Sun Times promises, PROMISES new Website soon come
Are we the only ones tired of reading the latest news from October 16, 2007 on the St. John Sun Times Website? We checked in for an update, and are told the new site is coming “very soon.” A beta version will reportedly go live with no fanfare in the next week or so. (We actually also got a peak at it and it’s going to be a pretty cool site.) There will be a big kickoff at a T-shirt party next month.
Meantime, the Sun Times is still churning out its free newspaper. They just won 5 Addy’s at the Ad Club’s big annual event on St. Thomas. Including one for best photography for Fire Dancer, a shot of a fire dancer’s impromptu performance taken in the wee hours of the morning at the Front Yard back in August. (Dragon head added for effect.)
The entertainment for the evening at the Addy’s this year? David Carradine, the Kung Fu guy turned folk singer. (And you thought all he was doing these days was Yellow Pages ads.) Here’s his MySpace page.
And as if you haven’t already gotten enough fun out of this entry, click below to see 8 seconds of the actual fire dancer himself. (He’s a local waiter. Ask around!)
March 25th, 2008 08:06
Oh, a local waiter…well that sure narrows it down.
It kind of looks like Tom who worked (works?) at Morgan’s and who tends bar at The Beach Bar. Kind of.
March 25th, 2008 08:54
Pete,
I took a look back at the issue: the guy’s name is Desten. nice guy. haven’t seen him in a while, he might be off-island? And, the website really is coming soon, and in Drupal (from a company that specializes in Drupal). Being a bit nerdy, I could go on and on about the elegant backend programming, but I won’t. All you will see is that it looks amazing. It’ll have a bulletin board, so you can let us know exactly what you think…but keep in mind it’s the beta version! digital subscriptions and some other things won’t be enabled yet. we’re excited.
March 25th, 2008 09:51
Ella,
I just added your site to my “STJ favorites.” Looking forward to the new and improved site.
Pete