held a town hall meeting Thursday evening to a rather subdued crowd at a school gym in Concord, despite the event being filled to capacity.
A federal judge said the Justice Department "evaded its obligations" with a "woefully insufficient" response to his demand for more information.
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order in the challenge brought by unions who argued DOGE's access was unlawful.
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The Trump administration is gearing up to investigate schools for potential Title IX violations for allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports, including San Jose State.
The NCAA updated its policy one day after the administration's order banning transgender athletes from competing on female teams.
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A Milpitas man convicted in the 2021 domestic violence murder of his transgender partner has been sentenced, prosecutors said.
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