Spring forward: Time to change clocks

Don’t miss the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. And you might, if you don’t change your clocks. This year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 12, beginning at Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive. Daylight saving time will begin that morning at 2 a.m. with most of the country springing forward an hour. And when’s the fall back? Sunday, Nov. 5. Though some U.S. territories and states do not observe daylight saving time, about 70 countries observe a time change. Public safety officials say the time change provides a reminder to change any batteries in smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors.