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Make a Splash with the YMCA Tidal Waves
On the Outer Banks, life revolves around the water. Think about how much we rely on the ocean and sound for our favorite activities: boating, fishing, paddleboarding, surfing, playing on the beach, splashing around the sound, Jet skiing ... does the list ever end? A necessity for enjoying each of these activities – in... Read More
Sports, Family and Pizza by the Slice ... Come On In!
The new owners of New York Pizza Pub and Italian Grill, Andrew and Leslie Mikhail, got a crash course in life on the Outer Banks when they tried to buy new TVs for the bar.
“I got plenty of TVs,” the employee they spoke to at the Walmart in Kitty Hawk promised. “Don’t worry about it.”
Then Andrew told him he was... Read More
Heritage and Handcrafts on Ocracoke's Howard Street
Exploring historic Howard Street is a priority for many visitors to Ocracoke Island. The rustic, unpaved lane of crushed shell and sand beckons travelers away from the paved road, enticing them to slow down, pay attention and experience island history, heritage and handcrafts.
Although Howard Street can be enjoyed... Read More
Outer Banks Ocean Rescue Lifeguards: Zero to Hero
Let’s state the obvious: No one plans to get into a potential drowning situation in the ocean. Instead, you plan on a lovely summer day on the beach, chairs and umbrella set just so, friends and family surrounding you and that refreshing, cooling Mother Ocean beckoning you to dive on in to cool off.
But all of a... Read More
Find Your Summer Reads in a Local Bookstore
There’s little as relaxing as having a good book stuffed with paper pages to sink your mind into while stretched out in a lounge chair or on a beach towel. Four Outer Banks bookstore owners, experts in what’s hot in reading, have provided their summer picks that range in genres from historical fiction to real history... Read More