STX News
On a monthly basis, we send out our newsletter with current St Croix news and upcoming events. We try to give a glimpse into life on our incredible island and hope it entices you to come feel the sand between your toes.
Feather Leaf Inn is St Croix’s Newest Eco Resort
Two miles north of Frederiksted town lies a historic 17th century estate whose beautiful restoration created one of the most unique places to stay on St. Croix. Feather Leaf Inn is the island’s newest eco-retreat that has been fully transformed into a seaside...
Celebrating VI History Month: VI Architecture Center
The Virgin Islands Architecture Center is a community development non-profit corporation, organized to develop the Old Barracks property on Hospital Street, Christiansted, St. Croix into an urban campus and education lab that will teach, train and certify our young...
Plant A Seed Challenge
Senator Milton Potter is challenging Virgin Islanders to have fun planting seeds and starting home gardens with their families with the Second Annual Plant a Seed Challenge. Each contestant who registers in one of the 4 age categories will receive a bag of seeds and...
Bill Passed With Funding for Virgin Islands
Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett voted to pass H.R. 2471, government funding legislation. She announced in an interview that "the bill’s transformative investment will help working families with the cost of living, create American jobs and support the vulnerable who work...
Book Club Leads Book Donation to K-8 School Library
This is great story about giving back to the community! With students coming out of the pandemic and back school in person, local school libraries could use some new books. Altona Lagoon Book Club in St. Croix tried to “pay their love of books forward” to a local...
Favorite Places on St Croix
Published on our February 2022 Newsletter Question: What are your favorite places on St. Croix? Christie's Answer: There’s a beach on the eastern end of St. Croix near Point Udall called Brown Bay. We call it "Straight 6 Beach" because there is an old straight 6...
What’s the Weather Like on St Croix?
Published on our February 2022 Newsletter Question: What's the weather like on St. Croix? Chris' Answer: St. Croix has moderate temperatures year ‘round. It doesn’t vary much more than 10 degrees from high to low on any given day. Currently, it’s between 72 - 82...
International Coastal Cleanup on USVI
International Coastal Cleanup is combining cleanup efforts in the territory with data collection. They use data to support natural resource management and different policies and frameworks. More than 30 volunteers participated in the recent Hull Beach cleanup event...
Orchid Show & Sale: A Crucian Orchid Jubilee!
Mark your calendar! The St Croix Orchid Society is having their 50th Annual Orchid Show & Sale from March 25 through 27. The event was previously postponed and we are excited to see it coming back in late March. Christie has been growing orchids (photo above) in...
Christa’s Art Gallery in Christiansted
Say hello to St. Croix’s newest art gallery! Christa’s Art Gallery in downtown Christiansted features artwork and products from local artist Christa-Ann Davis Molloy that distinctly captures the rich cross-cultural experience of the USVI and beyond. A daughter of the...
Frederiksted Playground Gets Fresh New Look
On February 1st, 2022, Midre Cummings Park & Playground in Frederiksted officially opened to the public. The soft opening welcomed members of the St. Croix community to experience the renovated outdoor space. Named for former Major League Baseball player Midre...
GOAT STX restaurant
Flip-flops meet fine dining at Goat, Soup and Whiskey on St. Croix! Opened December 10th, 2019, GOAT STX became the newest addition to the Goat, Soup & Whiskey restaurant family spearheaded by owner Scotty Jackson. Each year, Jackson would vacation on St. Croix...