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VIDE to Stop STX Parent District Waivers for Students

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) St Croix District is announcing the discontinuation of Parent District Waivers, and the Districtwide Redistricting for 2026-2027 school year. The VIDE is informing parents, guardians, and students of an important upcoming change that will take effect at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 school year. Effective May 2026, VIDE will discontinue all parent district waiver requests that allow students to

Historic Districts Guide Updated

St. Croix Times Staff USVI - The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), State Historic Preservation Office in conjunction with the Virgin Islands Historic Preservation Commission (VIHPC), is pleased to announce the release of its newly updated Historic Districts Guide, now accessible to the public through the Department of Planning and Natural Resources website at dpnr.vi.gov . This refreshed Guide provides clear, user-friendly direction for property owner

Sandy’s Bait & Tackle Lands The Big One in Christiansted

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - There’s an old fishing slogan that captures the joy, relaxation, and adventure of angling: Bait It and They Will Come. Here to help make those fishing dreams come true is the arrival of Sandy’s Bait & Tackle which has recently opened its doors at 55 Company Street in downtown Christiansted. This very cool looking fishing supply store is filled with everything an Angler needs to make for a great day out on the waves. From a great variety of clas

Art Thursday Rings in 2026 *Featured Galleries - Christa's & Eden South

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - January brings hope and reflection. Two of the essential ingredients that make up great art. The New Year also brings about a renewed sense of energy, a devout desire to keep on pushing forward, along with a preponderance of thoughts that gathers up the best and worst of the past and hopefully mixes it all up into a potent new brew that propels us towards the future. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past," go

Retail Shop Directory - Christiansted

The Boardwalk Blue Salt Divers Dive Shop 340-773-3307 Sublime STX UPF 50+ Clothing 941-527-2249 Mutiny Tasting Room Breadfruit Island Vodka Cruzan Rum Tasting Bar 20 Flavors Rum Strand Street Crucian Cafe/Maufe Gallery Cafe & Gallery 340-244-2996 Crucian Gold Handmade Jewelry 340-244-2996 Latoya’s Victoria’s Secret/Bath & Body Works -340-725-7103 Sweet Magnolia Fashion Boutique 340-719-1288

Cruise Ship Arrivals Frederiksted Pier

December 2025 12/2/25 Tues 8-5pm Jewel/Seas 3432 12/3/25 Wed 8-6pm Adventure/Seas 5238 12/3/25 Wed 8-6pm Vision/Seas 3206 12/7/25 Sun 7-3pm Seven Seas Grandeur 1271 12/9/25 Tues 8-5pm Jewel/Seas 3432 12/16/25 Tues 8-5pm Jewel/Seas 3432 12/17/25 Wed 8-6pm Adventure/Seas 5238 12/22/25 Mon 8-6pm Brilliance/Seas 3438 12/23/25 Tues 8-5pm Jewel/Seas 3432 12/24/25 Wed 7-6pm Celebrity Summit 3587 12/28/25 Sun 7:30-6pm Viking Sea 1393 12/30

Shupe’s Celebrates 10th Year on the Boardwalk

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - When you head down to the Boardwalk on St. Croix, there’s really only one name that comes to mind when you’re looking to have a good time, catch a brew, chill out on the harbor view, and have the juiciest burger and fries on the Big Island, that name is Shupe’s! For ten years, Derek Shupe and his wife Jenn have built STX’s Go-to gathering spot, for locals and tourists alike. Shupe’s on the Boardwalk was created in the same cozy space as the i

Art Thursday Kicks Off The Season in C’sted Joyia Celebrates New Collection Dodat sells the Fun Toys

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - There is always something ultra-exciting about Art Thursday kicking off the start of the Holiday Season in Christiansted. You walk down the streets of Gallery Row and you can feel the creative buzz electrifying the air. New works of art are catching your eye inside every gallery. New gold and silver jewelry designs are beckoning you off the street and into the store. New Chaney pieces are taking over your thoughts with their unique history of the isl

C’sted Jewelry Store Robber Nabbed, Left Behind His Cell Phone & Shoe

A.J. Pike St. Croix - On Saturday, October 11, 2025, a concerned caller reported a robbery in progress at the ib designs jewelry store on Company Street at approximately 2:35 pm, in downtown Christiansted. A Detective from the Criminal Investigation Bureau was assigned to investigate the case. The investigation revealed that the suspect entered the jewelry store and stated that he wanted to buy a gold bracelet. A store employee brought out a display with multiple gold b