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If you’re thinking about switching energy suppliers, you might want to consider the Dropkick Murphys. This Celtic punk band did two shows this week at Philadelphia’s Electric Factory and it couldn’t have been a more apt location for this wild, working man’s group born in the basement of a barbershop in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. [...]

Check out three great little moments from the region’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

The area’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade is history. But you can still relive the day in photos.

Our moving pictures will take you inside the party!

CBS3′s Susan Barnett and Kathy Orr were just two of the guests at the annual pre-parade party at the CBS3 studios. CBS3 broadcasts the Philly parade live–and these are the ladies who bring you all the color.

Top notch Irish performers donated their time–and others donated their goods for raffles and auctions–to help keep the Sunday Irish Radio Shows going at a fundraiser on Sunday at The Shanachie in Ambler. We were there.

A visit to his local church recalls earlier times in history for essayist Tom Finnigan–when visitors weren’t always welcome at the site where the Lagg Chapel now stands in Malin, Inishowen, County Donegal.

St. Patrick’s Day-themed apparel and other novelty items sold at Spencer Gifts raise the ire of local Hibernians and supporters. Spencer’s says their products are meant in the spirit of good fun, and that the popular retailer is being singled out unfairly.