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It's Football Season: Outer Banks Restaurants for NFL Sunday
This blog is not meant to be a platform for controversy, but here I go: I couldn't care less about the NFL.
Okay, okay. Hush your shocked gasps and anguished sobs. Game-day culture, on the other hand, thrills me to no end. I love that people – of all ages, backgrounds and beliefs – come together to support a shared... Read More
Celebrate History and Culture at the Sound Side Shindig
Does it get much cooler than the getting the opportunity to examine incredible 16th-century artifacts rarely seen by the public and discuss them, one on one, with experts? Well, it does when you add an awesome social scene, killer drinks and a breathtaking setting to the equation. This is exactly what you’ll get (and... Read More
Surf, Art and Ocean! Surfalorus Film Festival Returns this Weekend
Where do surfers, filmmakers, environmentalists and movie lovers come together for three nights of celebrating their common ground? Try this weekend’s Surfalorus Film Festival. This seventh annual event is the collaborative product of the Cucalorus Film Festival from Wilmington and the Dare County Arts Council. It... Read More
Don't Sleep Naked and Other Outer Banks Hurricane Wisdom
If y’all haven’t heard, a storm’s a’brewin’ out there. Her name is Florence, and she ain’t pretty. But I jest – of course you’ve heard about Hurricane Florence. How could you not? It’s forecast to be the most severe storm to hit North Carolina since Hurricane Hazel in 1954.
The Category 4 storm is barreling toward... Read More
Outer Banks Food Truck Showdown Returns For Seconds
An endless variety of food and drink from your favorite restaurants in one convenient location, killer tunes and a heck of a backdrop – what more could anyone possibly want on a Sunday? That’s what the Outer Banks Food Truck Showdown at the Soundside Event Site will have you asking this weekend.
The Outer Banks had... Read More