Here is a great video of the Colonial Williamsburg Farmers Market by the co-founders of the Culinary Media Network ( Jennifer and Chef Mark )
Jennifer and Chef Mark discover the great local produce, seafood, and local chefs giving demos at the Saturday Farmer’s Market in Williamsburg Virginia
Rather than spotlight the trendy, they are focusing on the roots of cuisine itself, and celebrating the art of experiencing food, wine and culture via the senses in cooking, in tasting — and in understanding. In short, they are food philosophers.
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Share on FacebookHere are a few photos to show you what’s happening at High Street in Williamsburg, Virignia. The opening for the Movie Tavern theater in High Street, Williamsburg VA’s news TND community has been pushed to Spring of 2009. Construction delays and design changes to the theater are the cause.
Movie Tavern combines the enjoyment of movies with an in-theatre dining experience. A menu of Classic American favorites is served to Movie Tavern guests while they enjoy first-run films in state-of-the-art auditoriums.
Roseland the High Street developer has pushed back the opening of the retail stores as well. They are scheduled to open in Spring of 2009. The only announced tenants/ stores are Kilwins Ice Cream ( a celebrated part of Northern Michigan since 1947. Kilwins has earned a reputation for it’s quality products and excellent service. Using only the finest and freshest ingredients) and Five Guys Burgers and Fries. ( One of the best burgers I have eaten, great fries too !) It has been said there are an additional 10- 15 stores that are still to be announced.
The residential section of High Street is coming along without any delay. Residents are already living in the Luxury Sterling Manor Apartments, Approximately 16 town homes with detached garages are mostly complete. Landscaping and interiors are being finished as I write this. The models should be open soon.
Roseland Property Company the developer of High Street is a full-service real estate organization primarily involved in the development and construction of waterfront and mixed-use residential properties throughout the northeastern United States.
They have substantial experience in waterfront and brown fields redevelopment. Roseland Property Company has won several recent designations as developer or co-developer for projects with national significance such as Pier One in Boston, Massachusetts where Roseland is redeveloping one-half mile of Boston Harbor into a luxury residential community; the Hingham Shipyard in Hingham, Massachusetts, where the company will create a residential/retail waterfront development; and the State of New Jersey’s first-ever transit village, The Highlands at Morristown, that will couple convenient commuter rail transportation with luxury apartment living and major retail conveniences.
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From 1699 to 1780 Williamsburg was the capital of England’s oldest, largest and
most populous North American mainland colony and the seat of power in the new
nation’s most influential state. Named in honor of William III, King of England and
designed by Royal Gov. Francis Nicholson, Williamsburg is one of the country’s oldest
planned communities.
Williamsburg is located 150 miles south of Washington, D.C., near Interstate 64
(exit 238). Guests can fly into Norfolk, Newport News/Williamsburg International and
Richmond International airports. All have rental cars and limousine services. Amtrak also
serves the Williamsburg Transportation Center with a connecting train from Washington,
D.C. The center is just blocks from the Historic Area and provides car rentals, a cab stand
and Greyhound Bus connections.
Operating Hours
Colonial Williamsburg’s operating hours generally are 9 a.m.–5 p.m. but vary by
season. Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area is open seven days a week, 365 days a
year.
Historic Area
Encompassing 301 acres, Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area programming
portrays 18th-century Williamsburg on the eve of the American Revolution. Throughout
the city, an engaging mix of sights, sounds and activities help guests reconnect with
America’s past and become active participants in 18th-century life. Important Historic
Area sites include the Governor’s Palace, the symbol of British authority in the colony;
the Capitol, the seat of colonial power and site of Virginia’s vote for independence on
May 15, 1776, and home to the General Assembly from 1776 to 79; the Peyton Randolph
site, an “urban plantation;” Raleigh Tavern, where Virginia patriots met to discuss
independence in open defiance of the crown; George Wythe House, home of Thomas
Jefferson’s teacher and friend; and the James Geddy House and Foundry, site of an upand-
coming family business. The Historic Area is protected from modern intrusions by a
2,800-acre greenbelt.
