Welcome to St. Croix

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1 Welcome to St. Croix While St. Croix is part of the United States, life can be very different from life on the mainland. This document will help you with some basic information about St. Croix. As you move through the process of relocating here, please let us know how we can help you. Honnie Edwards President Broker Mobile Office CALABASH REAL ESTATE w w w.c al ab ashr ealtors.com St. Croix is a part of the United States Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. At approximately 82 square miles, St. Croix is the largest of the US Virgin Islands. Since Columbus first came to St. Croix and was driven off by the Indians, seven different countries have flown their flag here until the United States purchased the islands in The island ranges from arid on the East End to the rain forest on the West End of the island. The demographics are quite diverse with Crucians being joined by people from Puerto Rico, the United States mainland, and down island. English is the primary language with many people speaking Spanish as a second language. The primary religion is Christianity but our diverse population has also created homes for Rastafari, Islam, and Judaism. 1 P a g e

2 Whatever you do while you re here don t forget to drive on the left! This list is a good starting point for information about St. Croix. This list does not include every option available, only our primary suggestions. If you would like additional information about any topic, please let us know. Phone Book The phone bill is available online at VIPhoneBook.com and there is an iphone app (search for USVI Directory in the app store) to access our local phone book as well. Newspapers We have two printed newspapers (The Avis, Virgin Islands Daily News) and three online papers (VirginIslandsDailyNews.com, StCroixSource.com, VIConsortium.com). Home Delivery is not available on St. Croix but you can purchase papers at most stores and gas stations. Mail / Shipping We do not have home delivery of mail on St. Croix. Most people obtain a PO Box at a post office convenient to where they live (example: if you live on the East End, the closest post office is located in Gallows Bay). Occasionally, you can get mail delivered to a box at the end of your street but that is based upon availability. To check on availability, you can contact the nearest post office who will put you in contact with the mail carrier for the area to check if a box is available. To get more information about the cost and availability of PO Boxes, stop in at the post office location or read more at USPS.com/manage/PO-Boxes.htm. The USPS considers St. Croix a local mail delivery so we recommend using USPS over FedEx or UPS. Both FedEx and UPS consider the US Virgin Islands an international territory and charge much higher rates than USPS. If a vendor will not ship to St. Croix, another option is to have them ship to VI Cargo (VICargo.com) or Paradise Freight (ParadiseFreight.com). Both companies have an office near Miami. You send your shipment to yourself at their address and them the invoice for the item. They will put your shipment on the weekly boat to St. Croix, notify you that the shipment has arrived and you go to pick it up and pay for the shipping at their office Cell Phones AT&T and Sprint are the primary carriers on island. If you have a different Stateside cell carrier, check with them before using your cell phone here. Some plans consider St. Croix out of their territory and charge very high fees for usage. 2 P a g e

3 Veterinarians Sugar Mill Veterinary Center Progressive Veterinary Hospital SugarMillVetCenter.com ProgressiveVetHospital.com La Grande Princesse La Grande Princesse Getting Involved in the Community St. Croix Yacht Club St. Croix Animal Welfare Center StCroixYC.com StCroixAWC.org Teague Bay 32 Clifton Hill Kingshill, VI Women s Coalition of St. Croix St. George Botanical Garden WCSTX.org SGVBG.org PO Box Estate St. George Christiansted, VI Frederiksted, VI St. Croix Environmental Association Volunteer St. Croix STXEnvironmental.org Facebook.com/VolunteerStCroix A great site to find volunteer organizations 5032 Anchor Way Suite 3 that are looking for volunteers on St. Croix Sports Organizations Kite St. Croix Tennis Club of St. Croix KiteStCroix.com TennisClubSTX.com Cotton Valley Shorts Beaston Hill Christiansted, VI Virgin Islands Pace Runners Fin Folks Swim Club VirginIslandsPace.org Facebook.com/Finfolk-Caribbean- Swimmers / PO Box Kingshill Christiansted, VI St. Croix, VI P a g e

4 Gyms Beeston Hill Health & Fitness Complex 340 Crossfit St. Croix VIHealth.com 340Crossfit.com , Beeston Hill 4A Orange Grove Grocery Stores Seaside Market & Deli FoodTown Mt. Welcome 4G & 4F La Grande Princesse Gallows Bay, VI Plaza Extra East Plaza Extra West United Shopping Plaza Mount Pleasant Frederiksted, VI Cost-U-Less Quality Food St. Croix Sion Farm Castle Coakley Produce A HUGE tip for any new comers to St. Croix: Fresh Produce is shipped in on Mondays & is usually put out on the grocery store shelves on Tuesday. So the best time to go shopping at grocery stores for produce is Tuesday or Wednesday. If you wait until Saturday or Sunday you re probably going to find slim pickings! Annaly Farms Art Farm Local & USDA Beef Produce, Artisan Products, Rt. 72 Near Carambola Golf Course South Shore Road Frederiksted, VI Ridge to Reef Farm VI Locally Grown VI.LocallyGrown.net Organic produce and livestock, Online ordering for local farmers and artisans Workshops and monthly sit-down dinners with weekly pick up at 11 Mahogany Road, Little La Grange Sejah Farm La Reine Farmers Market Multiple vendors for produce, fish, locally Produce, livestock made products 9B Castle Burke Saturday morning 6am 12pm Kingshill, VI Near the La Reine Intersection 4 P a g e

