Outer Banks This Week Blog

Outer Banks information comes in many forms, but there’s no better way to learn it than through conversations with a local. The OuterBanksThisWeek.com blog is that local friend … even if you already live here! Every week, Molly Harrison gives the run down on Outer Banks activities, Outer Banks events, Outer Banks shopping – all the Outer Banks information needed to ensure that you have the best possible experience. And she does it in a conversational way that’s easy to read and entertaining. Outer Banks activities are numerous, and this blog gives you an insider’s scoop to help you plan your day. She leads you to all the Outer Banks events you won’t want to miss – sports, annual functions and holiday festivities. She gives you her input on the most exciting Outer Banks activities – the ones she loves, the ones she thinks you should love. If anything exciting or out-of-the-ordinary is happening during your visit – and there definitely will be something – this blog is your trusty guide to figuring out the whats, whens and wheres.

Nightlife, for example, is detailed here – what band is playing where, which scene is wild, which is chill. Festivals are also described – the ones that are old and loved and the ones that are new and anticipated. The amount of Outer Banks information offered here will keep you busy and in the know. You can find out what would be fun for you, your family or even your pets.

A fun touch of this blog is its conversational element. Hannah Lee always wants to hear from you! In fact, reader input can influence the basis of her next blog’s focus. So if there’s a topic or question you’re craving an answer for, let her know. Sit a spell and read through present and past OuterBanksThisWeek.com blogs. With all the Outer Banks information detailed for you, you’ll be the trusted source to all your friends!

Manly Men, Comedy and Motorcycles Frame the Week

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, April 22, 2015
SkygazingOne of the many benefits of living on the Outer Banks is the nearly wide open 360 degree horizon view that can be achieved from any relatively modest elevation. It’s not necessary to climb a lighthouse to get a spectacular view (although I highly recommend that too). Many a deck or sand dune will do, and it... Read More

Write, Share And Sing — A Songwriting Workshop Comes To Manteo

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, April 15, 2015
The Dare County Arts Council’s “Song to Stage” Songwriting Workshop weekend kicks off Friday night at 8 p.m. at Sugar Creek Restaurant in Nags Head with a concert featuring multi-award winning songwriter and instructor Louisa Branscomb and bluegrass music’s fastest rising new act Nu-Blu. Admission is $10/person with... Read More

Color Rises, Divers Descend And Veggies Go Small

By Michael Lay | Thursday, April 9, 2015
After months of dully schlepping our way through the gray doldrums of Winter, possibly the best thing about the advent of Spring, even better than the warming temperatures, is the sudden explosion of big, bold, saturated colors emerging from the dark brown earth and the branches of otherwise bare trees. Abruptly, our... Read More

Easter Arrives With Spring In Tow

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Could it be…finally? Spring? Is that you, Spring?We can only hope. But if there is one place on the Outer Banks that is Spring Central it would have to be The Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island. And they are certainly starting April off with a bang! Cast off the winter grays with a dose of vibrant Spring color at... Read More

Meet The Outer Banks' Own Celebrity Chef

By Michael Lay | Thursday, March 26, 2015
It was in late 1993 that meat-and-potatoes America was introduced to a new concept in television — the Food Network. This strange hybrid of cooking how-to and entertainment immediately struck a chord with the nation’s fledgling culinary culture that was waiting to be plucked. The network’s stable of highly regarded... Read More