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May Days
Isn't May awesome? The greens are greener than I ever remember them being, the soft-shell crabs and fresh little fish are so yummy, the strawberries are redder and plumper than last year (it seems) and everyone is in such a dandy mood. * Speaking of good moods, I had an awesome Mother's Day with my family. My son... Read More
The Comfortable and the New
I like change, I like new and different, but isn't it comforting to know that some things stay the same year after year? * For instance, we all know that John's Drive In is closed on Wednesday. We've come to accept that. We know that The Lost Colony starts the last week in May and ends around August 20. We know that... Read More
Staycation
Whoa... where did that come from? Last week and Easter weekend felt like full-on summer on the Outer Banks. I'm talking people wise. I could barely take a left for a week, Harris Teeter kept selling out of fresh pineapples (I'm an addict), I didn't recognize one soul except the staff in Tortuga's last Friday night, I'... Read More
A lot to appreciate
There's a lot that we could worry about these days - funding cuts to many of our local attractions, the uncertainty of expensive beach nourishment, the rising cost of gas and groceries, shoaling in Oregon Inlet, predictions of a busy hurricane season, radiation in our ocean - but who knew tornadoes was on the list?... Read More
Be good, spring
I wish spring would just be a good little spring and stay balmy already, but that's not going to happen this week. And, anyway, from the looks of the upcoming calendar, we're going to be too busy to care...This week is Healthy Carolinians of the Outer Banks' Dare County Unplugged Week. It's a week of activities... Read More