Museums
Colonial Williamsburg operates the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg: the Public
Hospital, which provides exhibits that document the treatment of mental illness from the
hospital’s founding in 1773 to its destruction by fire in 1885; the DeWitt Wallace
Decorative Arts Museum that displays the Foundation’s exceptional collection of British
and American decorative arts; the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum in expanded
quarters adjacent to the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum with 11 galleries in
10,400 square feet of exhibition space. In addition, the Foundation also operates Bassett
Hall, the Williamsburg home of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Accommodations
Colonial Williamsburg guests may choose from 1,000 guest rooms in five hotel
properties: the elegant Williamsburg Inn; 26 individual Colonial Houses–Historic
Lodging where guests can immerse themselves in the 18th century; the newly renovated
and expanded Williamsburg Lodge; the contemporary Woodlands Hotel & Suites, nestled
in the woods near the Visitor Center; and the moderately priced Governor’s Inn, located
four blocks from Merchants Square. Vacation packages include length-of-stay passes to
the Historic Area and special rates for evening programs. Details are available online at
www.ColonialWilliamsburg.com.
Conference Facilities
Meetings have been important in Williamsburg since members of the House of
Burgesses met in the Apollo Room of the Raleigh Tavern to protest British taxation of
the colonies. The renovated and expanded Williamsburg Lodge offers 45,000 square feet
of flexible meeting space and 28 versatile function rooms. Classic American furnishings
and folk art reproductions inspired by pieces in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art
Museum make the conference center unlike any other. The 11,200-square-foot Virginia
Room includes an elegant prefunction space with sweeping views of the countryside and
the Virginia Lawn, which can accommodate outdoor events. The 7,000-square-foot
Colony Room and Governor Jefferson executive board room provide additional options.
The Williamsburg Lodge conference center has hosted heads of state, brides,
corporations and government officials. It is located adjacent to the Historic Area and
across the street from The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg and the Golden Horseshoe Golf
Club.
Dining
Colonial Williamsburg operates four historic dining taverns in the Historic Area.
Each tavern offers unique 18th-century-style menus served in authentic colonial
surroundings.
Chowning’s Tavern
serves light fare and spirits in the style of a traditional
pit barbecue. After 5 p.m., Chowning’s becomes Gambols, an 18th-century alehouse,
serving beer, wines and other beverages and light fare and engaging guests in song and
18th-century games. Christiana Campbell’s Tavern
is the place for seafood. Shields
Tavern
is a coffeehouse serving light fare, coffee, tea and spirits.
King’s Arms Tavern is a full-service chophouse offering selections including peanut soup and roast prime rib
of beef. Guests looking for a more elegant setting also can dine in the Williamsburg Inn’s
award-winning Regency Room or the new Williamsburg Lodge restaurant, serving
regional favorites from the Chesapeake and local markets.
Recreation
The 45-hole Golden Horseshoe Golf Club includes the award-winning Gold
Course designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.; the Green Course, designed by his son, Rees
Jones; and Spotswood, a nine-hole executive course designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Both courses were named to the 2006–2007
Zagat Readers’ Survey of “America’s Top Golf Courses.” Guests at Colonial Williamsburg’s hotels also can enjoy swimming pools, tennis courts, lawn bowling greens, lawn croquet, shuffleboard, bicycling and miniature golf.
Shopping
Guests can purchase authentic reproductions, Colonial Williamsburg foods and
other products in Historic Area shops, at the Colonial Nursery, and from merchants’
booths at Market Square. Outside the Historic Area, Colonial Williamsburg operates
retail stores that range from WILLIAMSBURG Booksellers
at the Visitor Center to
WILLIAMSBURG At Home
, the flagship store for WILLIAMSBURG
Recognized as one of the first planned shopping malls in the United States,
Merchants Square is home to over 40 shops and restaurants, including local and national
specialty stores and a variety of dining options. It also is operated by The Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation.
Specialty Products
The WILLIAMSBURG brand offers fresh, spirited designs in all categories of
home and gift. With products inspired by the 18th century and designed for today’s
lifestyle, WILLIAMSBURG is the preeminent leader of American style. The Colonial
Williamsburg Products Program includes 60 licensees producing more than 7,000
products under the WILLIAMSBURG and WILLIAMSBURG Reserve brands. It
operates 24 retail stores, a mail-order catalog and an ecommerce site. Sales of
WILLIAMSBURG products support the preservation, research and educational programs
of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the not-for-profit organization that oversees
the restored colonial capital in Williamsburg, Va. For more information, call
1-800-414-6291 or visit www.WilliamsburgMarketplace.com.
Historic Trades
Archaeological Research
Colonial Williamsburg’s Department of Archaeological Research oversees the
largest colonial period archaeological collection in the United States, consisting of
several million objects and fragments recovered during more than 70 years of excavation
and extensive comparative historic period faunal and archaeobotanical collections. The
department offers extensive interpretations of ongoing excavations, guided behind-thescenes
tours of laboratories and public participation programs including school group
visits. For more information on the Foundation’s archaeological department and
excavations taking place onsite, visit
http://research.history.org/Archaeological_Research.cfm.
