St. Croix Source :: Jackie Leedy
Just as the doctor would prescribe for a dose of the blues, the “Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise” arrived in Frederiksted to serenade the people of St. Croix.
Thousands converged Wednesday on Strand Street to enjoy a backdrop of calm blue seas while local bands and visiting blues bands jammed the afternoon away.
Moko jumbies and Heritage Dancers welcomed passengers as they walked down the Ann Abramson Pier, while Department of Tourism greeters guided passengers to local music venues.
Some bands even performed at local schools. The Homemade Jamz Blues Band played to a crowded auditorium of students and...
St. Croix native and art curator Norma Krieger invites you to the international launch of her 
Crucians had been getting mostly dark news this week, but Saturday, the Virgin Islands Vegetarian Society and the Virgin Islands Department of Housing, Parks and Recreation had a bright positive message for residents.Vendors set up in the D.C. Canegata Multi-Purpose Recreation Center for the third annual Wellness Festival were saying that everyone can turn over a new leaf toward a healthy lifestyle.
Ever since she was a little girl and learned how to read, St. Croix native Asta Williams has been telling stories. Now in her 70s, Williams belongs to an endangered breed of Crucian storytellers – icons who use oral folklore as a means for teaching children important moral lessons.
The mood was joyous and celebratory, the weather gorgeous, and Frederiksted's King Street was lined end to end with marchers celebrating the memory of slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday morning.
Students are always being told to reach for the stars, and when 18 students at Elena Christian Junior High were told that Friday by visitors from Hovensa, the speakers meant it literally.
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The first Guest Chef Slow Down Dinner of 2012 will feature a celebration of the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Arrive by 5:30 p.m., the cocktail hour, to catch 
