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Teahouse aims to nourish and revitalize
By DENA FISHER
Special toThe Daily News
ST. THOMAS — E’s Garden
Tea House and Things, at the
entrance of Garden Street in
downtown Charlotte Amalie,
recently opened its doors to the
tea loving public and customers
who want to relax.
B u s i n e s s
o w n e r,
J u d i t h
Watlington-Edwin said her love
of teas, the Garden Street neigh-
borhood and the incentives being
o f f e r e d
b y
t h e
E c o n o m i c
Development Authority all con-
tributed to her decision to pursue
her vision — to open a teahouse
in the Virgin Islands.
“I am committed to the idea of
revitalizing the community,”
Watlington-Edwin said, and she
plans to assist in the revitalization
efforts one sip at a time.
Just a block from Post Office
Square, E’s Garden Tea house
offers a soothing and quaint envi-
ronment, reminiscent of sitting in
a garden. The teahouse has 30
varieties of teas from companies
in the mainland U.S. and an
assortment of local herbal teas.
“My grandmother came from
the old cultural tradition that tea
healed everything, and my mother,
See TEAHOUSE, next page
Daily News Photo by DENA FISHER
Judith Watlington-Edwin, owner of E’s Garden Tea House and Things, above right, serves a cup of tea
to Marie Paul during the grand opening of her business April 2 on St. Thomas. Right, guests sample
some of the 30 variety of teas available at the teahouse.
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