Author Archives: Brianna Nelthropp
New Play-Based Preschool, PlaySTX, To Open for 2017-2018 School Year
A new play-based preschool, PlaySTX, is accepting enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year. The school will welcome students ages one to four. Familiar educators have committed to teaching at PlaySTX including Shannon Gray and Raheema Wagner (formerly of Stone House); along with Jess David, which many island families know from Undercover Books and the Christiansted... Read More
Characters of the Caribbean: Captain Steve and Photographer Lindsay Kammerzelt
Captain Steve Kammerzelt has been with Big Beard’s Adventure Tours since 2002. He met his wife, Local Photographer Lindsay Kammerzelt, on the boat Renegade in March 2004 when she was visiting friends on vacation. After he persuaded her to move to St. Croix, Steve later proposed to Lindsay on Buck Island and they were married... Read More
Caribbean Dance Company Celebrates 40 Years at Memorial Day Weekend Recitals
The Caribbean Dance Company of the Virgin Islands (aka The Caribbean Dance School) celebrated 40 years of “preserving culture through dance” this weekend. They hosted a two-night recital at Island Center for the Performing Arts (a venue change from previous years at St. Croix’s Complex High School). The two and a half hour performance included dancers... Read More
Quitting A Six-Figure Desk Job To Bring AcroYoga to St. Croix
Kristen Kelbe had a fine job in the states as a mechanical engineer. Great on paper… but it left her wanting more. Keeping a vacation home on St. Croix for several years gave her a taste of island life, so she decided to try it full-time in 2014. Now she has brought something new to island: AcroYoga.... Read More
Leaving California to Pour Coffee in the Caribbean: The Story Behind Bici Cafe
After current St. Croix resident Stephen Swanton graduated college in California with a degree in small business, he decided to start really small. A business the size of a bicycle to be exact. Combining his loves for cycling and specialty coffee, a mobile coffee cart was born called Bici Cafe. You can currently find Swanton at La... Read More
Construction Underway on University of the Virgin Islands Medical School Simulation Center on St. Croix
The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix has a major construction project underway, viewable from the main entrance off Queen Mary Highway. Across from the Research and Technology (RT) Park, a Simulation Center for the Medical School is being built. While the official groundbreaking ceremony took place March... Read More
Results of Final St. Croix Ironman 70.3
On Sunday morning, the island of St. Croix came to a standstill to host its final Ironman 70.3 triathlon. Most island roads closed to free up the bike and run routes. Approximately 1,000 local volunteers worked the race, manning everything from water stations to kayaks along the swim course. Race options included a half Ironman,... Read More
19th Annual Children’s Color Run in Christiansted Draws Hundreds of Runners
The Virgin Islands Pace Runners hosted the 19th Annual Children’s Color Run early Friday evening. The event was the start of a Jump-Up, hosted by the Christiansted Retail and Restaurant Association. This weekend marks the 29th and final time St. Croix will host the Ironman 70.3 Triathlon (Sunday). The Color Run is a chance for... Read More
St. Croix to Host Its Last Ironman Triathlon this Sunday
A chapter of St. Croix history is coming to a close. This Sunday, May 7, 2017, the island will host its final Ironman 70.3 Triathlon, which offers 35 qualifying slots for the Ironman World Championships in Tennessee. This marks the 29th year St. Croix has hosted the event, which unlike other Ironman races, is managed completely... Read More
Establishing a Post Office Box on St. Croix
Post offices seem to be fazing themselves out on the U.S. mainland… encouraging online package pick-up scheduling, ordering stamps for home delivery, et cetera. But in the U.S. Virgin Islands, post offices remain a social center in the community. Mail delivery directly to homes and businesses on St. Croix is a rare treat, reserved for... Read More