This year’s Mango Melee celebration became a virtual event, and even had part of the event broadcast live on Facebook. Taking place at the St. George Village Botanical Gardens of St. Croix, the event accommodated a small group of attendees who practiced social distancing and other precautions to enjoy the celebration. Attendees from across the U.S. Virgin Islands and abroad tuned in for the virtual event. To read the full article go to St. Croix Source.
St. Croix Source recently reported that a mayor in Copenhagen has be in discussion of a plan to consider new streets to be named after USVI heroes in the wake of worldwide Black Lives Matter protests, sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Heroes of the 1848 revolt that led Gov. Peter Von Scholten to emancipate unfree Virgin Islanders, and leaders of the 1878 Fireburn labor revolt that forced the government to eliminate serf-like restrictions on Black workers, are among the Virgin Islanders being considered. To read the full article here.
Gail Karlsson, environmental lawyer, writer and photographer and author of The Wild Life in an Island House recounts her observations during the American Kestrel’s courting and mating season in USVI. American Kestrels are small falcons that are common western hemisphere birds that nest in varied habitats from Alaska down through South America. They also are year-round residents in the Virgin Islands. Read more here on the St. Croix Source.
The 35th year of the St. Croix Women’s Coalition is continuing the tradition of an annual peace race, will be virtual this year, with women and girls registering online, completing their two miles wherever they are, and posting their time online during the week of Aug. 23 through 30 according to the St. Croix source.
The link to the Virtual Women Race online registration page will be shared on all of the Women’s Coalition’s channels closer to the week of the race like WCSC on Facebook, @wcstxvi on Instagram, @WCSTX on Twitter and on YouTube – youtube.com/wcstx. You can also visit their website to see updates here.
The St. Croix Women’s Coalition’s mission is to support and empower people impacted by violence. Online donations to the organization can be made here.
The St. George Botanical Garden will be reopening in phases beginning Monday, May 11th 2020. The Garden will have limited admittance and revised hours. For more information click here for the Garden’s official announcement.
View what’s been happening behind the scenes while the Garden had been closed to the public
Owners of St Croix Cellars Derek and Rene Thomas are offering wines using exotic recipes, varietals and local fruits in their new winery along with cheese boards, cured meats and more for takeout during the shelter in place order.
The Thomases’ built their business and transformed a historic Christiansted building into a wine making operation and tasting room. To read their full story on St. Croix Source, click here.