Great day for a St. Pat’s walk

Mayor Mark Holland led the annual walk down 5th Street to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Kansas City, Kansas, today. Mayoral challenger David Alvey also participated in the midday walk. Mike Calwell, left, with the Friends of the Kaw, helped start the walk at 5th and Ann. It ended a few blocks down 5th Street at Breit’s Stein and Deli. Carrying the Irish flag on the right was Bob Kennedy. A small group participate in the walk each year on St. Patrick’s Day. (Photo by William Crum)

A few people came out to watch the St. Patrick’s Day walk as it passed by a home on 5th Street today in Kansas City, Kansas. It was a beautiful, sunny day with temperatures about 70 degrees. (Photo by William Crum)

A small group walked down the sidewalk on 5th Street to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day today in Kansas City, Kansas. The annual event started at 5th and Ann and proceeded to 5th and Orville. (Photo by William Crum)