Articles

The Prime Spot to Rock Out

By Dave Holton
Visit the website for Mike Dianna’s Grill Room and you’ll be greeted with a quote from the famed Grateful Dead singer and guitarist Jerry Garcia, “You do not want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do.”   At Mike Dianna’s Grill Room, they embody that... Read More

Quality Care When You Need It Most

By Dave Holton
At Sentara Urgent Care and Sentara Family Medicine Physicians Remember the adage “Hope for the best, plan for the worst?” Every year, visitors flock to the Outer Banks with one goal: to have a great time. Most people’s idea of a great time doesn’t include a trip to the doctor. And yet, during the summer, Sentara... Read More

What's the secret to the enduring appeal of Giant Slice Pizza?

By Katrina Mae Leuzinger
There’s a lot that’s new at Giant Slice Pizza. Over the winter they put in new floors and added new paint and new decorations. They had to get a new map for the wall too because so many people had placed a pin where they’re from that they ran out of space on the old map. Two years ago, they got new owners, Adam... Read More

A Fish in a Hurricane

By Dave Holton
It was a dark and stormy night Hurricane Matthew wasn’t supposed to hit the Outer Banks. According to forecasts, the storm would sweep into the ocean somewhere around the South Carolina border. By Monday, October 10, 2016, according to the experts, the seas around Hatteras would be calm, and the skies would be... Read More

A Tale of Mermaids, Wild Horses and Wine

By Dave Holton
It’s probably not a stretch for you to imagine that you’re on the beach right now, slathered in sunscreen, with one eye on your kids playing in the surf and the other on a book. In fact, maybe that’s exactly where you are, right now … nice, right?  But maybe you’d like for your vacation to be more than just nice. To... Read More