That restaurant has been closed for many years. It was great in its time. Most of Mathews is still the same.

Fairfax, Warrenton, then Smith Mountain Lake. We're heading to Pennecamp September 1st.

We're from Warrenton, VA--lived there for 26 years. Moving to Pinellas on 2 Aug.

So true. We lived in Lake Ridge for 12 years and left to find a better quality of life. Three to four hours commuting to work was too grueling!

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It's so great to see more folks moving here from VA! We moved here 8 years ago and have no regrets but meet few people from our fine state. I am a native Virginian an my husband lived there most of his life. We moved from Midlothian which is outside Richmond. We were members of one of the new Villages VA club but believe it must have disbanded. The original VA club meets at Paradise on Saturdays which doesn't work well in our schedule. I would be great to see another VA club form within the Villages (as many states have more than one club), preferably further south in the Villages due to the continuing expansion. Maybe one that is a little less structured, i.e. less activities at rec centers, more activities outside, and possibly get togethers at members homes/restaurants, in other words, a group that just wants to get together to make new friends from VA and have a good time doing it. I do not intend to discourage consideration for the Original VA Club as I am sure it is a great group of people; unfortunately, it just doesn't work for me. Any thoughts from my fellow Virginians?

I, too, moved here from Midlothian. I'd love to see a Virginia group get started in the southern part. I think a dining out group in restaurants would be fun.

sorry, duplicated my message, but deleted.

WE looked at and thought about Smith Mountain Lake as a retirement location....Why are you moving South to TV? Are you keeing SML for the summers??

We felt it was too far from everything so we sold right before the big downturn. We have been in Alabama for a few years. Smith Mountain Lake is very pretty though.

I went to Kempsville High School in Va. Beach then moved to Richmond where I lived for 35 years and now I am in The Villages!

Chesapeake, VA (Western Branch)

Hubby and I would love to get together with fellow Virginians ....get togethers are fine and more our style. We both work and have complex schedules--but let us know!!

My husband and I are from Poquoson, VA which is between Langley Air Force Base (Hampton) and Yorktown. We bought in December (2012) and I finally got everything moved down the first of July. Getting unpacked and settled but enjoying everything in between!!

For 49 years in Virginia I lived just south of Richmond. I remember YEARS ago we use to go eat at Nicks? in Yorktown. From what I remember it was on the rover kind of underneath a bridge. We had a summer home on the James River near Smithfield Virginia we would go to on the weekends and during vacations. We would travel into Newport News to go to the mall or eat while we stayed at the river.

Nick passed away first, then Mary died and left the restaurant/land to York County. A storm came along and flooded the restaurant and it was torn down. The county then rebuilt what is now known as Riverwalk. It is a really pretty area which does have a restaurant on the water side and also shops on both sides. There are activities on the weekends and also farmer's markets on Saturdays, plus the beach is always packed there at Yorktown! I also have great memories of eating at Nick's, the food was outstanding!