Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day this Saturday – in Vinton Gene Marrano March 13, 2025 1 min read Looking perhaps to avoid the downtown Roanoke crowds this Saturday – but still want to celebrate St Patrick’s Day? Then head east – the first “Downtown Vinton St Patrick’s Day Block Party” kicks off at noon, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Continue Reading Previous: President of Virginia NAACP discusses dismissal of VMI superintendent and end of DEI office at UVANext: Thousands expected downtown this weekend to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Related Stories 1 min read Local playwright describes his latest work as “a family, a funeral and a lifetime of junk to sort through.” Denise Membreno March 24, 2025 2 min read Man wanted on attempted murder charges following Botetourt County shooting Clark Palmer March 24, 2025 2 min read Brush Mountain Fire update Gene Marrano March 23, 2025