Update: An St. Patrick's Day themed event for the Shockoe Bottom ... weekend of Shamrock the Block and they’ll be doing the same this year. From Rosie Connolly’s Facebook page: “[W]e will ...

We don't want people to think that if there's a festival in Shockoe Bottom it's going to be a brawl,” Napier said. "The problems have grown at the same rate as the event.”. Shamrock the Block ...

A Facebook page, Shamrock the Bottom, for keeping the party in the Bottom received 2,600 likes in three days. “We’re working with the City on all of this," Dixon says. "We're not looking to ...