Some people like chocolate. Some people love chocolate. Some people are obsessed with chocolate. And then there is Chef Erika Dupree Cline: The Wizard of St. Croix Chocolate. Her Bleu Chocolat Workshop in the Caravelle Arcade, Christiansted, has recently celebrated its 1st Anniversary. Chocolate Lovers Rejoice! Over the past twenty-five years, this celebrated pastry chef has created some of the most scrumptious desserts and chocolates on the planet. But she clearly ent

M.A. Dworkin Audre Lorde, the radical feminist and award-winning poet, inventor of the term “Blackfullness.” founder of The Women’s Coalition of St. Croix, spent the last seven years of her celebrated life on St. Croix with her partner Gloria Joseph, a St. Croix native. Ms. Lorde’s achievements during her time spent on the island still resonate loudly throughout our community. In her biomythography “Zami” Ms. Lorde uses her writing style to convey her feelings of mistru

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 ic

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - The list of invitees to Violette’s Boutique on Strand Street in Frederiksted, included the Governor, several Senators, a few Senatorial candidates, the Queen Bee of the West Side Claire Roker, and Jenna Monet, who is a candidate for Miss Universe from the Virgin Islands. The A-List crowd showed up in force to celebrate Christine Hilty’s return to the ranks of top retailers on St. Croix. It was nothing less than a loving tribute to a great family and t

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Transfer day in the U.S. Virgin Islands is celebrated annually on March 31. It marks the formal transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States in 1917. It commemorates the end of colonial rule, the lowering of the Danish flag, and the raising of the American flag. Over the last 109 years there have been many heroes and heroines who have graced the Territory stage in the name of freedom, in the name of resilience, in the name of advancement.

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - President Joe Biden recently arrived back on his island home of St. Croix, USVI. His arrival brings to mind the tough and turbulent world of U.S. politics. It’s a common tactic in all politics, or shall we say “all dirty politics” for the incoming administration to blame everything that is going wrong with their policies on the previous administration. It’s so easy to say: that incompetent so-and-so has screwed everything up while he was in office, an

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - It’s one thing to love what you’re doing. But when you also love the place where you’re doing it and the people you’re doing it for, you’ve hit a grand slam in the world of business. Dani Facenda and her niece Annabel are two such people who have made St. Croix their home and brought with them Tea Mama teas which have taken the tea lovers on St. Croix by storm. Their wonderful product which comes in all flavors is distributed in grocery stores

A.J. Pike Hollywood - Almost 65 years ago, the hottest star on the planet, legendary actress Marilyn Monroe, died in her Hollywood home of what was ruled at the time, and widely reported, as an accidental overdose. To the general public, it was a palpable story. Everyone knew The Blonde Bombshell had a drug problem. Drug problems lead to overdoses. Case closed. But not so fast. Recently, contradictory claims from credible people are disagreeing with the official finding

M.A. Dworkin St. Croix - Everyone who was anyone turned out to heap praise and thanks to a magical lady who has touched the hearts and minds of thousands in an illustrious career that has spanned decades. Claire Lorraine Brown Roker was honored by the Virgin Islands Port Authority and Department of Tourism along with countless Virgin Islanders, by naming the Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility visitor center on the Frederiksted Pier, in St. Croix as the “Claire L. Roker Visitors

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Nothing flies quicker than the STX Coconut Telegraph. Moments after you hear prominent voices whispering, the rumor mill strikes hot. It hits the texts and mobile air waves with the buzz of authenticity. Everyone wants to know the big scoop. And it all sounds so real: Did you hear what so and so said? Can it actually be true about what they’re up to now? But we all know talk is cheap. Or is it? It’s human nature to want to know who’s got the low-down on the inside dope? Who k