The 9th annual King of the Wing contest features teams consisting of the top local restaurants, businesses, organizations and chicken wing connoisseurs will set up their grills and cooking stations right on the beach in order to cook up mouthwatering chicken wings, wow the 5000+ attendees and claim bragging rights for the best tasting wings […]
The Virgin Islands Department of Education will host a town hall to update the community on its 2018 Temporary School Facilities Project. It will also address residents' concerns, particularly site selections of the temporary facilities in the St. Thomas - St. John District. Parents of students attending schools currently on split session and interested residents […]
The annual Frenchtown Father’s Day Celebration will be somewhat scaled back this year as the territory continues its recovery from the effects of two hurricanes. This year, the celebration will be a one-night event. The Committee for the Betterment of Carenage (CBC) will salute all fathers, grandfathers, godfathers and father figures with live entertainment by […]
United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert and other federal law enforcement, plus members of the District’s Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force, will participate in a community meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to provide community members with an opportunity to share their ideas and concerns about public safety. Shappert will also discuss the Department […]
The League of Women Voters, with the support of the Election System of the U.S. Virgin Islands, informs St. Thomas-St. John residents of the opportunity to register to vote. Be sure to have your voice heard on issues important to you and your family by exercising your right to vote.
Sen. Positive T.A. Nelson reminds the community of the passage of Act 8002, which commemorates the emancipation of the enslaved people in the Danish West Indies, now the U.S. Virgin Islands, and any other freedom struggles of oppressed people. The week of June 26 to July 3 as Virgin Islands Freedom Week. The week-long celebration […]
The Frenchtown Civic Organization (FTCO) will hold its annual Bastille Day celebration. The evening will honor Henry Richardson, longtime FTCO president. Drinks and a light repast will be served with the usual French flair.
The Northside Sportfishing Club hosts the 30th Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament – the inshore fishing tournament that offers the best prizes and attracts more participants than any other of its kind in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The fishing will start at 5:30 a.m. and end at noon, sharp, when the beachside party begins at Hull […]
The population of the U.S. Virgin Islands living with Rett Syndrome is 1. Imagine the symptoms of autism, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s, epilepsy and anxiety disorder -- all in one little girl. Ella Gaspard is a 4-year-old girl, born in the Virgin Islands and battling with a very rare lifelong, severe neurological condition that primarily affects […]
The St. Thomas Recovery Team (STRT) is inviting all Thomians and interested St. Johnians to its Community Project Planning Meeting. This meeting comes on the heels of the team’s Community Visioning Meeting that was held in May. To better represent the people of the territory, specifically St. Thomas, STRT is asking the public to provide […]
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