ST. THOMAS — The V.I. Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) announced via press release on Thursday that E’s Garden Teahouse and Things and the Long\/Path Garden Street Community Association, in collaboration with the VIEDA’s Enterprise and Commercial Zone Commission, will host a Cleanup\/Block Party in Garden Street here on Saturday, September 5.<\/p>\n
Residents and business owners of Garden Street and the general public are invited to participate in these activities and in an historic walk through Garden Street led by the Enterprise and Commercial Zone Commission, an entity of the VIEDA.<\/p>\n
The Cleanup\/Block Party is one of many ongoing initiatives that are designed to help revitalize the neighborhood of\u00a0Garden Street which is one of four enterprise zones in the Territory. An enterprise zone is a severely distressed area in the U.S. Virgin Islands that was once a socially and economically vibrant community, according to the release.<\/p>\n
“We want the merchants and residents of Garden Street to not only be involved in cleaning up this neighborhood,”\u00a0said Dr. Judith Edwin, owner of E ‘s Garden Teahouse and Things. “But collaborate in participating in activities to\u00a0revitalize the community.”<\/p>\n
The cleanup will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. followed by an historic walk through the neighborhood which will be\u00a0held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Volunteers for the cleanup will assemble at the Long Path\/Garden Street Community\u00a0Center and participants of the historic walk will meet at E’s Garden Teahouse and Things on Commandant Gade OV\u00a0at the bottom of Bunker Hill.<\/p>\n
The Block Party will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Commandant Gade OV with musical entertainment along with\u00a0games and other fun activities for children. Food and drinks will also be on sale. During the Block Party,\u00a0neighborhood stores – including those on Commandant Gade – will also be open and will have their products on\u00a0display tables for sale.<\/p>\n
“Partnering with enterprise zone stakeholders such as the Long Path\/Garden Street Community Association is an\u00a0important part of revitalizing our distressed neighborhoods,” said VIEDA’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Wayne L.\u00a0Biggs, Jr. “And the ECZC continues to work in partnership with stakeholders on these types of initiatives in which\u00a0the community can become more involved in restoring these areas in our community.”<\/p>\n
Other local government agencies that will participate in this event include the Office of the Governor’s Administrator\u00a0Office, Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA), and the Virgin Islands Police Department.\u00a0To become a volunteer of this event, or to submit donations, contact Dr. Judith Edwin at E’s Garden Teahouse and\u00a0Things at 340-776-2577.<\/p>\n
Representatives of local government agencies can contact Nadine T. Marchena Kean,\u00a0director of the Enterprise and Commercial Zone Commission, at 340-714-1700, ext. 256, or Raheem Smith, enterprise\u00a0zone specialist at ext. 253.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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