Last minute change in path brought Matthew to the OBX Hurricane Matthew was the least predictable hurricane we’ve tracked in a long time and just when the OBX thought we had a pass, we were hit with a storm full of power, fury and rain the likes of which many have never seen here. Thankfully, we haven’t heard of… Continue reading UPDATE: hurricane matthew didn’t miss the obx
matthew + obx = a sigh of relief
OBX sighs in relief as Matthew (hopefully) steers clear As the projected path of Hurricane Matthew takes ever stranger twists and turns, the Outer Banks has apparently moved out of the danger zone. There will still be local effects from the monster storm as Kip Tabb writing for the North Beach Sun reports, but from Ocracoke… Continue reading matthew + obx = a sigh of relief
hurricane matthew approaches obx
Is the Outer Banks in Matthew’s path? We know we’re going to feel the effects of Hurricane Matthew here on the Outer Banks. What we do not know yet, is what those effects will be. Rob Morris in his article for the Outer Banks Voice does a great job of describing what the Outer Banks… Continue reading hurricane matthew approaches obx
obx beachcomber museum hopes to open year-round
Crowd-funding effort hopes to keep this OBX museum open all year Nellie Myrtle Pridgen’s store on the Beach Road in Nags Head has been closed for decades, but her remarkable collection of beach glass and odds and ends live in the Outer Banks Beachcomber Museum. These treasures the ocean washed ashore create a history of… Continue reading obx beachcomber museum hopes to open year-round
everybody got crabs at crabdaddy!
Fresh crabs, good music and great wine at Crabdaddy this year Crabdaddy is all about celebrating the bounty of the sea and land… done, of course, the Outer Banks way. The setting is perfect. The vines of Sanctuary Vineyards surround the The Cotton Gin in Jarvisburg, so what better place for September festivities than under the pines on… Continue reading everybody got crabs at crabdaddy!
when mother ocean puts on a light show
OBX ocean illuminated with bioluminescent light show! The plankton rolled in with the surf this weekend and for two nights there was a light show in iridescent blues and greens that reminded us all that the beauty of nature exceeds any work of art by human hands. The scientific term is bioluminescence; the effect is one… Continue reading when mother ocean puts on a light show
flying kegs + craft beer = obx brewtag!
The 2nd Annual OBX Brewtag is Saturday! You’ll need to keep your eyes to the sky this Saturday, October 22 from 12-6pm at The Soundside Event Site in Nags Head. The inaugural OBX Brewtag event in 2015 was a BLAST (check out the quick recap video below) and this year is primed to be even… Continue reading flying kegs + craft beer = obx brewtag!
taking the ferry to portsmouth island
A Family Legacy of Journeys to Portsmouth Island The Austin family has been taking visitor from Ocracoke to the deserted village on Portsmouth Island for over 40 years. As the brothers who have made the journey a part of their family heritage age, writer Lane DeGregory looks to the future in her article for Our… Continue reading taking the ferry to portsmouth island
german sub found off ocracoke!
Remains of U576 are submerged in depths off Ocracoke On her fifth tour of duty, U576 met her doom, inexplicably surfacing in the middle of a convoy after firing four torpedoes, sinking one ship and damaging two others. There were no survivors and the crew, as Michael E. Ruane writing for the Washington Post discovered,… Continue reading german sub found off ocracoke!
kelly’s closing would be the end of an era
The iconic Kelly’s Outer Banks Restaurant and Tavern may close by the end of the year. Ending months, or even years of speculation, Outer Banks restauranteur Mike Kelly confirmed to Russ Lay of the Outer Banks Voice that he may be selling the Nags Head property that houses his iconic Kelly’s Outer Banks Restaurant & Tavern.… Continue reading kelly’s closing would be the end of an era