Fundraiser, Grand Opening and great music featured. One of the things that makes the Outer Banks such an amazing place is how generous the community is. That and a real love for music and a good time. It all came together at the Jubilee Music Grand Opening and Fundraiser on Sunday as Kip Tabb writes… Continue reading jubilee music grand opening=joy on the obx
Author: Kip Tabb
horses & egrets=why the free ride
Best buddies or a free meal? When they’re not at the beach frolicking in the surf, the Corolla Wild Mustangs pick up an interesting passenger. Mark Price, writing for the Charlotte Observer explains why cattle egrets ride the horses. “The wild horses roaming North Carolina’s Outer Banks are known for being unpredictable and even dangerous… Continue reading horses & egrets=why the free ride
obx surfing for autism shows best of beach
Annual event highlights community spirit. Surfing for Autism is a great reminder of how giving and generous the Outer Banks community is. Held this morning at Jennette’s Pier, watching local surfers of all ages, all appearances, men and women, taking kids into water to experience riding a wave is wonderful. Kip Tabb, writing on the… Continue reading obx surfing for autism shows best of beach
award winning peanut butter falcon has obx roots
Director and screenwriter Tyler Nilson grew up in Colington. For good reason Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz’s film about a Downs syndrome man dreaming of being professional wrestler is getting a lot of buzz. Colington native Nilson’s short film, The Moped Diaries (watch HERE), shot on the Outer Banks helped move him into the mainstream.… Continue reading award winning peanut butter falcon has obx roots
the outer banks through a vacationer’s eyes
A Love song to life on a sandbar. It’s always good to get an outsider’s view of the Outer Banks, and this article by Emma John writing for the Guardian is one of the best we’ve seen. There is no horizon: only the odd hint indicates what is water and what is sky. A dolphin… Continue reading the outer banks through a vacationer’s eyes
People’s Blues of Richmond Heat Up Hot Meltdown
Sunday was an amazing evening of music in Corolla at the Midsummer Meltdown. Our Hidden OBX Outer Banks Voice page has the details. Hot Music on a Hot Night at the Midsummer Meltdown This year’s Midsummer Meltdown, Sunday, in Corolla may have been too aptly named. Happening right in the middle of summer, the heat… Continue reading People’s Blues of Richmond Heat Up Hot Meltdown
Moon Landing 50th Anniversary at Wright Brothers Monument
July 20, 1969 the world held its collective breath as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin piloted their Lunar Module to the surface of the moon. With a rebroadcast of the Walter Cronkite CBS broadcast, the landing was celebrated at the Wright Brothers Monument Saturday night. For this and more news about the Outer Banks, check… Continue reading Moon Landing 50th Anniversary at Wright Brothers Monument
record sea turtle nests recorded at hatteras national seashore
Encouraging but recovery is still a work in progress. The work of groups like N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles), government action and concerned citizens seems to be paying off as a record number of sea turtle nests were counted this year at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The Island Breeze has the details. “In 2015,… Continue reading record sea turtle nests recorded at hatteras national seashore
purple martins return to umstead bridge
20 MPH speed limit on old US 64 bridge The purple martins of Roanoke Island are back–hundreds of thousands of them nesting under the William B. Umstead Bridge, the old US 64 road. As they had done in the past, NCDOT has reduced the speed limit for driver safety and bird survival. The Outer Banks… Continue reading purple martins return to umstead bridge
Gov’t mule at roanoke island festival park
Gov’t Mule brings 20th anniversary tour to Outer Banks. The rain couldn’t keep the crowd away, and the reward was an outstanding concert from legendary rock band Gov’t Mule. We just published this review on our Outer Banks Voice Hidden Outer Banks page. Gov’t Mule plays through the rain at Festival Park If there is… Continue reading Gov’t mule at roanoke island festival park