Month: April 2021

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Ayden Collard Festival Set for September 10 and 11

The people, united, can never be defeated! By popular demand, the Ayden Collard Festival will be held after all. Here are the particulars from their Facebook post: Rides and vendors will open on Friday night at 5pm and we will close the night with Fantasy band on stage. Saturday will begin at 10am with the Collard Festival Parade, followed by rides, entertainment, and vendors all … Continue reading Ayden Collard Festival Set for September 10 and 11

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DC and Maryland, Other foods

The Avenue, Washington, DC

The Avenue is a neighborhood place up Connecticut Avenue from us, on the same short commercial strip as Blue 44. In normal times, it’s on three levels. There’s the main floor, with a bar and tables, and upper and lower levels for overflow and various events, from alumni gatherings and preschool parent groups to charity fundraisers to sessions for young teenagers on sexual harassment issues. … Continue reading The Avenue, Washington, DC

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Caribbean

The Easterly, Red Hook, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

On our last night in St. Thomas, Michael, Liza, and I had an outstanding dinner at The Easterly. As I look back, it was the best restaurant dinner of our trip. I know, I know. But really, Nancy insisted on staying home to babysit Ella and Lily, and wouldn’t hear of me staying home with her. It wouldn’t be the sort of thing I would … Continue reading The Easterly, Red Hook, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

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Caribbean

Bleuwater, Great Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

After our sunset cruise, we (Tanners, Boyds, and Hammons) dropped the kids with a babysitter and went to dinner at Bleuwater, one of the in-house restaurants at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Regular readers will know that I’m not a fine dining guy. When I’m not eating barbecue, I gravitate toward places like the Blue and White, Lindsey’s Chevron, and my favorite breakfast place. But every … Continue reading Bleuwater, Great Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

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The Flora-Bama Interstate Mullet Toss is Back!

AL.com has the story: The Mullet Toss is back! The biggest event of the year on the Panhandle is back! The Flora-Bama Lounge and Oyster Bar again is hosting their annual Interstate Mullet Toss. You may be asking, what is the Flora-Bama Interstate Mullet Toss? Let’s start with the basics: what is the Flora-Bama Lounge and Oyster Bar? It’s the No. 1 beach bar in … Continue reading The Flora-Bama Interstate Mullet Toss is Back!

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Caribbean

Bikini’s on the Beach, Honeymoon Beach, St. John, US Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands have many nice, quiet beaches unspoiled by commerce, and no island has more than St. John. Over 60 percent of the island is a National Park. We visited a number of unspoiled beaches on previous trips, as well as Caneel Bay, which is now closed — and utterly devastated. This time, Scott (Hammons, of the annual barbecue Hammons) suggested Honeymoon Beach. Honeymoon … Continue reading Bikini’s on the Beach, Honeymoon Beach, St. John, US Virgin Islands

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Caribbean

XO Bistro, Red Hook, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Let me say up front that it taxes my abilities to keep up with everything when I’m part of a party of nine. Prepare yourself for a steadily deteriorating report. While we were in St. Thomas, our next door neighbors, Scott and Julie Hammons and their son, Hudson, also were there. We’re all great friends, and Hudson (5) plays regularly with Ella (4) and Lily … Continue reading XO Bistro, Red Hook, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

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Duffy’s Love Shack, Red Hook, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

If you go to St. Thomas, you have to go to Duffy’s Love Shack. It’s a rule. Michael had been here a number of times before during the Boyd’s sailing days. Duffy’s is in a nondescript building perched incongruously on the edge of a small shopping center’s parking lot. But the exterior bodes well, and once inside, you’re at a beach bar. Music is playing, … Continue reading Duffy’s Love Shack, Red Hook, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

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The Ayden Collard Festival is Back On — Tentatively

A popular groundswell has prompted Ayden to revisit its decision to cancel the annual Ayden Collard Festival this year! They are forming a new committee and now plan to have a one-day festival on September 11. All depends, of course, on state officials and federal guidelines. Keep your fingers crossed and pencil this onto your calendar. Follow the links for background information on Ayden, the … Continue reading The Ayden Collard Festival is Back On — Tentatively

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