This year’s South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade started earlier to curb last year’s public drinking and violence, which led to 11 arrests.

A Boston city councilor says he'll take any "political loss" he may face if he moves the South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade out of the neighborhood. Here's what business owners and residents have to say.

The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, which runs the parade, said Monday they could not confirm what department the firefighters represented.