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Mango Melee, It’s the Best Day-lee

Mango Melee, It’s the Best Day-lee

It's time for the 21st Annual Mango Melee and Tropical Fruit Festival on St. Croix! There will be a mango recipe contest and tasting, a mango eating contest, arts and crafts vendors, food vendors with local treats, live entertainment, and a beautiful assortment of St....

The Flamboyant Tree on St. Croix

The Flamboyant Tree on St. Croix

The Flamboyant trees are in full bloom on St. Croix! The tree goes by many names -- delonix regia, royal poinciana, flame tree or, as some jokingly refer to it, the non-tourist tree because it's flowering season is May through September when tourism slows down. Well,...

Island Appliance Maintenance and Repair

Island Appliance Maintenance and Repair

Island elements can be hard on appliances. All the things we love about living in the Caribbean -- salty air, consistently warm temperatures, humidity that keeps our skin soft, open air entertaining -- can shorten the lives of anything with moving parts. And since...

June Newsletter: It’s Raining Mangoes!

June Newsletter: It’s Raining Mangoes!

It is literally raining mangoes! During the past few months, we have been watching the trees fill up with plump fruits and now they’re everywhere! Island friends are preparing for the ever-popular Mango Melee on July 9.  They’ll make their special sips, sweets, salsas...

Coral Reefs and Sunscreen

Coral Reefs and Sunscreen

On St. Croix, sunscreen is a necessity year-round, but this topic is pertinent to all of our friends, stateside and on island, this time of year. Recent research shows that a few of the common ingredients found in sunscreen are toxic to coral and are contributing to...

New Vacation Rental Agreement Between USVI and Airbnb

New Vacation Rental Agreement Between USVI and Airbnb

A new agreement between the U.S. Virgin Islands and Airbnb will affect St. Croix vacation rental owners and those visiting island starting on June 1, 2017. The tax agreement allows Airbnb to collect the 12.5% V.I. Hotel Room Occupancy Tax on behalf of homeowners and...

On the Beauties of Santa Cruz

On the Beauties of Santa Cruz

Philip Freneau, sometimes referred to as the "Poet of the American Revolution," once resided in the Estate Butler Bay Greathouse on St. Croix's West End where he penned On the Beauties of Santa Cruz, a poem about the beauty of St. Croix. The Estate is now listed for...

Final Running of the Ironman 70.3 St. Croix

Final Running of the Ironman 70.3 St. Croix

May 7, 2017, is the 29th St. Croix Triathlon, and the 17th and final running (and swimming and biking!) of the Ironman 70.3 St. Croix. The race is nicknamed "Beauty and the Beast" because of the breathtaking scenery around each corner combined with the challenge of...

Coldwell Banker “Somebody to Love”

Coldwell Banker “Somebody to Love”

Being affiliated with the worldwide Coldwell Banker network comes with a great sense of pride. Not just for the brand recognition and century-old reputation for success, but for the compassion and generosity exhibited by leadership and our partner agencies. Coldwell...

Earth Day on St. Croix

Earth Day on St. Croix

April 22 is Earth Day when people all around the world will celebrate Mother Earth. And, for the first time ever, communities will also come together for the March for Science, a global movement to bring awareness to the role science plays in all aspects of our lives....