According to the NHTSA, two years ago on St. Patrick’s Day 60 people were killed in drunk driving accidents nationwide. Also that year, 39 percent of all motor vehicle crash fatalities involved intoxicated drivers and from 2012 to 2016, 269 people were killed
Kalamazoo has some outstanding St. Patrick's Day traditions like the parade down Burdick Street to the Knights of Columbus Hall and the fun in the pubs around town like O'Duffy's. But there's a particular St. Patrick's Day tradition not found in Kalamazoo - dyeing our river green.
The annual cancer benefit concert Hooley for Healing takes place at Bell's Eccentric Cafe on Saturday, March 11, immediately following Kalamazoo's St. Patrick's Day parade.