Now & Zen opens Coral Bay location
Now & Zen, with one store in Cruz Bay, has opened an outpost at Shipwreck Landing in Coral Bay, taking over space formerly leased by Jolly Dog Trading Company.
It is a return to Coral Bay for Now & Zen owners Ric and Lolita, who used to have a wholesale warehouse at Shipwreck many years ago.
“We love the ambiance of Coral Bay,” says Ric. “I used to work at Shipwreck 15 years ago and, with Tall Ships on the other side, it is like a little community here to us.”
Ric and Lolita, originally from Santa Barbara, sailed to St. John from Spain on a 32 foot boat 23 years ago, and stayed. They only recently sold their live-aboard boat, “Sushi,” and moved into a house they built near Salt Pond.
As for Jolly Dog, owner Jeff Donnelly says it was time to downsize.
“I had my plate full running three shops and can now focus on my locations at Skinny Legs and on my growing design business,” Jeff tells us. “I’m happy Ric and Lolita have filled the space, especially since they were the previous tenants years ago. That’s good karma.”
July 9th, 2010 06:44
Great!! Another cool shop to browse while at Skinny’s is a good thing!!
July 11th, 2010 11:39
Fantastic, one of my favorite shops on island and we stay in Coral Bay so even better!!!! Love my wooden tree frog I got there a couple years ago!!