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Wild about Racing
The Outer Banks is wild about running and races. That's a good thing, of course. It means there are enough healthy people living here and visiting here to fill up at least one race event per month, oftentimes more.At the Outer Banks Go Far Bunny Hop 5K last Saturday, it was inspiring to see so many kids running the 3.... Read More
A New View at Ye Olde Pioneer
Downtown Manteo just isn't the same this week. With Ye Olde Pioneer Theater closed for renovations, you could play checkers in the middle of Budleigh Street tonight if you wanted to. Gone are cars parked two feet from the curb. Gone is the line of families chatting at the ticket booth. Gone is the smell of popcorn... Read More
A Gift for Ocracoke
This week a most unusual boat will sail into Ocracoke's harbor - a gorgeous 72-year-old, fully restored, 47-foot, sloop-rigged skipjack. Known as the Wilma Lee, this Chesapeake Bay vessel has found a new home on Ocracoke Island and it's going to make quite a statement in Silver Lake.Incredibly, the Wilma Lee was a... Read More
In Love with Spring at The Elizabethan Gardens
Here in the first week of spring, it's the perfect time to swoon over The Elizabethan Gardens. It's the perfect to time to stroll around looking at the first of the tulips and the last of the camellias, breathing in the scent of pine needles and fresh spring greenness, to get ideas about landscaping your own yard or... Read More
Big Time Tastiness
Big Things are happening. After that seemingly short winter, the Banks are coming back to life. Ospreys are building their nests. Marsh bunnies are hopping, and robins are singing. Restaurants and attractions are opening. Shop owners are setting out new goods. Businesses are sprucing up. The event press releases are... Read More