5 Tropics Hydroponic Farm More Information at GoToStCroix.com/farm-stands/ Hydroponic lettuce, tomatoes, and more Windsor Road. Kingshill, VI Pharmacies Mt Welcome Pharmacy Medicine Shoppe Mt. Welcome Sunny Isle Shopping Center Gallows Bay, VI Hospital Juan F. Luis Hospital JFLUSVI.org Estate Diamond Ruby Doctors We have many good doctors on island are happy to refer you to someone based on your needs but here are two locations that take walk in customers for immediate general needs. Primary Care Acute Alternative Medical Group Monday Saturday 6:30am 2:00pm Monday Friday 7am 7pm, Saturday La Grande Princesse 184C Diamond Ruby Plessen Healthcare Orange Grove Suite 2 Pediatrician Pediatric Care Center Diamond Ruby Suite 3 5 P a g e

6 Dentist Dr. Kurt Buska VI Dental Center Anchor Way 2024 Mount Welcome Gallows Bay, VI Gallows Bay, VI Schools Good Hope Country Day School The Stone House Preschool GHCDS.org StoneHouseSchool.com Rt. 1 Box 6199 PO Box 577 Kingshill, VI Kingshill, VI AZ Academy University of The Virgin Islands AZVI.org UVI.edu Orange Grove RR1 10,000 Kingshill, VI Car Rental Centerline Car Rental STXRentalCar.com Insurance Companies Marshall & Sterling Annaly Insurance MarshallSterline.com Anchor Way 5001 Chandler s Warf Suite 4 Gallows Bay, VI Gallows Bay, VI Great Lakes Insurance VI Mark Braddell , Mark@GreatLakesVI.com 56 Estate Frydenhoj Suite 26 St. Thomas, VI P a g e

7 DMV VI Bureau of Motor Vehicles USVIBMV.org RR 02 Located off of the highway near the airport Details are available on their website but it is best to call before you go so that you can get the most up-to-date list of required documents needed to complete your transaction. Banks Bank of St. Croix First Bank BankofStCroix.com FirstBankVI.com ScotiaBank ScotiaBank.com Utilities WAPA (Electric) Innovative (Cable, Phone, Internet) VIWAPA.vi InnovativeVI.net Located in Sunny Isle Located between the hospital and Sunny Isle Paradise Satellite (Dish TV) Broadband VI (Internet) ParadiseSatellite.Dishontheweb.com Broadband.vi Hotels The Buccaneer Renaissance St. Croix Carambola TheBuccaneer.com Marriott.com The Palms at Pelican Cove Chenay Bay PalmsPelicanCove.com ChenayBay.com P a g e

8 Salons Frongillo Health & Beauty The Buccaneer The Color Bar & Salon Tamarind Reef Spa Golf Courses The Buccaneer Carambola Golf Club TheBuccaneer.com GolfCarambola.com The Reef Golf Course General Shopping Kmart Home Depot Sunny Isle Sunshine Mall Gallows Bay Hardware P a g e

9 Dining St. Croix has a wide variety of amazing restaurants. Dress is typically casual with no restaurants requiring a jacket or tie. Many restaurants change their hours throughout the year in response to tourist season with some closing during August or September so it s best to call ahead, particularly during that time of year. The St. Croix Food and Wine Experience (STXFoodandWine.com) is a culinary celebration to benefit the St. Croix Foundation (STXFoundation.org). Taking place in early April, there is a long schedule of events ranging from private dinners to large events such as Wine in the Warehouse. The whole event culminates in Taste of St. Croix which is a great way to sample the best food from all of our restaurants. Tickets for many of the events sell out quickly, so plan ahead and get your tickets early. Galangal Zion Modern Kitchen GalangalSTX.com ZionModernKitchen.com Church St 2132 Company St. 40 Strand Eatery Duggan s Reef Facebook.com/40StrandEatery DuggansReef.com Strand St. Teague Bay The Galleon Dashi GalleonRestaurant.com DashiSushi.com Green Cay Marina 1104 Strand St Suite 8 Beach Side Café The Waves at Cane Bay BeachSideCafeatSandCastleontheBeach.com TheWavesCaneBay.com Smithfield 112C Cane Bay Frederiksted, VI St. Croix, VI Tavern 1844 balter balterstx.com Company St. 39 Queen Cross St. 9 P a g e