Archive for February, 2009

Worcester’s Vegan Meetup Tomorrow at Udupi

Don’t forget March’s vegan meetup is tomorrow at 1pm. It’s at the vegetarian Indian restaurant Udupi, located on 378 Maple Ave, Shrewsbury, MA (map). This one’s going to be neat because it’s a double-whammy. Worcester’s monthly meetup group and the Metro West Vegan Network are combining events. Hope to see you there!

February 28, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Events, Restaurants & Businesses, Udupi  No Comments

BOCA Considers Going Egg-free

Just two weeks after announcing a public campaign to pressure BOCA to stop using eggs in their veggie burgers, vegan activists are now calling for a temporary moratorium. Turns out Boca was so inundated with emails and phone calls that the company announced that they are now considering going egg-free. They said, “BOCA is committed [...]

February 26, 2009   Posted in: Veg Advocacy  One Comment

Animal Lib Reading Group Tomorrow, Last Chance to Join

Tomorrow is the 2nd meeting of the Animal Liberation Theory & Action reading group.В  It is also the last chance for new members to join the group. Tomorrow we are discussing the first 2 chapters of Animal Liberation by Peter Singer. We will meet every Thursday for the next 7 weeks at the Stone Soup [...]

February 18, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Animal Liberation Theory & Action Reading Group, Events  No Comments

2008′s Top 5 Falafel in Worcester

A couple months ago I wrote a list of the top 5 falafel joints in Worcester for RealWorcester.com. I am proud to say that I have now added it to VegWorcester.com. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can check it out at VegWorcester.com/top-5-falafel-2008/. Enjoy!

February 18, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Bay State Bakery, Fantastic Pizza & Falafel, Restaurants & Businesses, Shiraz, The Living Earth  One Comment

VegWorcester Updates: New Cafes and Bakery Section, New Vegan Restaurant

Just updated the veg-friendly restaurants list. We added Belmont Vegetarian Restaurant, a new all-vegan soul food take out joint on Belmont Hill and updated some of the other listings. Also check out the new CafГ©s and Bakeries page. You’ll find a list of vegan-friendly coffee shops, cafes and bakeries. It’ll come in handy if you’re [...]

February 16, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Acoustic Java Cafe, Bagel Time, Barely Legal Treats, Bean Counter, Restaurants & Businesses  One Comment

March Vegan Meetup: Udupi

On Sunday, March 1 there’s going to be another vegan meetup. This month it’s at Udupi, a yummy all-vegetarian Indian place located at 378 Maple Avenue in Shrewsbury (map). This month’s meetup is exciting because there’s a joint meetup with Worcester’s vegan meetup and the Metro West Vegan Meetup. Cool people + samosas. Sounds like [...]

February 15, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Events, Restaurants & Businesses, Udupi  2 Comments

Be a Barely Legal Valentine

Didn’t get a Valentine’s gift for your snuggly-poo yet? Well, you could just go to CVS or Walgreens and get some cheesy card with a dove on it or something. But that would be sort of lame, wouldn’t it? Plus, what about your love for animals? And the environment? And workers rights? And local biz? [...]

February 14, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Barely Legal Treats, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments

Animal Lib Reading Group: Week One

Last night’s kick-off of the Animal Liberation Theory & Action reading group was awesome. There’s a solid group of people who are pysched about animal rights philosophy, how it relates to other aspects of the social justice movement and who want to critically discuss tactics and strategies to achieve liberation. The group decided yesterday that [...]

February 13, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Animal Liberation Theory & Action Reading Group, Animal Rights, Events  2 Comments

The Q Cafe Baked Goods Going Vegan

Exciting news! The Q cafe and coffee shop on Chandler Street is working on expanding their baked goods. Here’s the kicker, they’re going to be all vegan. Check back next week for more news.

February 13, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Barely Legal Treats, Restaurants & Businesses, The Q Cafe  3 Comments

Reminder: Animal Lib Reading Group Starts Today 6pm + Handout

A quick reminder: the Animal Liberation Theory & Action reading group starts today at 6pm. It runs until 8pm and will take place at the Stone Soup Community Center at 4 King Street, Worcester (map). Read the initial announcement for more info. Today we’ll decide which 4 books we will be reading and get an [...]

February 12, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Animal Liberation Theory & Action Reading Group, Animal Rights, Events  No Comments