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Stelzer on the move, doing good works

After almost a week doing charity work in Haiti, journalist and teacher Bill Stelzer is still off island.  Since heaving Port au Prince, he's been to Cambridge/MIT where he did some work with the One Laptop Per Child program (www.laptop.org).

Then it was on to New York trying to figure out ways technology can help Haiti rebuild.  The islander had a bit of trouble adjusting to Gotham, though.

"Was absolutely freezing. St John and Haiti just don't prepare you to walk blocks in NYC at night without a real coat," he wrote on his Facebook page.

Meet Me in Cruz Bay

The island's best known 'mainstream' singer may be Kenny Chesney. But a sextet from Mill Valley, California also deserves some love from Love City.

The Cow Bay CruzBoys were a hot 'house band' on the island in the '80s. Tom Funkhouser and Whistler Doug Van Nostrand first ran into Dore Coller in Coral Bay in 1979.

After years of being 'big fish in a small pond', the Cow Bay CruzBoys headed back for the mainland. Now they're on the west coast, playing private parties and festivals.

They've released one CD, Island Time. You can hear tracks from it, and learn more about the group at http://www.songpeddler.com/CowBayCruzBoys/index.asp

Looking for a St. John job?

Craigslist is carrying three advertisements for restaurants looking for help. 

Positions include manager, line cook or sous chef, and top chef.  The ads are here: http://caribbean.craigslist.org/search/jjj?query=st.%20john

Saturday’s notes from St. John

Bay Video from Carol

Bob Schlesinger

Island Girl

Wet, Wet, Wet!

VI Daily News

Friendly place in Surly’s spot

If you can get past the idea that the popular Mexican food eatery, the Surly Cantina, has moved on, there's a tasty treat waiting for you in the old, small space.



So say Karin and Bob Schlesinger. By day they run Tropical Focus Photography, specializing in "Extraordinary images with an island flair."  (www.TropicalFocus.com).  By evening, they're out and about.

Zack_2 This week they stopped by Wharfside Village  just in time for the soft opening of Wharfside Café – Love City’s Cantina. It's owned by Zack Williams, a former chef at the Stone Terrace restaurant.

Here's the Schlesingers' report.

"As hardcore fans of the Surly Cantina that recently closed on the same spot, we were skeptical anyone could follow in their footsteps. But, since we’d tried Surly’s during its opening, we decided to give the new folks a try.
 
"Let’s just say that surly has been replaced by friendly and we’ll gladly stand in line for a bite from now on. Yes, we predict there will often be a line.
 
"The Cantina is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with no siesta. Their goal is great fresh food served simply and inexpensively. A basic Taco Pastor with re-fried beans is only $3 or $6 for the pulled pork version.

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Hinds Restaurant wants to know

Just before Valentine's Day, the man behind Cruz Bay's top-rated Hinds Restaurant is asking, "What is the perfect first date 'scenario'? 

Walter Hinds suggests it might be picnicking in Central Park, eating at the sushi bar at Nobu in NYC, dinner for two at your pad, sharing a hot dog & a Snapple on the street or dim sum in Chinatown?

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Mixed reviews for Chateau Bordeaux

In business, there’s nothing like a great location.  For a restaurant with a great location, there’s nothing like mediocre food. 

Since Cafe Bordeaux re-opened under new management a few weeks ago, there have been a few rumblings about the operation.  Now, a review has appeared on Anthony Finta’s Virgin-islands-On-Line Web site and it’s not good.   

AdamK wrote, “Over all the view is breath-taking and the atmosphere is very nice, but to us the food was just average (about Applebee's quality) for $24-$32 a plate.”  But beyond the food disappointment, there was the service.  AdamK says his party of four got a bill for almost $400.

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Real estate market update

While temperatures headed down on the mainland, interest in real estate heated up on the island. 

Islandia Real Estate's Merry Nash says last week was a good one for Realtors. 

One of her customers toured a dozen properties in one day.  Islandia's blog can be seen at http://www.islandiarealestate.com/blog/

Surly Cantina is #1 even tho closed

Surly Cantina, the fast-food Mexican place that used to be at Wharfside, and which is no more … is the best in the Virgin Islands. 

On the Cantina's blog, it's reported the place got the Virgin Islands Daily News nod, again, for the Best Mexican food in the Territory.    "Now we just need a restaurant," Craig and Suzanne said in reaction

"Now we have 2 Best Of's in the VI and we were only open for 15 months," they added.
"We have a few things in the works regarding locations. We want to
re-open as soon as possible."

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