Community

The St. Thomas Swimming Association will host a community pool party.  The event is free and open to the public.  Activities will include: free swim assessments,-relays and games for kids,-giant floatie races,-music by DJ Fillemon,-discounted swim lessons and a demonstration by the VI National Swim Team. Scholarships for the Learn to Swim program and the […]

The St. Thomas Swimming Association invites the public to a pool party. There will be free swim assessments, games and relays, giant floatie races, a demonstration by the National Swim Team, music by DJ Fillemon, discounted swim lessons (scholarships are available). This event is a celebration of the memory of Barbara O’Brie.

The heat is on! The St. John Land Conservancy will hold its 2nd annual Chili Cook-off. At this fundraising event, here will be lots of food, fun and festivities: a chili cook-off competition, an awards ceremony for the best chili to be chosen by a panel of judges, a People’s Choice Winner, live music, a […]

The St. Thomas Recovery Team and the Governor’s Hurricane Recovery Task Force will come together for the first Community Recovery Visioning meeting. RESTART (Rethink - Rebuild - Reinvest - Recover – Resiliency). Virgin Islands Council on the Arts will host this meeting.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, St. Thomas Alumnae and Sigma Psi chapters are sponsoring a Disaster Preparedness Workshop. Get prepared for future storms. Hear from WAPA, VITEMA and FEMA officials, an insurance company, public adjusters and others.

The U.S. Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) invite the public to the 2018 Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Expo. The expo is an educational event designed to promote disaster resiliency, weather awareness, safety and hurricane preparedness to residents and visitors of the territory. The expo will give the […]

Albert Bryan Jr. and Sen. Tregenza Roach, who are running for governor and lieutenant governor, will host two town hall meetings to present their plan for resolving the crisis threatening the solvency of the Virgin Islands Government Employees Retirement System (GERS). The meeting is open to retirees, current employee who are members of the system […]

Come Janelle K. Sarauw, candidate for Senate, and enjoy an evening of great food hot out the pot! The Committee to Re-elect Janelle K. Sarauw presents the #FORWARDMOVEMENT. There will be good food, good music and great conversation. Fried Fridays will have food will include: johnny cakes for $1; chicken wings for $2; pork chops […]

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 […]