Young Professionals for Covenant House present Halfway to St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl, Friday, Sept. 10, 5 p.m. at Seminole Paradise

Month after month, South Florida charities explore the range of ways to raise funds for a good cause with a drink in your hand, and the Young Professionals for Covenant House sure got creative this time. Lots of people get nostalgic for Christmas in June and some even celebrate their half birthdays, but Halfway to St. Patrick's Day? Come on, can anyone even remember St. Patrick's Day well enough to miss it? Let's see what details we can recall. Hoards of Irish and non-Irish people gather at local pubs and watch a parade of tacky green hats, suspenders, bow ties ...