Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will run with a smaller lineup this year. City leaders are considering an earlier start time, though the traditional route from Broadway Station to Andrew Square stays the same.
Police, parade organizers, and city officials are meeting to work out the new start time, according to WCVB-TV. They’re hoping to make the whole event run more smoothly.
This big parade serves two purposes – celebrating St. Patrick while remembering when the British left in 1776. These two traditions came together when the parade made South Boston its home in 1901…