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Best Bars in Texarkana for Drinking on St. Patrick's Day

Mimi — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:10:54 +0000

Looking for somewhere to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Texarkana? From green eggs to a ZZ Top tribute band, your pot will be full of fun for this lucky holiday.

Put on your favorite green duds and hit these hot spots in Texarkana for the St. Patrick's Day weekend festivities: Shooter's Sports Bar, Hopkins Icehouse and Fat Jack's.

St. Patrick's Day – Better Wear Your Green, There is an App for That

Mimi — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:03:17 +0000

Make the most of this St. Patrick’s Day this year by putting your smartphone to use with these St. Patrick’s Day apps: St. Patrick’s Day Recipes — Learn how to make beer-baked Irish beef, chicken and dumplings and, of course, potatoes. Irish Luck Scanner — This app lets you secretly “scan” your friends to [...]

10 Things You Didn't Know About St. Patrick's Day

Kathy Landin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:09:08 +0000

Everyone enjoys putting on their best green clothes on March 17th and being Irish for a day. We’ve all heard there was a saint and something to do with snakes in Ireland and now we have parades and drink green beer. But what do we really know about St. Patrick’s Day? While everyone is claiming [...]

McDonald's Favorite Shamrock Shake Returns, is it Worth the Hype?

KPWW- Power 95.9 — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:00:57 +0000

McDonald's bright-green Shamrock Shake, a minty beverage only available around St. Patrick's Day each year, has a cult following that rivals that of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and short-lived TV series "Firefly" (though possibly not McDonald's other fan-favorite seasonal menu item, the McRib).

4 Quirky St. Patrick's Day Traditions [VIDEO]

April Barnard — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:53:38 +0000

You know what they say: one man’s pub crawl is another man’s….public reading of “Green Eggs and Ham”? Some places around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in uniquely festive ways. Here are some of our favorites: Hot Springs, Arkansas Home to the shortest street in the world, Hot Springs hosts the World’s Shortest St. [...]

St. Patrick's Day in Ireland – Sober and Solemn?

April Barnard — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:00:46 +0000

While many people associate St. Patty’s with heavy drinking and pub crawls, in Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day is a historically solemn and sober holy day for Roman Catholics. Believe it. Until the 1970s, pubs were actually legally required to close up shop for the day. In those days, families would go to church and perhaps [...]