With nearly 90% of coastal North Carolina communities opposing offshore drilling and exploration, bipartisan agreement in the US Congress to halt seismic surveying is emerging, as this article in the Tideland News of Swansboro reports. “Thirty-three members of Congress, including Republican Rep. Walter B. Jones of coastal North Carolina, earlier this month signed a letter expressing… Continue reading seismic testing protests heard in congress
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surprise snow day on the obx!
Winter came upon us with a vengeance here on the Outer Banks! This snow and 27 degree windchill feels kinda like payback for our 75 degree Christmas. As snowfall goes, the half inch or so that we got overnight isn’t much, but with bone chilling winds from the north and daytime temperatures struggling to reach the freezing… Continue reading surprise snow day on the obx!
local funds for local needs
Perhaps no where is the generosity of the Outer Banks community more apparent than in the Outer Banks Relief Foundation. In this wonderful holiday story, Michelle Wagner writing for the Outer Banks Voice tells the story of how three caring friends created a uniquely caring local foundation. “John Gilliam, Ervin Bateman and Millie Ward may… Continue reading local funds for local needs
20 years = great food + good times
Twenty years of great food and great times at Ocean Boulevard. Hard to imagine that Donny King has managed to keep things as fresh and fun as the day he opened. We have a wonderful article from Jim Trotman writing for the Outer Banks Voice about how Donny and his wife, Heather, have managed to… Continue reading 20 years = great food + good times
ocracoke lights up the holidays
What a treat for the holidays! Ocracoke is lighting up the winter sky during their annual Island Celebration. Great pics by Connie Leinbach of the Ocracoke Observer and give us a sampling of Ocracoke’s holiday spirit for this competition. “Holiday lights on island homes and business’s will be in competition tonight (Dec. 16) for the Ocracoke Civic… Continue reading ocracoke lights up the holidays
wright bros: still crazy after 112 years
112 years after two bike mechanics from Dayton, Ohio took off from a sand dune in what was then Kitty Hawk and proved that we could indeed fly, we’re still celebrating that remarkable feat and we are still captivated by Wilbur and Orville Wright. Mental Floss marks the anniversary of their flight with this whimsical list of things… Continue reading wright bros: still crazy after 112 years
surfline rocks new web cams for the obx
For all of us that live on the OBX, knowing what the ocean is doing is part of our everyday: we all keep an eye on the weather, and lately live webcams have made keeping an eye on the ocean as easy as going online. Surfline has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the… Continue reading surfline rocks new web cams for the obx
nicholas sparks + corolla wild horses = love
Corolla’s wild horses have captured many hearts, and it seems that celebrities are not exempt! Nicholas Sparks (yes, that Nicholas Sparks!), no stranger to the OBX, visited Corolla and was so enamored with the wild mustangs that he wrote this piece on his personal blog. Of course, the author of too many bestsellers to list (including Nights in… Continue reading nicholas sparks + corolla wild horses = love
more summer ferry runs for obx
Noticing changes in when riders take ferries on and off Ocracoke Island, the Ferry Division of NCDOT has increased peak runs for some riders and extended the summer schedule to Columbus Day weekend for the Hatteras/Ocracoke Ferry. “Summer travel season is getting a little longer on the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry System. The North Carolina… Continue reading more summer ferry runs for obx
could the gulf stream power the OBX?
Powerful and inexorable as it flows to the north, the Gulf Stream comes closest to the continental US at Cape Hatteras. It’s movement creates energy and has potential to become a power source for the Outer Banks and North Carolina. Writing for the Coastal Review Online, Kip Tabb notes the first steps in understanding how the Gulf Stream’s energy… Continue reading could the gulf stream power the OBX?