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If you didn't head to Southie today for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, you missed out. Here are some photographs of the fun. We'll have a guide for planning your Tuesday up tomorrow.

-- Boston police have charged three in the May killing of a South Boston man. Edward Holloman, 19, of Lynn, and Edward Mendez, 34, of Jamaica Plain were both charged with murder. Darren Hemingway, 19, of Brighton, was charged as an accessory after the fact. The men are accused of killing 27-year-old Curtis Ashford after getting into a fight on 8th Street last May. [BPDNews]

      

Bostonist visited what's left of James Hook & Co. yesterday as firefighters hosed down the wreckage. The scene attracted a steady stream of visitors who stood silently, paying their respects to the Boston landmark. See our earlier post about the fire for a photo of James Hook & Co. in better days.

The fire closed the Moakley bridge, which connects South Boston to the Financial District, to vehicular traffic, causing a jumbled commute for beleaguered workers going to or from Southie.