CILO, short for City Lounge just opened facing the Oranjestad Marina at the Renaissance Marketplace. “We’re always there for you,†says Niels Stooter at the helm of the operation promising service at the speed of life, sometimes hurried as patrons walk in for a fast coffee and a short meeting, or leisurely and savored, as [...]
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The annual Family Day at the Radisson Aruba Resort Casino & Spa featured a family BBQ combined with a day at the beach. Associates were invited with their family members to enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch cooked by the executive committee, and served in a white tent, pitched on the south lawn.
Before & after lunch [...]
Stichting Aruba Xavier Education offers help to students who find it hard to keep up with their on-line subjects, and prepare for the SATs or TOEFL exams on their own.
The not-for-profit foundation operates a classroom facility, on the second floor of the Dura building right off the Saski highway, where a full time tutor is [...]
Amazonia Churrascaria has recently been awarded Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2009. “The best way to enjoy this gastronomical adventure called Rodizio,†says restaurant Manager Huber Solagnier, “is to pair it with a great wine, and Amazonia Churrascaria boasts an impressive wine cellar of over 1,200 bottles. With more than 100 wines by the [...]
Hotel Kura Hulanda Spa & Casino and Lodge Kura Hulanda & Beach Club are sister properties, on Aruba’s neighboring island of Curacao.
As members of Leading Small Hotels of the World, the two resorts offer two unique and distinctly different vacation experiences, complemented by high level of luxury service and a pampering environment.
Aruban’s are very familiar [...]
The International Friends of Aruba, IFA, is a local networking group made up of residents of diverse nationalities and cultural backgrounds. The group offers it members many social and communal activities designed to entertain and inform kids, adults and families.
Last Saturday, artist Anita Van Der Sloot offered a glass bead workshop to interested members, who [...]
The new Havana Nines store at Paseo Herencia registered much activity this week as Henry Leace, President Havana Nines and Barry “Rocco†Siegel, the company’s Merchandising Manager arrived on the island to help stock the boutique and lend their own finishing touches to the display.
The company, reports Henry just opened two other island stores in [...]
Nathalie Maduro, an official with the Aruba Tourism Authority presented the Certificate of Distinction to Susan & Edward Bonus, staying with three other family members, son Michael, his wife Stacey and their son Michael Jr., at the Radisson Aruba Resort Casino & Spa.
The small gathering at the 8th floor Plaza Club celebrated the couple’s ten [...]
Submitted by Mashelle Zeolla. International Friends of Aruba’s Happy Hour was hosted at the newly opened Pure Beach Bar and Restaurant in the recently expanded Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort on Palm Beach. Taking the concept of beach bar to new heights, Pure Beach combines the elegance of the finer Miami South Beach bars with that [...]
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The National Championships that took place at the Westin Aruba Resort Grand Ballroom on Saturday night, delivered excellent results as reported by jury representative Ed Malone.
In the Ladies Body Figure category Jeanette Keith was the absolute winner with Nizanna Solognier coming in 2nd, and Michelle Portier, 3rd.
The Ladies Body Building title went to veteran [...]