I live pretty close to Williamsburg (about 30 minutes) I've been a bajillion times and tend to find it very difficult to find anything siutable to eat. Will you be staying in the colonial area, just outside, or near william and mary college? There's a huge difference but either way I'd have to say it's not an easy place to enjoy a good meal. I'd suggest finding places in advance near where you will be staying and calling ahead. Make a list and bring it with you. I'm doing this for las vegas for when I honeymoon there in a month :) Hope that helps!

Anyone see the story on WWBT 12 (Richmond) news tonight about the organized protest of Michael Vick when he comes to Richmond for his indictment on Thursday?

I missed the article and can't find it on their website, but I'd like to go and demonstrate.

Have you guys been to the new sunflower restaurant already? :rockon:

the address is 6304 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22044

if you want to check more info here is the website: www.crystalsunflower.com

Richmond City Councilman Doug Conner has introduced anti-chaining (dog) legislation to city council. It will be voted on in September.

If you live in Richmond or it's environs--please push city council to pass this legislation.

Send any (or all) an email!

Here is a link to their email addresses:http://www.richmondgov.com/citizen/city_gov/council.aspx

Just click on the respective councilperson's picture to get their address.

Here is a copy of the email I sent. Use it or change it as you see fit. Or write a new one!

As your constituent, I would like to express my desire that you vote in favor of Councilman Conner's anti-chaining legislation this September.

In light of the recent Michael Vick indictment for dog fighting, the public is now finally aware that treating our companion animals humanely is vitally important. Please realize that many of your constituents know the chaining of domestic dogs is cruel and unnecessary.

In my Bon Air neighborhood, several dogs are chained all day, every day. I'm sure you can imagine how terrible it is to hear these dogs howl incessantly simply because they are denied human companionship and often don't have their most basic needs of food and shelter met.

Both the Humane Society of the United States and the US Department of Agriculture have said that "Our experience in enforcing the Animal Welfare Act has led us to conclude that continuous confinement of dogs by a tether is inhumane. A tether significantly restricts a dog's movement. A tether can also become tangled around or hooked on the dog's shelter structure or other objects, further restricting the dog's movement and potentially causing injury."

For your convenience, I have linked several sites devoted to chaining information below:

http://www.hsus.org/pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/animal_abuse_and_neglect/the_facts_about_chaining_or_tethering_dogs.html
http://www.unchainyourdog.org/
http://www.helpinganimals.com/ga_chained.asp

Please add your vote to Mr. Conner's so that Richmond can join the company of other Virginia localities such as Norfolk and Virginia Beach who have stood up against inhumane treatment of companion animals.

I hope that, once it is passed, the legislation will include stiff penalties for those citizens who flagrantly disregard it.

Thank you in advance for your attention to my request.


Thanks to all of you who do this!

I'm one of the crazy northern-Virginians, haha. Anyone else in Fairfax?

Just thought I'd bring Virginia up on the first page and say :hi: to everyone in Virginia!!

Hello. I'm from VA. I live between Richmond and Chesterfield.
What's up?

Hello. I'm from VA. I live between Richmond and Chesterfield.
What's up?


Hi DawnMarie - I'm in Chesterfield. I sure wish Ellwood Thompson was a bit closer!

Oh that's cool that you live in Chesterfield.
I wish it was a little more lively you know?
I wish there was more to do there.

Oh!! I was just complaining today that the VA thread gets no attention :) Good to see someone new!

Hey Poppy! I'm still planning on coming up for lunch one day when we drive through but probably not until after the holidays... sadly. I do love DC around Christmas.

In a related Virginia topic, I just found a restaraunt called Amalfi's in Norfolk that has tons of awesome vegan stuff. Even vegan chocolate (carob) cheesecake. It was a good find :D

Hey Poppy! I'm still planning on coming up for lunch one day when we drive through but probably not until after the holidays... sadly. I do love DC around Christmas.

In a related Virginia topic, I just found a restaraunt called Amalfi's in Norfolk that has tons of awesome vegan stuff. Even vegan chocolate (carob) cheesecake. It was a good find :D

Just let me know when you'll be through - I know it gets busy around the holidays. I'll happy to meet you most anytime - and I'm looking forward to it!

Oh that's cool that you live in Chesterfield.
I wish it was a little more lively you know?
I wish there was more to do there.

Oh yes, I know. :yes:

Hello. Richmond/Chesterfield here. Glad to see some fellow Virginians here. :pibo:

For those of you in or close to the Roanoke area, we have just started a meetup group. It's labeled "vegan" because that's what most of us are, but vegetarians are welcome as well. Just don't expect any of us to bring cheese to the pot luck dinners. If any of you are ever in the area, please feel free to stop by one of our meet-ups.

http://vegan.meetup.com/434/

You are cordially invited to attend
United Poultry Concerns’ 8th Annual Conference
on the topic of
“Cage Free, Animal Friendly, Go Vegan -What’s the Problem?”

Saturday, March 29 - Sunday, March 30, 2008

This conference asks: Is there a confliict between working for welfare reforms and urging people to stop viewing animals as edibles and go vegan? Should activists work to reduce the suffering of billions of chickens and other animals who will never live to see a vegan world, or is such work counterproductive - a moral betrayal of animals? And what about terms like "humane meat," "compassionate standards," and "victory"? - What message do they send to the public? We invite you to join the discussion and hear what leaders from within the animal advocacy movement have to say about these issues.

