Clouds, wind and rain for today; Shamrock & Glam Rock weekend begins at 2pm; What exactly is in that green beer?; Craig's Question: How will you celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
You'll find green beer nearly everywhere in the Quad Cities this weekend, but do you know why we consume that stuff on St. Patrick's Day? Here are 5 things you may not know about the tradition.
1. The Freight House in downtown Davenport plans to color 150 barrels of beer with about 6 quarts of green food coloring according to a QC Times article...
Happy St. Patrick's Day. Slainte! (means health in Gaelic)
1 - Most of us will be "wearin' the green" today, but why? What is the origin of green on St. Patrick's Day? Green is the color of the Christian faith in Ireland, while Orange is the color of the Protestant faith, as in the Irish Rivers song "The Orange and the Green...
Beware the Ides of March... "Hey, Brutus, whatcha doin' with that knife?"
1 - The Ides of March is best known as the day Roman leader Julius Caesar was betrayed and assassinated in 44 B.C. by as many as 60 conspirators led by fellow politicians Brutus and Cassius...