Fort Christian was fragrant with smells familiar to locals and welcoming to visitors, many of those taking their first tastes of coal pot cooking Wednesday at the Coal Pot Cook-Off.

Banco Popular is bringing back its "Ultimate Flavors of the Islands" celebrity cookout on Thursday and Friday to showcase talent and lend a hand to the development of future culinary professionals.

The main entrance and exit to the Havensight Shopping Mall and the West Indian Company dock and will be closed beginning Thursday at 5 a.m. as work crews lay asphalt in the area.