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Get Those Motors Running...
Every year, just about the time we've fully committed to open windows, along comes Bike Week. * For those of us within earshot of the Bypass and Beach Road, the unfamiliar roar of thousands of motorcycles sets dogs to barking and babies to waking and nerves to edge. But just about the time we all get used to the noise... Read More
Arm Wrestling and Antiques, Bikers and Beginnings
Don't be blue about tax day this week; just get them done and move on. Life's too short to worry about something as unavoidable as taxes - plus you're going to be too busy scuttling around to events all week to worry about anything!...First things first - the Land of Beginnings Festival. * The nine-day festival is... Read More
On is the new off...
All of the sudden the off-season is back on. The air is warm, the roads are crowded and the bikinis are out of storage. Yup, the beachgoers weren't holding back this past weekend - bikinis were on bods up and down the beach. (I, on the other hand, ain't goin' there yet)...And then, the sure sign that tourist season... Read More
Visitors Welcome
I'm expecting more than the usual amount of competition on the beach-combing and grocery-shopping fronts this week. * It's not only the Easter holiday weekend, which means Spring Break for most of the nation's school kids and the official start of the spring tourist season, but it's also supposed to be a sunny and... Read More
Going Local
What locally owned store or restaurant would you miss if it was gone tomorrow? Go there. Today. Spend 25 or 50 bucks. Go there again next month. We've got to support our local businesses, friends, or we're going to lose the character of the Outer Banks...I'm not telling you this from my soapbox, mind you, because I'm... Read More