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Hurricane Matthew Moves Out. Theater, Festivals and Tournaments Come In.
Whew. It’s been quite the past few days, hasn’t it? Hopefully you stayed safe over the weekend and are finally drying off from all that rain Hurricane Matthew brought. Matthew hit the Outer Banks. Hard. Some businesses and events were impacted more severely than others. If there’s one thing that growing up in the... Read More
Food and Fishing, Music and Matthew – It's Outer Banks This Week!
Stay away, Matthew – this week’s events are too good for a hurricane! October is a month of annual events, and this week is loaded with them. Music festivals are arriving in full force, and – with tolerable temperatures and changing fall leaves that make you want to be outdoors before it gets cold – it’s easy to see... Read More
Pumpkin Patches and Fall Festivities
October’s right around the corner, and you know what that means: pumpkins. These harbingers of fall make their way into our homes, food, drinks and festivities every year. Why do we like pumpkins so much? Me? I like how their orange hues mimic the changing tree leaves and the harvest moons, and pumpkin spice smells of... Read More
Fall-ing in Love With Bluegrass
It’s here! Fall is finally here – the season of pumpkin patches and apple picking, golden cornfields and hayrides, pumpkin spice galore and bluegrass. Huh, bluegrass? But of course. These cooler mountain-like temperatures demand the accompaniment of finger pickin’ mountain music, which is exactly what you’ll find on... Read More
Learn, Celebrate and Hug a Fisherman: A Week of Culture and Sports
Wow! I'll just say it, this week is packed with annual events that are musts. I had a hard time selecting only a few of them to feature in this week’s blog. The weather is cooling down, most visitors have left, and you’ll find Outer Banks events created by locals just for locals (though if any visitors are around, I... Read More