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Giving Tuesday- Enter to Win a St. John Getaway

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This week marks the commencement of the season of giving, beginning with the Thanksgiving holiday, that reminds us to be grateful for the good things in our lives. It’s a time of year to share our blessings with our communities and those who may be less fortunate. While Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become ingrained in our minds by the media as big parts of the holiday season, are you familiar with Giving Tuesday?

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The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is known as Giving Tuesday – a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Sometimes, giving back gets lost in the “limelight” of the holiday shopping rush. But this year, you can embark on a holiday “shopping” expedition while ALSO helping others!

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Business Spotlight: Voodoo VI – The Ultimate Luxury Charter Experience

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Earlier this year, I shared with you a sneak peak of Voodoo, a brand new, custom-built, high performance 57 foot power catamaran.  She boasts the status of being one of the largest catamarans in the world with outboard diesel engines.  She calls St. John her home…And is beckoning you to come spend a day of luxury on board.

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Summers End Yacht Club Permit Request Closed

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I know a lot of you readers out there have requested updates on the Coral Bay Marina project known as the Yacht Club at Summers End.  And, to be honest, there hasn’t been a ton of forward, or backward, movement on the plans.  But recently, the Army Corps of Engineers requested more information, without response,  from the Summers End Group (SEG) that would be needed in order to move forward with their permit review.  And a group in Coral Bay is rallying the local “troops” in order to have their say in further halting the process.

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Planning Your Trip to St. John – A Timeline

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Happy Monday!  We just wrapped up another spectacular weekend here on St. John.  On Friday, we did a little happy hour at Lovango Rum Bar with Kenny Floyd on stage and then headed over to The Beach Bar for an incredible night of music from a superstar lineup.  There were so many good people around and we got to get some masked up dancing in…Which was a true highlight!  It was relatively quiet in town on Friday night…But, on Saturday we went over to St. Thomas to pick up some boat parts and stock up on produce at Moe’s and the ferry ride home was ANYTHING but quiet.  It was PACKED.  Like, literally standing room only.  And the holiday check ins don’t really start until next week.  Which leads me to the purpose of this article….

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Two of my favorite guys on the planet: Captain Teddy and Kenny Floyd enjoying pizza and good times at Lovango Rum Bar.

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Love City 101, Part 1- Greetings, Niceties and Cover Ups

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Good Morning All!  Last year, with all of the first time visitors, there seemed to be some frustrations bubbling in both the on-island resident community AND the long time visitor crowd.  I think something that gets overlooked here, because it does seem very much like the states, is that there are cultural norms and niceties here that stem from the heritage of native Virgin Islanders.  These daily habits and, on the other side, snafus, often do not get translated to folks who have just moved to island or are only here for a short time during their first visit.

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I know, I know, there are those who simply exhibit bad behavior and, unfortunately, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks when they are simply visiting for a week.  But, I think that a lot of the cultural norms and daily rituals that we have here often remain overlooked by visitors and new comers simply because they don’t know!  So, as we get into another seemingly BUSY season over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing what I can in order to help make your stay on St. John as Love City NICE as it can be!  Because Love City boils down to the kindnesses of the people who live here.  And, you gotta give it to get it!

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Living in Luxury: Villas for the Park Auction Highlights (pt. 2)

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Happy Wednesday, er, uh, Thursday!  Is it just me this week or is everyone else losing days?  I looked at Teddy on Monday and asked if it was Wednesday and literally just had to look at my calendar in order to correct myself to Thursday on that intro.  And I can’t even blame daylight savings time down here.  Ha!

Anyways…Last week I told you a bit about the Friends VINP Villas for the Park auction and included some of the highlighted properties from their bidding catalog.  And, as promised, I wanted to take a moment today, yes Thursday, to roll through a few more of these fantastic properties in preparation for the commencement of bidding tomorrow!

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Give Thanks in Love City – Where to Eat on Thanksgiving Day

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I have received a TON of requests for Thanksgiving Dinner options from those of you who will be visiting that week. I generally wait until I start seeing posts about holiday events before beginning to skim through my rolodex to compile a post like this. And, after a day of messages a phone calls I have learned that A LOT of places are choosing to close for the holiday to give their overworked staff a rest and some time to be with their loved ones before the crazy busy season begins. Read on for a list of who is open and what your options are for your holiday meal!

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