Life & Wellness

With record number of sea turtle nesting this year, please be mindful and respectful of their locations. It is mostly common sense and “wildlife courtesy,” but these 5 Ls sum up much [...]

Saving lives at sea has been a tradition on the Outer Banks since the first European settlers arrived here more than 400 years ago. Today, the primary responsibility for upholding that tradition [...]

“Hope is the thing with feathers,” as poet Emily Dickinson famously wrote more than a century and a half ago.  It’s a deceptively simple line that likely resonates strongly with the untold [...]

May 23 is World Turtle Day, and what better way to celebrate than to talk about some of the awesome reptiles that call eastern North Carolina home? Everyone is probably familiar with the [...]

The history of the Outer Banks can be told many ways, from the stories of free spirits and explorers to shifting sand dunes and fishing seasons. It can be seen in the weathered cottages in south [...]

How often during this time of year is one reminded of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and that most miserly of characters, Ebenezer Scrooge?  When asked how much he will give for a [...]

Known as the Health Coach, every inch of this 39-foot vehicle’s interior space is maximized to allow thorough, efficient medical screenings. There are stations for each test, an examination [...]

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: [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Last year, My Outer Banks Home featured Dare Central Communications Center, home of the 9-1-1 dispatchers who take calls from the entire Outer Banks and coordinate emergency response. Now we take [...]

After finishing a lap at the Nags Head YMCA swimming pool, the athlete’s team members await him, arms raised to give high fives and pats on the back. “Good job!” is shouted out all around. A [...]

I have owned my house for 15 years and have yet to read past the first few lines of my homeowner’s insurance policy. Not ever.  It’s at about the third line that my eyes begin to glaze over; [...]

With sun-kissed summer days nearly within reach, we decided to take a look at the history of swimwear fashion. From modesty to function and from wartime rations to public opinion, many [...]

Why to Shop Local Our landscape has long brought innovative thinkers and artistic individuals in search of inspiration for invention, crafting, painting, and building. Recent times have seen a [...]

It’s been said that North Carolina doesn’t do anything small. From its grand mountains to its ever-spanning coastline, every element of the state seems to supersede its reputation. The Outer [...]

Turn an Ordinary Day into Something Special Our world gets busier and larger by the second. Technology moves us at such a frantic pace, we can hardly catch our breaths. Often we’re advised to [...]

The Wild Horses of Corolla This summer many of us read and perhaps even signed a petition circulated by the Corolla Wild Horse Fund concerning the opposition of commercial development in the [...]

It is a sad day when something completely recreational can lead to tragedy.  Last month, David Frasier and his family were vacationing at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore when Frasier [...]

It’s summer and we’re feeling playful. So how about a game of “Where Am I?” But we have added a twist. …and a stretch … and maybe a forward fold with a handstand or two? Susan Krause, the [...]

A beach vacation can be almost as much fun for dogs as it is for their human companions. Many dogs love the beach. Different smells and different activities are exciting and stimulating, and all [...]

The best way to stay safe and happy while visiting the Outer Banks is to remember three things: do not underestimate the power of the ocean, do not overestimate your swimming abilities, and no [...]

In the 1920s, Buffalo City, NC was the Moonshine Capital of the United States. Almost 100 years later, the legacy continues for Dare County… legally. Worn photographs easily conjure up images of [...]

The mystique that is Nags Head is in so many ways embodied in the old weathered cottages that line the oceanfront across from Jockey’s Ridge. There’s an appealing simplicity in the wooden frame [...]

■ One PA Couple Finds OBX to be Perfect Winter Roost Snowbirds are typically defined in one of two ways. The first being a widespread and variable type of sparrow with grey or brown upper parts [...]

Two years ago, Kelly Tobin and her husband, Jeff, with the help of their two sons established OBX Project Purple. Never did they dream of what it would become.

Before Nags Head widened its shoreline in 2011, large stretches of the beach were a sad sight. Years of battering from tropical storms, hurricanes and nor’easters had taken a heavy toll, [...]

For decades, Jim and Ann Poulos have spent months of their lives providing a Christmas spectacle of lights. The homemade spectacle now has its own Facebook page thanks to the younger generation [...]