For the first time ever in Richmond! A combination of the best local street vendors and local brews. Join us at the 17th street May 20th 2012 for a celebration of RVA food and beer culture. 20+ Food trucks and 20+ Virginia brews to be enjoyed. Have your Sunday Lunch/Brunch/Dinner with us! Full list of [...]
Yeah the article focuses on all RVA’s farmers’ markets but let’s take a look at our two truly local markets.
RTD is taking a top level look at the Shockoe Revitalization Plan. The article focuses on three aspects of the plan. There is the $29 million revamping of the Train Shed with a new glass covering, projected $2.5 million worth of street upgrades, and $2.1 million conversion of the 17th Street Market $2.1 million “into [...]
The mayor has outlined his proposals for the $62.3 million received from the payoff of the loan used to create the downtown expressway system. Among the proposals are two that would have an immediate impact on the Shockoe area. From RTD; provide terraced access to the river in downtown as a prelude to the still-incomplete Richmond [...]
There are so many good ideas out there on how to improve our city. Urban Scale Richmond has posted a proposal for the Market at 17th Street taken from a master’s thesis presented in the spring of last year at the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture with the title, “Politics and Commerce: The [...]
Style Weekly writer Nancy Finch takes a close look at why she no longer shops at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market. The Reader’s Digest condensed version is pretty simple, lack of parking, lack of vendors and cost.
From Richmond.com; Several local restaurants participate in this top-chef cooking classic event. We have two categories best overall recipe and the chef cook-off using seven secret ingredients provided by our vendors. It is one of our fastest growing events and a crowd pleaser. Music, entertainment, adult beverages and plenty of great food scheduled for this [...]
The Shocktoberfest Fall Celebration is this Saturday at the 17th Street Farmer’s Market (11AM-4PM): “Shocktoberfest is a Munich-style celebration of the fall harvest at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market. Features will include old world German-Hungarian foods and beverages such as bratwurst, potato pancakes, schnitzel and beer.
The last of the Friday evening Red, White & Brew celebrations for 2010 is this week from 5-9PM at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market.
A message from Dave Hughes of the SBNA: The Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association invites you to join us for our end of Summer cookout this Monday, September 27th at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market. The event will be preceded by a brief version of our regular monthly meeting from 5:00p.m. to 5:30p.m. at The Old [...]
The 3rd Annual Shockoe-On-The-Half Shell is Saturday, September 18, from 11AM-4PM at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market: Sample from the best restaurants in Shockoe Bottom and Shockoe Slip along with other fine Richmond restaurants as they feature a variety of delicious oysters fried to fritter, stewed and sautéed and of course on the half-shell! Live [...]
Great for a cool early September Sunday morning: the Sunday Vintage Market at 17th Street Farmers’ Market – It’s not old, it’s retro! Sundays bring out the best mix of vendors in Shockoe Bottom: antiques, collectibles, jewelry and the finest arts & crafts made by local Richmonders. Free Parking. 9AM-3PM
Upcoming events at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market: 3rd Annual Shockoe-On-The-Half Shell 9/18 11AM-4PM Red, White & Brew Last Evening 10/8 5PM-9PM 2nd Shocktoberfest Fall Celebration 10/16 11AM-4PM 11th Annual Brunswick Stew Festival 11/6 11AM-4PM Grand Illumination Holiday Market 12/3 4PM-9PM
