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!

Red Nose Wine Festival funds community assistance efforts.

Red Noses, Local Food and Dare Devils

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, July 10, 2013
"Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale."Elsa SchiaparelliThankfully, there are those who document the practice of eating well so that others can later share in the... Read More
Kathy Mattea plays Waterside Theatre on 7/21

Ralph Stanley, Kathy Mattea Coming To OBX

By Michael Lay | Sunday, June 30, 2013
Waterside Theatre, the area's newest musical venue and home to Roanoke Island's very own Tony Award-winning theatrical production, The Lost Colony, welcomes two Grammy Award-winning artists to the Outer Banks as part of the PNC Bank Presents: Live At The Waterside Concert Series. On Sunday, July 7 at 8 p.m. Dr. Ralph... Read More
Fireworks viewed from the Roanoke Sound. (Photo: Dale Penny)

An OBX 4th of Fireworks, Food and Fun

By Michael Lay | Wednesday, June 26, 2013
This blog is from 2013. Click here to see the 2014, 4th of July blog!The Fourth of July week is typically the visitation pinnacle of the Outer Banks summer, and with good reason. Straddling that all-too-brief zone of relaxation between the end of one school year and preparations for the next, by early July the beach's... Read More
Audience with the Queen? Visit ElizabethanGardens.org.

Piracy, a Big Swim and the Queen's Tea!

By Michael Lay | Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Last Friday, as we once again officially crossed the somewhat ephemeral threshold of Summer, it occurred to me that I've witnessed quite a few of these seasonal transitions on the Outer Banks since first moving here in 1993. But my Outer Banks connection goes back even further, to those much anticipated family... Read More
A baby turtle found in an excavated nest in September 2012.

Reflections On Loss, Hope and Turtles

By Michael Lay | Tuesday, June 18, 2013
It's odd sometimes, how life's challenges can create associations between thoughts or events that seem, on the surface, entirely disconnected. Recently, I lost one of my best friends, and one of the most talented, gracious, erudite and joyful people I've ever known, to cancer. Bracketing that loss, both parents were... Read More