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After delaying the St. Patrick’s Day parade, the Ballyshaners look to...

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] For the past four decades, thousands of people have crammed onto King Street’s sidewalks to watch the city’s St. Patrick’s...

Alexandria’s 38th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns to Old Town...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Get your green glitter and shamrock sequins ready – Alexandria’s 38th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is returning to King...

Our View: Honoring Irish heritage in Alexandria

It’s human nature to want to duck an issue rather than face potential unpleasantness head on. We all do it. Alexandria’s local government has...

Pat Troy, Alexandria St. Patrick’s Day Parade founder, dies at 76

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Pat Troy, founder of Alexandria’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, died days after serving as grand marshal of the event. The...

St. Patrick’s Day festivities to hit Alexandria this weekend

Though St. Patrick's Day isn't for another two weeks, the festivities will begin early in Old Town this Saturday with the 37th Annual Alexandria...