U.S. Virgin Islands Update
February 25, 1997
St. Patrick's Day Parade Returns to St. Croix
St. Croix will be greener than ever on Saturday, March 15, as the island
celebrates its 28th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on the streets of
Christiansted. Amidst the Danish architecture, the pulsating musical
sounds of scratch and steel-pan bands, a colorful green entourage of
floats and lively Irish descendants will fill the streets with festive
island banter. The procession will make its way to King Alley's wharf
for the traditional block party. For more information about this
celebration of Irish heritage and culture, call (809) 778-5912.
Blackbeard's Opens New Restaurant
Blackbeard's Castle on St. Thomas opened a new restaurant last week.
Cafe Lulu offers cross-cultural cuisine with dishes from the Caribbean,
the Mediterranean and Asia. The restaurant is open from 6 to 10 p.m.
nightly and the bar is open from 5 to 11 p.m. On the weekends, live
music is performed and a Sunday brunch is available. For more
information, call (800) 344-5771.St. Thomas Condominiums Offer 7th Night Free
Ocean Property Management's "Welcome Back to St. Thomas" package offers
guests a seventh night free at any of their four St. Thomas properties —
Secret Harbourview Villas, The Anchorage, Crystal Cove at Sapphire Bay
West and Sapphire Village. Guests can enjoy a seventh night free in
their condominium suites and save up to $420 on a week's stay. This
offer is valid throughout 1997, excluding November 23-30, and December
23-31. For more information, call (800) 874-7897.Special Triathlon Packages at Chenay Bay
St. Croix's Chenay Bay Beach Resort is offering "Cottage, Car & Carbo"
packages April 27 - May 11, for visiting triathletes, their families and
spectators. Packages include accommodations, car rental, special
triathlete menus, food and beverage credits, complimentary watersports
with equipment, taxes and service charge for $665 per cottage for four
nights and $1,225 per cottage for seven nights. For more information,
call (800) 548-4457.St. Thomas Restaurant Features New Menu
Cafe Amici, a local Italian restaurant located in Riise's Alley, offers
its customers a spectacular new menu featuring scrumptious Italian
cuisine with a European flavor. Specialties prepared by chef Deena
Mills include daily fresh-baked peasant bread, Greek salads, gourmet
pizzas, crepes and extraordinary desserts. The cafe's rich signature
dessert, Chocolate Amici, is made of almonds, ladyfingers and cappuccino
cheesecake with Kahlua chocolate mousse, topped with caramelized
walnuts. The elegant, garden-setting cafe, which recently reopened in
December, serves lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily and offers
happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m. with free pizza while it lasts and a dollar
off of drinks. For more information, call (809) 776-5670.
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