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Bane of the Beaches: Single-Use Plastics

By Hannah Lee Leidy | Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Airborn bags blow overhead like balloons, cellophane gets tangled up in sea oats, plastic wrappers and debris float like seaweed in the ocean. We encounter these sights all too often on the Outer Banks, and they have no business dirtying the beautiful environment around us. A couple weeks ago, I wrote a blog... Read More

Hop into Easter on the Outer Banks

By Hannah Lee Leidy | Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Warm sunny days, purple wisteria draped from the trees, blooming camellias, the scent of jasmine wafting through the air – ah, I love the signs that spring has officially come to the Outer Banks. I’m taking Claritin and sporting a new sunburn I got over the weekend, and I couldn’t be more excited. Not only does this... Read More

A Different Sort of Outer Banks Spring Cleaning

By Hannah Lee Leidy | Tuesday, April 9, 2019
As I write this, the 75-degree temperature, blue sky and calm ocean have me loving life on the Outer Banks. I mean, its beauty wows me at all times of the year, but this recent weather has me even more spellbound as spring sets in! But I need to vent.   This weather draws all of us outside – how can we resist it?... Read More

What was that BOOM?! Seneca Guns on the Outer Banks This Week

By Hannah Lee Leidy | Wednesday, April 3, 2019
The other day, I was sitting at work when a resounding boom rattled the building. “What the heck was that?” I asked, including a few other choice words with my shock. My mind started spouting different possibilities: A car running into the building, a sonic boom, the Hulk body-slamming the wall or, god forbid, an... Read More

The Art of the Outer Banks' Recipes

By Hannah Lee Leidy | Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The cooks among us know that perfecting a recipe takes practice … a lot of practice. And once we’ve mastered it to our liking, the ingredients, the preparation, the way it should smell and taste at certain times becomes something like second nature. You could look at the process of crafting the perfect recipe as a... Read More