From bars to restaurants, many business owners are feeling lucky as people raise a pint and spend some green this St. Patrick's Day weekend.High above Haddon Avenue in Haddon Township, it looked like a sea of green.

Of the more than 30 St. Patrick’s Day parades being held this month in New Jersey, Cranford’s event is the only new parade. “It’s a lot of work,” Curran said. The push for a parade evolved from the closure in 2021 of the Kilkenny House Restaurant & Pub. It was the only Irish pub in Cranford and losing it caused some reflection, Curran said.

Puritans might not call most American pubs Irish, but that shouldn't stop you from eating a hot bowl of beef and potatoes.