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Music in the Air and Kites Overhead

By Lexi Holian | Wednesday, June 3, 2015
When I think of the Outer Banks, I think of the wind. Sometimes only a draft in the morning, it tends to rise as the day goes on, tossing up small waves and rolling in with the storm clouds on humid summer afternoons. It is the wind that drives this place, filling our sails, cooling us at the beach and causing sudden... Read More

Brews Abound! Plus, The Lost Colony 2015 and Golf for a Cause

By Michael Lay | Friday, May 29, 2015
There is comfort to be found in tradition. And on the Outer Banks the annual opening of The Lost Colony is one of those experiences. Entering its 78th season with its opening at Waterside Theatre on Roanoke Island this Friday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m., the play tells the story of America’s first English colonists and their... Read More

Memorial Day Brings Mix of Beach Music, Dance and 5Ks

By Michael Lay | Thursday, May 21, 2015
Although the Outer Banks summer doesn’t really kick into high gear until mid-June when the majority of East Coast schools let out, Memorial Day Weekend has become the unofficially official marker of the beginning of The Season. With each passing day the weather and water slowly warms, and beginning this weekend a... Read More

Clouds To Dirt: This Week On The Outer Banks

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The Outer Banks has been a hotbed of aerial pursuits since the Wright Brothers began visiting in the early days of the 20th century. Although the Wrights were tracking the secrets of powered flight, many of the aerodynamic principles undergirding their ultimate accomplishment were worked out through the use of kites... Read More

LegaSea Rising, Kidsfest and Mom Has Her Day

By Michael Lay | Thursday, May 7, 2015
LegaSea is an Outer Banks-based community organization formed in 1988 to enable the community to fully understand the impacts of Mobil Oil’s plan to drill 40 miles off Hatteras Island. After extensive research the group concluded that drilling off our shores would put the area's economy and beautiful beaches at risk. ... Read More