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The campground at Cinnamon Bay reopened Sunday, and the food truck area features a few new items that I think many of you will be interested in.

But first, let’s start with the basics…

Cinnamon Bay is one of the most popular beaches in St. John. It’s a half of a mile long, which makes is one of the bigger beaches on the island. Cinnamon Bay is the home to the Virgin Islands National Park campground, which features tent camping, glamping, and cottage rentals. Cinnamon Bay is about 20 minutes from Cruz Bay. Taxis regularly stop there, and the fare is $11 per person.

Cinnamon Bay has a sit-down restaurant that serves breakfast and dinner. It also has a food truck that’s located near the beach. The food truck is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They close for a quick lunch break between 11:30 a.m. and noon. This daily closure is new this season.

The food truck features a few new items this season. For the kids, they now serve a virgin strawberry daiquiri and also a St. John Brewers root beer float. For the adults, they’ve added a rum and root beer float. On the food side, they’ve added a jumbo soft Bavarian pretzel, which comes with cheese and honey mustard. Here is the full food truck menu:

Pro tip: The frozen painkiller is one of the best on island. You definitely need to try one! 

They’ve even added an additional shade tent with extra picnic tables. One of the great things about Cinnamon Bay is the ample shade that’s located along the beach, as well as over in the concession areas.

Cinnamon Bay’s  sit-down restaurant is open to campers and visitors from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. daily. It is open for dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. nightly. The dinner menu changes daily and features a different theme each night.

For those of you who are interested in camping, rates for camp sites start at $40 a night. The glamping sites start at $145 a night, and the cottages start at $175 a night. Click here to read a past Explore STJ post about the Cinnamon Bay campground and to see lots of pics. 

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Cafe Roma has closed for good. The popular Italian restaurant, which has been open since the 1980s, was one of the oldest, continuously running restaurants on island. The following message was posted on its Facebook page this morning:

Rumblings of its closing began several weeks ago here on island. I even saw the round Cafe Roma sign in the dumpster over near the basketball courts last week. From what we hear, the restaurant is going into a new direction, one that will perhaps focus more on seafood, rather than Italian.

This closure has nothing to do with power outages just as a FYI.

I will let you know more as soon as I know more.

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Oct. 24, 2026, 8 a.m.

St. John and St. Thomas are in the dark again. I have lived in St. John for more than 12 years, and this is the worst it has ever been. My husband has been here since 2004, and he said that is the worst that it has even been. Generational residents have said this is the worst it has ever been. It’s a pretty dark time for the Virgin Islands, no pun intended.

Since last Thursday, October 15th, the power has been out for more than 65 hours, and it is still out. I have zero faith it will be restored anytime soon. The Virgin Islands’ power company posted on Facebook at 2 a.m. this morning that parts have arrived from Texas and Missouri, and crews are actively working to repair one of the units at the power plant in St. Thomas. I am not holding my breath.

Public schools were closed Thursday and Friday. Our children are unable to go to school due to our government’s sheer ineptitude.

Seniors are living in the dark.

Residents who rely on medical equipment to survive – TO SURVIVE – are powerless.

Groceries are spoiled territory-wide.

Generators are failing.

We’re all fed up.

People are hot. People are tired. People are angry. And the saddest part is that nothing is going to change unless you all help us – those of you who vacation in the US Virgin Islands.

St. John’s economy relies on tourism. Without you all, we do not have an economy. If we do not have you, we lose a considerable amount of tax dollars. The government cannot run without the tax dollars we receive from all of you. We need your help. We need your voices.

Please contact the Secretary of the Department of Energy. Let’s start there. His name is Chris Wright, and according to his government profile, he “is a dedicated humanitarian with a passion for bringing the benefits of energy to every community in the world.” His email is The.Secretary@hq.doe.gov and his office phone number is 202-586-5000. Please tell him what’s going on. And please remind him that this is a United States Territory filled with United States residents… just in case. 🙂

Next let’s go to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. He is able to declare a public health emergency. Food is spoiling. Our sewage plants are not operating properly. Medical equipment is failing. Temperatures are in the upper nineties, and many are living without fans and/or air conditioning. All of that, collectively, constitutes as a public health emergency. You can contact the Office of Health and Human Services at 1-877-696-6775.

Lastly, you can contact The White House. You can send a message via an online form here. 

If we all work together, we can hopefully force change.