Eclectic boutique features local artists
When Christina Larsen and her partner moved to Marine on St. Croix in November 2022, she knew she loved the community and wanted to start a gift shop in the area.
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm“|J :?\=2HD 2C6 7C@> u@C6DE {2<6 2?5 H6 C62==J H2?E65 E@ 36 :? 2 >@C6 ?2EFC6\46?EC:4 A=246] (96? H6 7@F?5 E9:D A=246 :? |2C:?6 :E H2D D@ 8C62E] (6 42? H2=< :?E@ 5@H?E@H? 2?5 92G6 62DJ 2446DD E@ EC2:=D] p== E96 H:=5=:76 :D 8C62E[” D96 D2:5] %96 =@42E:@? D96 7@F?5 H2D ?62C E96 ;F?4EFC6 @7 $42?5:2 2?5 |2C:?6[ ;FDE ?@CE9 @7 (:==:2> ~’qC:6? $E2E6 !2C<]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQmp?@E96C A6C< @7 E96 4@>>F?:EJ :D E96 A6@A=6i “x =@G6 E92E E96C6 2C6 D@ >2?J 8C62E 2CE:DED ,:? E96 2C62.[” D96 D2:5]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQmx? E96 DF>>6C[ |2C:?6 @? $E] rC@:I 86ED 2 =@E @7 E@FC:DE EC277:4[ 2?5 {2CD6? 2:>65 E@ 42A:E2=:K6 @? E92E H:E9 96C 3@FE:BF6] {2CD6? 925 AC6G:@FD=J 4@>3:?65 96C =@G6 ?2EFC6 2?5 2CE :? 2 4FE\7=@H6C r$p D9@A E92E D96 3682? 2?5 C2? H9:=6 :? E96 4:E:6D] $@ H96? E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ 42>6 FA E@ C6?E 2 3F:=5:?8 E92E FD65 36 2 82C56? 46?E6C 2?5 2=C625J 925 2== E96 :CC:82E:@? D6E FA 7@C 8C@H:?8 7=@H6CD[ {2CD6? E@@< E96 =62A 2?5 3682? 3F:=5:?8 2 7=@H6C 2?5 3@FE:BF6 D9@A]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQmx? 255:E:@? E@ 7=@H6CD[ D96 D2:5[ “x E9@F89E :E H2D 8C62E @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ D6CG6 E96 52J\EC:AA6CD 2?5 DFAA@CE D@>6 =@42= >2<6CD]”kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm$96 ?2>65 96C DE@C6 ~56=:2 q@FE:BF6[ H9:49 :D @?=J @A6? 5FC:?8 E96 DF>>6C[ H:E9 E96 6I46AE:@? @7 2 A@A\FA D9@A 2C@F?5 '2=6?E:?6’D s2J] {2CD6? 92D J6E E@ D6E E96 52E6 7@C @A6?:?8 E9:D DAC:?8]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm~56=:2’D 7@4FD6D @? 8:7E\EJA6 :E6>D DF49 2D 42?5=6D[ 7@@5 2?5 5C:?<[ 2446DD@C:6D 2?5 42C5D] %H@ =@42= 2CE:DED 762EFC65 2C6 t>:=J $49@==6EE !@EE6CJ 2?5 $9@C6=:?6 r2?5=6D]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm“%9@D6 2C6 2== DFA6C =@42= 7@=<D C:89E :? E9:D 2C62[” D96 D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E D96 2=D@ H@C<D H:E9 2CE:DED 24C@DD E96 |:5H6DE[ E@@[ 2D D96 H@C<D E@ 6IA2?5 96C @776C:?8D] %96 DE@C6[ D96 D2:5[ 92D 2 “AC6EEJ 64=64E:4 766=]’k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm“x 2> ECJ:?8 E@ 7@4FD @? 92?5>256[ D>2==\32E49 AC@5F4ED E92E 2C6?’E 2G2:=23=6 @? p>2K@?[” D96 D2:5]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm$96 2=D@ A=2?D E@ 92G6 D@>6 4@?D:8?>6?E @AA@CEF?:E:6D H:E9 2 7@4FD @? =@42= AC@5F46CD[ 255:?8[ “x 2> C6249:?8 @FE E@ =@42= 7@=<D E@ D66 :7 :E :D 8@@5 2 7:E] ]]] x 2> 9@A:?8 E@ 36 2D 9JA6C\=@42= 2D A@DD:3=6 H:E9 @FC AC@5F4ED]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm$96 2=D@ 9@A6D E@ 6IA2?5 96C D62D@? E9:D J62C H:E9 AF>A<:?D 2?5 9@=:52J 8C66?6CJ[ :? 255:E:@? E@ 4FE 7=@H6CD]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm“xE :D 2== D6E FA H:E9 :CC:82E:@?[ ;FDE 4=62? FA 2?5 H6 H:== 36 8C@H:?8 2== E96 7=@H6CD E96C6] |J A=2? :D E@ 4FE 7C6D9 :? E96 >@C?:?8 2?5 >2<6 2CC2?86>6?ED 2D A6@A=6 4@>6 E9C@F89[” D96 D2:5]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm$@ H92E 2C6 D@>6 @7 96C 72G@C:E6 7=@H6CDnkDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm“+:??:2D 2C6 8C62E 3642FD6 E96J 2C6 D@ G6CD2E:=6 2?5 D@ >2?J G2C:6E:6D] r6=@D:2 3642FD6 E96J 2C6 ;FDE DFA6C 7F?<J 2?5 H9:>D:42= 2?5 4@>6 :? D@>6 8C62E 4@=@CD 2?5 2C6 C62==J 7F? E@ 8C@H] q=24<\6J65 $FD2? – E96J 4@>6 :? D@>6 C62==J 362FE:7F= DF?D6E G2C:6E:6D E92E 2C6 C62==J F?:BF6] p?5 529=:2D[” D96 D2:5]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm“x 4@F=5 E2=< 7=@H6CD 2== 52J] %92E H2D 2 3:8 A2CE @7 H9J H6 A:4<65 E96 =@42E:@?i 8C62E 6IA@DFC6 2?5 :CC:82E:@? 2== D6E FA[” D96 D2:5]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAdQm~56=:2 q@FE:BF6 :D @A6? 7C@> DAC:?8 E9C@F89 E96 72==[ D6==:?8 D62D@?2= 8@@5D 27E6C E96 D?@H >6=ED] *@F 42? 7:?5 ~56=:2 q@FE:BF6 2E `hf_f $E rC@:I %C2:= }] :? |2C:?6 @? $E rC@:I]k^Am
Post a comment as anonymous
Report
Watch this discussion.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.