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Archive for May, 2008Is that St. Thomas over there?Friday, May 9th, 2008 Desert dust or volcano ash? The haze caused by Sahara dust is usually a summer thing. The hazy air of late might also have some ash mixed in from the Soufriere Hills volcano on Montserrat. There was some volcano activity this week, according to the Montserrat Volcano Observatory. (Check out the picture gallery. Pretty cool.) Cruz Bay workers to regain hundreds of poundsThursday, May 8th, 2008 The Jared-inspired lunch is no longer an option in town. Subway, which has been for sale for quite some time, is now officially closed. (Before you cheer the demise of stateside influence, that was a cheap place to get a relatively healthy lunch and workaday folk can’t afford to lunch at places like Lime Inn and Waterfront Bistro every day.) The Cruz Bay Subway franchise was owned by the same person who owns the relatively new IHOP pancake house franchise on St. Thomas, which now we hear is also closing. So now, a whole bunch of Subway fans are going to get fat again. The lease, and possibly the Subway franchise, are still for sale. There’s still time to keep Cruz Bay skinny. Tigger: 1997-2008Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Low Key Watersports mascot Tigger, born September 26, 1997, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008. As many readers know, Tigger was striken with an unusual and debilitating disease earlier this year. Tigger fought back and made a miraculous recovery, but relapsed in recent weeks. Even in his final weeks Tigger did what Tigger always did best. He made everybody who came by to see him smile. If you knew Tigger, take a minute to remember him…then smile. Jake’s (formerly Chilly Billy’s) opens tomorrowTuesday, May 6th, 2008 The old Chilly Billy’s space is open for business again, starting Wednesday morning as “Jake’s”, named after Jake, the son of owners Carl and Shaun (related story.) Jake’s will start with a hearty breakfast menu until 2 p.m. Lunch and dinner ‘til 10 p.m. will be added soon. Check out the breakfast menu, here. Jake, the restaurant’s namesake, turned 1 year old May 1st. Nice birthday present kid.  A ferry good dayMonday, May 5th, 2008We don’t ride the passenger ferry much. That’s a shame. It’s always a great treat to come across actually being able to see everything, and to breath and feel the sea breeze on your face, not to be buried between a loaded down Suzuki on one side and an idling delivery truck on the other, like on the barge. Take a ferry ride across, below. (Apologies to those of you who don’t get to get off the boat when we get there.) Horsing aroundSunday, May 4th, 2008 Skinny Legs’ annual Kentucky Derby party Saturday drew the ladies and the bonnets once again.   When did donkeys learn to read?Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 Goats and donkeys aren’t loved by everybody. These signs are at the end of a driveway on Centerline Road on your way into Coral Bay. Wonder how compliance is going. Jeep Cam: Getting to the East EndFriday, May 2nd, 2008It’s a 10 minute drive at least from Coral Bay just to where The East End begins. That’s a long time to stare at your computer. So we’ll do that 10 minute drive in 2 minutes. Buckle up. From Coral Bay to the famous East End sign, in Hyper-Jeep mode, below… The island’s newest vegetarianThursday, May 1st, 2008 Giuliana and Ofer, the couple that owns Satyamuna, have been busy making more than falafel. Meet Daniel, just a few weeks into the world. If you didn’t see our interview with Giuliana and Ofer last year, you can watch it, here. |
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