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Anne Schrager March 8, 2021Updated: March 18, 2021, 7:16 am Members of the Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco practice before the start of the 166th annual San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2017. Photo: Mason Trinca, Special to The Chronicle It was one year ago this month that the pandemic kicked off a series of event cancellations that effectively brought the Bay Area’s entertainment scene to a halt. This included the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and the music, dancing and other green-beer-fueled activities that normally surround it. While these crowde...

Andytown Coffee Roasters There’s a storied history of Irish bars and restaurants in San Francisco, where many immigrants settled during the Gold Rush. Saint Patrick’s Day is usually a big food and drink holiday, done up with a parade, pub crawls, and parties. The festivities really got rained out last year, given that coronavirus completely shut down the city the day of the holiday, and this year, it’s still going to feel different. The favorite downtown bars are largely closed, including the Irish Bank and Johnny Foley’s, but in the city’s neighborhoods, it’s possible to get a co...