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Harvest HayDay and Halloween Happenings
Some of us spent our youth in or near rural areas where fall festivals, with their corn mazes and pumpkin-growing contests and hayrides, were a fixture of the autumn calendar. Here on the Outer Banks we have Harvest HayDay at The Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island, held this year on Saturday, October 25 from 10 a.m... Read More
Need Among Luxury and Leisure: An Outer Banks Challenge
At this time of year, when local events are still coming at us fast and furious, I typically jump right into the mix of what's happening where and when and try to cover as much as I can. But recently a topic has been on my mind that is particularly pertinent to the Outer Banks. A person would have to have been pulling... Read More
Home Tour and Music Festivals North and South Highlight the Weekend
So, you live on the Outer Banks or want to, or maybe you vacation here or own rental property here. How do you best keep abreast of new housing designs, innovative technologies, new products and best building practices? Well, I suppose you could spend a few weeks watching marathon sessions of HGTV or the DIY network.... Read More
8th Annual Duck Jazz Festival Promises Top Talent
Last October, the morning of the Duck Jazz Festival dawned gray and dreary and I slowly sipped my way through one cup of coffee and then another while pondering whether I really wanted to drive all the way from Manteo to Duck just to get rained on and drive back home soaking wet. But late in the morning the clouds... Read More
Spectacular Kite Thrills Highlight The Weekend
As I write this installment of the OuterBanksThisWeek.com blog, we are in the beginning stages of a blow and it looks as though Outer Bankers and visitors alike will be hunkered down against driving downpours, potential flooding and gusting winds for the next day or two. Here's hoping things clear up by the weekend -... Read More