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Nathan Neal still remembers, as a small child, playing inside the cabinets that his father, Cliff Neal, would craft when his business was just getting off the ground back in the early 1980s. Back [...]

Lead singer Joshua Holland takes his position behind the microphone in a small makeshift music studio in Kitty Hawk. Cueing his fellow band members, he gives a slight nod and the room suddenly [...]

When you are on vacation, you want to know all the best beach spots for spending those long, blissful days amid the sun, sand and surf. After all, you need more than just your beach chair, [...]

I’ve always thought there were two kinds of people when it came to the pet world. There were cat people, like my sister, Liz, whom I kind-of-affectionately call “the crazy cat lady.” She actually [...]

When Scott Lawlor first walked into a yoga studio three years ago, he was on three different medications to control his high blood pressure. Today, as he sits on the mat at The Well yoga co-op in [...]

The Little Free Library movement has been sweeping the globe one book at a time and our barrier islands are no exception. To the delight of book lovers, charming little libraries can now be found [...]

There are some things that are so integral to a place that they are as much a part of the definition of home as where we lay our heads at night.   Like the scuppernong grapes that are now [...]

If you’re lucky enough to have seen The Lost Colony at least once, chances are you have some memory of the first time you experienced the show – whether you happened to be five years old at the [...]

That question came up the other day during a conversation I was having with my six-year-old nephew who was wet, sandy, and tired in the back seat of my car. He’s a Colington kid, which means that [...]

Evelyn Rollason slips on her colorful chicken boots and heads to the henhouse with a wire basket and a container full of salad scraps tucked under her arm. Her babies, as she likes to call them, [...]

Beekeepers come from all walks of life. They are coaches, teachers, artists. It doesn’t really matter what their profession is – the bees call to them, drawing them into their sweet world in the [...]

Whether you are a tourist who has just unpacked your bags and is ready for an epic week at the beach, or someone who grew up with sand between your toes and think you’ve seen (and done) it all, [...]

This is the seventeenth winter I’ve spent on the Outer Banks. I recall that first one being particularly brutal as my psyche struggled to adjust to life on what, at the time, felt like the [...]

The Outer Banks has more children experiencing the joy of swimming now than ever before with the creation of the first local YMCA swim team this fall. The Tidal Waves already have approximately [...]

There are two things that rank high on my list of things I dread about the holidays. One is dragging that bare, parched tree out of the house as it leaves a massive amount of pine needles in its [...]

Thanksgiving is just one of the many times of year our Outer Banks community comes together to lend a helping hand to our neighbors who need it most. Below are just a few reasons we can all be [...]

The cold December wind whips up against houses, the chilling rain patters on rooftops at 5 a.m., and most of the Outer Banks is still warm and snug under blankets. But that’s not the case for a [...]

When Kenn Kaufman first visited the Outer Banks in 1973, he and a friend hitchhiked to get here, hoping to spot some rare birds that had been reported in the area. He was 19 at the time, but the [...]

The Outer Banks is known for a lot of things – famous lighthouses, the Wright brothers, wild horses, and beautiful beaches. But it has its secrets too.  And one of those secrets is that if [...]

Stepping out onto the pier, I feel the worn and weathered planks beneath my feet give just a little. The smell of salt air mixed with the briny scent of bait fill my senses and my eyes soak in a [...]

Karen Lebing first began gardening five years ago at her soundside Waves home, planting mostly crepe myrtle, some hydrangeas, and some other plants. Several years later, Hurricane Arthur rolled [...]

When Erin Walters was a toddler, she would stand on the back of the sofa in her living room and look across the highway at Dowdy’s Amusement Park. “I remember she would just keep saying ‘wheel, [...]

Q: What international competition tests the mental mettle of Dare County students with other students from such far-flung countries as Singapore, Switzerland, and Togo? A: [...]

From Lawnmowers to Airplanes Wanchese resident Ellinor Nick started working in a lawn mower shop in Dayton, Ohio when she was nine years old. There she would cut grass and learn how to fix a [...]

White’s gas station at the foot of the Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge in Manns Harbor may look like your run-of-the-mill pit stop. It has all the makings: gas, snacks, drinks, and even some [...]

This summer marked the third year that two local businessmen have been able to bring the gift of surfing to a group of kids who may otherwise never have experienced the joy of catching a wave. [...]

Peace. Love. and Rescue. It’s a fitting theme for this year’s Wags & Whiskers Gala, an annual event that celebrates the gift of animals in our lives and raises money for organizations that care [...]

Purple Martin’s of the Outer Banks Come late June, the skies at sunset around the William B. Umstead bridge begin to transform into a moving landscape dotted with about 100,000 of North [...]

Carole Dawn Emerson often refers to herself as a “Director of Play” and it’s clear to see that the title suits her well as she looks right at home sitting on a child-sized chair surrounded by [...]

My Outer Banks Home interviewed graduates from all three county high schools and traced what has happened to them since leaving our small community. We’ve also asked the folks who graduated from [...]