Mark Heyne

If you thought this cold, snowy winter would take care of the stink bugs that have been crawling around your house, you've probably been surprised to see the invasive pests still skulking about.

"Most of the stink bugs people are seeing walking around in their offices, in their homes, spent the winter in the buildings someplace, probably up in the attic or some protected area," said Entomologist Gene Kritsky, professor of biology at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati.  "They're active now because it's beginning to get warm."

Cincinnati will be marking St. Patrick's Day with a parade and two parties.

The annual parade starts at noon Saturday and runs until  about 3.  It will stage on Culvert Street and southbound Eggleston Avenue, and will travel north on Eggleston Avenue, then west on Central Parkway, then south on Sycamore Street, then east on Fifth Street to the demarcation area on Sentinel Street.

To allow the parade participants to stage, the following streets will close at 10:00 am: