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Get to Know a Local: Lynn Shell of Outer Banks Boarding Co.

By Molly Harrison | Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Behind every Outer Banks business are people doing their best to make a living while still finding time to enjoy this beautiful place they call home. In this edition of Get to Know a Local, you’ll meet one of them: die-hard surfer Lynn Shell, owner of Outer Banks Boarding Co. in Nags Head. Outer Banks Boarding Co. (... Read More

Useful Apps for OBX Life

By Molly Harrison | Wednesday, March 30, 2022
I’m currently in vacation-planning mode and quickly remembering how app-oriented our world has become. Just this week I have added airline, car rental, accommodations and recreation booking apps to my phone (not to mention more ticket apps for all the concert tickets I’ve bought because every band in America is on... Read More

Eat, Drink and Celebrate Spring at Outer Banks Taste of the Beach

By Molly Harrison | Wednesday, March 23, 2022
The Outer Banks' favorite foodie festival, Outer Banks Taste of the Beach, is on! The eating and drinking adventures begin this Friday, March 25, and run through Sunday, March 27. Taste of the Beach features dozens of events, from chef's dinners to a wing cookoff, brewery tours to food truck festivals and so much more... Read More

Sunday Funday on the Beach Road

By Molly Harrison | Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is back! After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Outer Banks’ favorite spring event will once again roll along the beach road in Nags Head on Sunday, March 20. Out will come the fire trucks and police cars, the Shriners’ funny cars, the Humane Society and SPCA pups, the high school bands,... Read More

Get to Know a Local: John Harris of Kitty Hawk Kites

By Molly Harrison | Monday, March 7, 2022
Behind every Outer Banks business are people doing their best to make a living while still finding time to enjoy this beautiful place they call home. In this edition of Get to Know a Local, you’ll meet one of them: John Harris, owner of Kitty Hawk Kites. The story of Kitty Hawk Kites started when Harris was living in... Read More