CMYK Hollywood moms share support, playtime and ideas in organization’s east and west chapters Page 4
March • 2004
Bet on finding a good meal and some luck at Gulfstream Park, Hollywood Greyhound Track & Dania Jai-Alai this season. Page 15
One of Hollywood’s most reputable funeral homes gets new owners, but retains Fred Hunter’s famous name. Page 21
Vol. III • No. 7
St. Pat’s celebration goes on – without Hollywood parade by Paul Scott Abbott Special to the Gazette A six-year tradition – a downtown parade – is missing from this year’s St. Patrick’s Day plans, but many in Hollywood will still be celebrating the Irish-origin holiday with a wee bit of libation on March 17 thanks to festivities at local bars. While the cancellation of the parade is a disappointment to many, owners of
some establishments distant SEE PAGE 23 FOR PLACES TO from the downtown area are actually expressing pleas- CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY ure that the event will not Caribbean Islands flatake place this year. The parade has been produced by vor, is scheduled to the not-for-profit Hibernians of offer specials on Hollywood Inc. and co-sponsored by Guinness draft and Irish the Hollywood Department of Parks, Bushmill whiskey; to serve speRecreation and Cultural Arts since its inception in 1997. But, apparently cial-recipe corned beef largely due to disagreements among and cabbage, shepleaders of the organizing group, this herd’s pie and Irish year’s parade is off. Organizers hope stew; and to showcase a reggae band, Fourth it may return in 2005. “I’m glad they’re not doing Dimension. The bar a parade,” said Patrick Utter, tends to cater to locals. Teri Walsh, owner who for the past dozen years of TJ’s Drydock, just has owned Shenanigans in north of Hollywood in the coincidentally named Emerald Hills area of West Dania Beach, said she Dan Kelley, co-owner of Shamrock’s Sports Bar in downHollywood. “I actually think considers the parade town Hollywood, is spearheading plans for a St. it has been quite unfair that cancellation a “bless- Patrick’s Day block party on Harrison Street in lieu of this there is so much support ing.” She is hoping year’s holiday parade. PHOTO BY PAUL SCOTT ABBOTT given to so many events that her bar will draw Beach, said she is looking forward to plenty of locals plus visitors, includ- putting on a small parade, replete with downtown.” On Wednesday, March ing Irish-American police officers bagpipers, at TJ’s Drydock. The day’s 17, until 4 a.m., Shenanigan’s from U.S. Northeast cities who plans also include green beer, corned mid-March trips to beef and cabbage, live music and a is slated to throw what Utter booked Hollywood before it was known the described as “our own little best-dressed leprechaun contest. block party.” The Irish- parade is off. Meanwhile, bars in Hollywood’s Walsh, who for two decades had American bar, which also boasts a managed McGowan’s on Hollywood ST. PATRICK’S continues on page 23