Early Registration: $80. After March 15: $95

To registers, send check or money order to
UPC, PO Box 150, Machipongo, VA 23405.
Or register by credit card at www.upc-online.org/Forums/08forumreg.html

The Saturday session will be held at the Norfolk Hilton in Norfolk, Virginia. The Sunday session will be held at United Poultry Concerns' headquarters & sanctuary in Machipongo, Virginia. Continental breakfasts and vegan luncheons will be served both days. Transportation will be arranged from Norfolk to Machipongo on Sunday for those without cars.

Saturday, March 29 • 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hilton Norfolk Airport Hotel
1500 North Military Highway ï Norfolk, Virginia 23502
Phone: 757-466-8000 * Toll Free: 800-422-7474
Room Reservation: $99 per night

Sunday, March 30 • 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
United Poultry Concerns
12325 Seaside Road * Machipongo, Virginia 23405
Phone: 757-678-7875

SPEAKERS:
Karen Davis, President of United Poultry Concerns
Harold Brown, President of Farm Kind
Bruce Friedrich, Vice President of PETA
Patty Mark, President of Animal Liberation Victoria in Australia
Christine Morrissey, Director of East Bay Animal Advocates (California)
Roberta Schiff, President of Mid-Hudson Vegetarian Society (New York)
Paul Shapiro, Senior Director of HSUS’s Factory Farming Campaign

Presentations will be videotaped by Neil & Annie Hornish of the Compassionate Living Project

On Saturday evening, UPC members Doreen and Jim Dykes will host a wonderful buffet dinner for all participants in their lovely home in Virginia Beach.

Anyone in VA Beach? I am wondering where I can get vegan products around here!

www.organicfooddepot.com

They are on Independence by the wawawhere the two independences split.

www.organicfooddepot.com

They are on Independence by the wawawhere the two independences split.

That's a pretty old post that you're responding too but I'm really excited you did cause I've never heard of this place! Lived here my whole life never stumbled across organicfooddepot so thank you :)

Welcome to veggieboards! It's good to see someone else from VB (as in VaBeach) here :D

That's a pretty old post that you're responding too but I'm really excited you did cause I've never heard of this place! Lived here my whole life never stumbled across organicfooddepot so thank you :)

Welcome to veggieboards! It's good to see someone else from VB (as in VaBeach) here :D

I'm glad to hear it too. I'll be in VB the first weekend in March teaching a class, and it's nice to know I won't have to just pack up all my food to take with me like I usually do...

Oh there's also http://www.heritagestore.com/ which is right down at the oceanfront. For a good restaraunt try: http://amalfiristorante.net/index.html in norfolk. Though many places can cater something for you not many know what vegan means. If you need any other recomendations or suggestions just let me know! I've lived in Virginia Beach my whole life :) It's not too unfriendly for vegans but easier for vegetarians.

Hello from another Richmonder! I moved here from Alexandria :dizzy: almost 4 years ago. Richmond is a much easier pace for me!

Roanoke, VA here!

You are cordially invited to attend
United Poultry Concerns’ 8th Annual Conference
on the topic of
“Cage Free, Animal Friendly, Go Vegan -What’s the Problem?”



Saturday, March 29 - Sunday, March 30, 2008

This conference asks: Is there a confliict between working for welfare reforms and urging people to stop viewing animals as edibles and go vegan? Should activists work to reduce the suffering of billions of chickens and other animals who will never live to see a vegan world, or is such work counterproductive - a moral betrayal of animals? And what about terms like "humane meat," "compassionate standards," and "victory"? - What message do they send to the public? We invite you to join the discussion and hear what leaders from within the animal advocacy movement have to say about these issues.

Early Registration: $80. After March 15: $95

To registers, send check or money order to
UPC, PO Box 150, Machipongo, VA 23405.
Or register by credit card at www.upc-online.org/Forums/08forumreg.html

The Saturday session will be held at the Norfolk Hilton in Norfolk, Virginia. The Sunday session will be held at United Poultry Concerns' headquarters & sanctuary in Machipongo, Virginia. Continental breakfasts and vegan luncheons will be served both days. Transportation will be arranged from Norfolk to Machipongo on Sunday for those without cars.

Saturday, March 29 • 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hilton Norfolk Airport Hotel
1500 North Military Highway ï Norfolk, Virginia 23502
Phone: 757-466-8000 * Toll Free: 800-422-7474
Room Reservation: $99 per night

Sunday, March 30 • 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
United Poultry Concerns
12325 Seaside Road * Machipongo, Virginia 23405
Phone: 757-678-7875

SPEAKERS:
Karen Davis, President of United Poultry Concerns
Harold Brown, President of Farm Kind
Bruce Friedrich, Vice President of PETA
Patty Mark, President of Animal Liberation Victoria in Australia
Christine Morrissey, Director of East Bay Animal Advocates (California)
Roberta Schiff, President of Mid-Hudson Vegetarian Society (New York)
Paul Shapiro, Senior Director of HSUS’s Factory Farming Campaign

Presentations will be videotaped by Neil & Annie Hornish of the Compassionate Living Project

On Saturday evening, UPC members Doreen and Jim Dykes will host a wonderful buffet dinner for all participants in their lovely home in Virginia Beach.

Learn More About the Speakers' Positions

PDF of this announcement

Now that each state has its own forum I'll be closing the state threads. Please continue any discussion by starting a new thread in this forum. Thanks!