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Hometown Tenor Aims High
You may not know the name Tshombe Selby, but if you've attended any number of local events over the past few years, you've likely heard him sing. And, wow, can he sing! Tshombe Selby is a young local man possessing a remarkable vocal talent, and he has repeatedly and graciously volunteered that talent at local events... Read More
The Jazzy, the Southern and the Ghoulish
October shows no signs of slowing down. Hot on the heels of the Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival come two, couldn't-be-more-different music festivals back-to-back in Corolla and Duck, a combination pig-picking and oyster roast, a production of Steel Magnolias and a bevy of ghost tours. Coastal CastlesFrom Thursday,... Read More
Fright Time, Bluegrass and Fishing for the Future
The Outer Banks is no stranger to mysterious events, disappearances and spooky stories. In fact, one of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries took place along these very shores more than 425 years ago when 117 men, women and children vanished forever from Sir Walter Raleigh's Roanoke Island colony. Couple that... Read More
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