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Stunt Kites, Wine and Motorcycles
One of my favorite childhood memories is of going to the athletic fields of the local high school with my mom and dad and flying kites on those rare weekends when the central Virginia breezes cooperated. Of course, the fickle winds of Hopewell, VA, didn't hold a candle to our routine Outer Banks gusts, and the kite-... Read More
Hatteras Events Highlight the Week
For me, not many things surpass the simple pleasure of cruising south down Highway 12 through the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, my spirit soothed by the salt air billowing through the open car windows from the Atlantic Ocean surging ashore only a few yards away. There's just something about the expansiveness of... Read More
Sunsets From the Edge
When I arrived on the Outer Banks in 1993, one of the first things I did was to climb to the top of Jockey's Ridge to see if it was still as magnificent as I remembered from those family vacations of my youth. It was. I spent nearly two breezy, chilly hours up there on the dune, gazing from ocean to sound, watching... Read More
Looking Toward Fall's Golden Light and Relaxed Pace
With the passing of Labor Day, the official Outer Banks summer season begins to gradually wind down and a more leisurely pace begins to settle over the beach once again. After several months of rushing about full-throttle, we have a chance to relax and catch our breath. Fall on the Outer Banks is a golden-hued time of... Read More
Idol's McCreery Plays Roanoke Island, Wine & Swine in Corolla
The hits keep coming! Well, the hitmakers, at least. The latest in an impressive line of top-name acts to grace an Outer Banks stage this summer will be country music artist and North Carolina native Scotty McCreery when he performs at Roanoke Island Festival Park's Outdoor Pavilion on Sunday, September 1 at 7 p.m.... Read More