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It's not over
News flash: Summer is not over! The beginning of the school year and the approach of Labor Day do not constitute the end of summer. * Summer will officially end on the autumnal equinox - and that's not until September 23 at 3:09 a.m. So we've got almost a month of summer left, and I, for one, am going to eke every... Read More
Live it up, while you can...
Here it is already, the last full week of summer vacation. For kids on the Outer Banks, school starts on August 25, meaning this is the last full week they have for late bedtimes, sleeping in and filling the weekdays with the pool, the beach and all the other fun stuff there is to do on these incredible islands. * So... Read More
Beyond the Beach
All of us who are on the Outer Banks this week, whether we're living and working here or playing and resting here, are blessed, lucky, fortunate, however you want to say it. Let's remember that as we walk through the week within sight of the ocean and cooled by the salty breezes...Hopefully by the time you read this... Read More
Tourist Tolerance
Locals are sometimes a little less tolerant of visitors than we should be. * I get sorely irritated about being woken up by screeching and popping fireworks (illegal fireworks, mind you) at midnight, and sometimes I fly into a little fit of road rage when someone with Ohio plates slams on the brakes in front of me... Read More
On the arts scene...
Maybe it's so much water, maybe it's so much nature, maybe it's that feeling of living on the edge ... whatever IT is, something about the Outer Banks inspires creativity. * Here on the Outer Banks, artists are everywhere, whether they're working professionally or just enjoying the creative process for themselves...... Read More