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Friday, December 17, 2021 - 4 •,_ * VIRGIN ISLANDS Made in the USVI shop reopens By STEPHEN CHESLIK Daily News Staff ST. THOMAS With only a week to go until Christmas. St. Thomas residents still in need of last-minute gifts are getting a lifeline from the VI. government and local artisans. Paintings, scented candles, cook books and holiday treats are among the items that will be featured starting to day at the “Made in the USVI” Pop Up Shop located in the VI. Council on the Arts building on None Gade in Char lotte Amalie. The shop. which only features items made in the Virgin Islands. is already familiar to many holiday shoppers from past pop-up openings. Like in past years. shoppers will only have a limited opportunity to drop in before the shop, sponsored by the VI. Council on the Arts and the Virgin [slands Economic Development Au thority’s Enterprise Zone Commission, shuts back down. The “Made in the USVI” Pop Up Shop will be open for a sneak peek from 10 an to 8 p.m. tonight, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Jan. 4. …
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Friday, December 17, 2021 - 4 •,_ * VIRGIN ISLANDS Made in the USVI shop reopens By STEPHEN CHESLIK Daily News Staff ST. THOMAS With only a week to go until Christmas. St. Thomas residents still in need of last-minute gifts are getting a lifeline from the VI. government and local artisans. Paintings, scented candles, cook books and holiday treats are among the items that will be featured starting to day at the “Made in the USVI” Pop Up Shop located in the VI. Council on the Arts building on None Gade in Char lotte Amalie. The shop. which only features items made in the Virgin Islands. is already familiar to many holiday shoppers from past pop-up openings. Like in past years. shoppers will only have a limited opportunity to drop in before the shop, sponsored by the VI. Council on the Arts and the Virgin [slands Economic Development Au thority’s Enterprise Zone Commission, shuts back down. The “Made in the USVI” Pop Up Shop will be open for a sneak peek from 10 an to 8 p.m. tonight, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Jan. 4. The shop will be closed on Sundays, Christmas Day and NewYear’s Day. Earlier this week, plans were un veiled for a more permanent “pop—up” location The Department of Planning and Natural Resources envisions a Made in the USVI shop at a renovated Baa Library on the opposite end of Main Street. “What we wanted to do is give peo ple a higher profile:’ and house a per manent Made in the USVI pop-up shop in the building, Planning and Natural Resources Commissioner Jean-Pierre Oriol announced. “In order to make it into that shop, you must truly be a made in the USVI product, we want to make sure it’s not things from other areas,” Otiol said. In addition to the shop, the library’s new chapter will feature public rest rooms, a tourist welcome center and a community computer lab. Day ces file p1-DID Executive Director for the VI. Council on the Arts Tasida Keldi replenishes products at the Made in the USVI pop-up shop in April at the Francois Build ing across from Fort Christian in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas. The shop is reopening for the Christmas season today.