Colonial Resources
Colonial Williamsburg’s John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library is committed to
advancing knowledge of colonial British America, the American Revolution and the early
United States. Through a specialized collection of books, journals, manuscripts, visual
resources and online services, linked with fellowship and conference programs, the
library supports and encourages research in late 17th- and 18th-century colonial America,
the Revolutionary War era and the early republic, including the colonial Chesapeake,
African American studies, the decorative arts, archaeology, architectural history and
historic preservation. A cornerstone of the Bruton Heights School Education Center, a
30-acre complex of research and collections storage facilities near the Historic Area, the
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library serves scholars, advanced students, the Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation staff and the public.
The Foundation offers several ways to access collections online. One of the most
comprehensive online databases for 18th-century primary documents, “Eighteenth-
Century Collections Online” (ECCO), now is available at Colonial Williamsburg’s John
D. Rockefeller Jr. Library. ECCO gives scholars, students and the general public access
to a library of more than 150,000 printed volumes and 26 million pages to aid them in
research. A map-based, Internet research tool, eWilliamsburg, can be accessed online at
research.history.org/ewilliamsburg. Users pull up the map on a computer screen, roll their
cursor over a building in the Historic Area, get a description of it, including an image and
a list of reports starting with the most recent and working back chronologically from
newest to oldest. For more information on the Foundation’s historical research
department, visit http://research.history.org/Historical_Research.cfm.
General Information:
1-800-HISTORY (1-800-447-8769)
Web site:
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Shopping at Prime Outlets, Market Square, Williamsburg Pottery
Bush Neck Farm – Pick-your-own strawberries, apples, blueberries, asparagus, sweet corn, peaches, pumpkins.
Pumpkinville at Halloween
Busch Gardens Seasons Passes “Hallo-Scream”
Water Country
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Williamsburg Ale Werks Williamsburg’s only Microbrewery
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Mountain Bike Trails Freedom Park, New Quarter Park York River State Park
Kayaking/ paddle boats at Chickahominy Riverfront Park, Waller Mill Park and Little Creek Reservoir
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Paul’s Deli, Greenleafe Cafe
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Skate Park at JCC Rec Center
New Town and it’s wonderful shops and restaurants
Phi Beta Kappa Hall – Performing Arts Series
Ewell Hall, Department of Music – Performing Arts Series
Christopher Wren Society
Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Classics at St. Bede Concert Series
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Virginia Shakespeare Festival @ W&M
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- | The Virginia Gazette YORK – 29 acres between Williamsburg Ford and Great Wolf Lodge are in play for a 150,000-square-foot retail store.Planning documents indicate a single retail store along Rochambeau Drive and a 4,700-square-foot gas station with six pumps on 23 acres that are already zoned Economic Opportunity.
The documents filed this week indicate the store would be a wholesale retailer such as Sam’s Club, BJs or Costco. The proximity to Wal-Mart suggests Sam’s Club, although the traffic study used Costco as a model.
That would rub salt in the wound for James City County, which has resisted big-box stores but has to suffer their road traffic.
The business is projected to employ 200-300 employees at an average wage of $17 an hour and bring in around $125 million in sales worth millions to York County.
Property owner Alex Perkins said that because of a non-disclosure agreement he cannot reveal the retailer. He would retain ownership of six acres with the intention of selling them as out-parcels.
“We have not officially signed the contract but we have been given a nod by a major retailer,” he said.
The sale of the land is contingent on the approval of the special use permit and whether the site budget shakes out in favor of the retailer.
“The president of the company has given us the nod that they are going to move forward with it as long as all the budget numbers makes sense,” Perkins said.
Earlier this year the York supervisors denied an application to timber the property because no site plans had been filed.
Perkins said the application was not so much about timbering the land for profit as it was about getting the property ready for formal site preparations. With the new special use permit, the plans to timber the site are moot.
The property has a tributary stream along the southeastern property line, which feeds into the Waller Mill Reservoir. The area is within the county’s watershed management and protection area and a 200-foot buffer would be required along the stream.
The City of Williamsburg, which owns the reservoir, has fought any development near the watershed for fear of runoff contamination.
City manager Jack Tuttle said that he is concerned about the possibility of a gas station going in near the watershed.
“We want to watch development in the watershed,” Tuttle said. “We’re certainly concerned about any hazardous materials that could leak into the reservoir.”
The application is scheduled to go before the Planning Commission next month.
