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How to Run a Business During a Pandemic
Running a business in the middle of a pandemic is challenging for people all over the world, and that's especially true in tourism economies like the Outer Banks. From implementing new cleaning protocols to dealing with state regulations to coping with a smaller local workforce than ever before, Outer Banks businesses... Read More
Open Air Shopping: Farmers & Arts Markets
All is not canceled. The Outer Banks still has a few outdoor events going on, including farmers markets and arts markets. Almost every day of the week there’s a little market going on in some corner of the Outer Banks. Growers, makers, crafters and artists set up tents and sell their wares, and it’s so great to just... Read More
Hightail It to Hatteras and Ocracoke: 10 Tips for a Day of Island Hopping
Hatteras and Ocracoke islands were spared from the physical effects of Hurricane Isaias, but economically they took a hit. Losing four days of summer business due to storm evacuation is a big deal for the islands' small, locally owned businesses. Now that the islands are open to visitors once again, we should all plan... Read More
What's the Deal with Isaias?
** UPDATE: Isaias has moved past the Outer Banks with minimal damage. Hatteras Island is opening for unrestricted access beginning at 2 p.m. today (August 4).
The Outer Banks is under a Tropical Storm Warning due to the impending arrival of Tropical Storm Isaias. The storm is expected to make landfall somewhere... Read More
New N.C. Curfew = Last Call 11 p.m.
Everyone is craving normalcy. We want uncovered faces, in-person school, hugs, parties and late nights out with friends, but the spread of COVID-19 is dictating that we hold off for a while longer.
On the late-nights-out-with-friends front, there’s a new development in North Carolina. Governor Roy Cooper has issued a... Read More