For decades, Jim and Ann Poulos have spent months of their lives providing a Christmas spectacle of lights. The homemade...
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Outer Banks Coastal Life Departments
A Christmas to Remember
There have been moments during the holiday season that I have found myself wishing it was another holiday. I mean...
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Festival of Trees
Twenty five years ago, Outer Banks resident Mary Ann Williams brought home an idea for a fundraiser that would forever...
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DIY Holiday Crafts
If you want to give something more personal than a store-bought gift and you haven’t been knitting wool scarves since...
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Old Christmas in Rodanthe
In the days of yore, Old Christmas on the Outer Banks was an imaginative, playful custom observed enthusiastically by the...
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Local Oyster Recipes
With the months now ending with the letter 'r,' it's time to learn some new tricks with this season's catch....
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Beach Booty: Identifying Your Beach Treasures
There is a thrill in the seeking, a buzz in the anticipation and a definite high in the find. Serious...
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YouthBuild: Helping At-Risk Youth Build a Future
Tre' Quan (front) is joined by two others of River City YouthBuild on the front steps of their recent home-renovation...
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Aging in Place
When Don Bowers’ 82-year-old mother fell and broke her leg for the second time in two years, Bowers realized that...
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A Place to Play
Whether you live or vacation on the Outer Banks, everyone knows that pets enjoy living and vacationing here just as...
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