A Festival of Lights
By Kip Tabb – We don’t think of light as a miracle any more, yet that memory of a time when we held back the darkness with a single candle is still with us....
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Circle of Giving Gives to the SPCA
By Kip Tabb – Walking into the SPCA back on Driftwood Drive in Manteo is at once joyous and heartbreaking. Joy because there is so much love in that building—the love of the workers...
The Candy Bomber Visits the Outer Banks
Article and Photos by Kip Tabb The Candy Bomber came back again to the Outer Banks, and the story behind its name tells an extraordinary tale of generosity of spirit and a simple act...
Beyond The Mat
By Laura Martier- Vriksasana,vriksasana. A call and response was taking place between 15 students who were sitting on a wooden floor in various states of repose: cross-legged, tucked against walls, draped in blankets and...
Children Playing at the Festival of Trees
Article and photos by Kip Tabb – “Fabulous. This is just fabulous,” Lynn Bryant, Executive Director of Outer Banks Hotline is saying. She’s surveying the huge party tent holding the 26th Annual Festival...
Small Town Feel Mark OBX Holiday Celebrations
Article and Photos by Kip Tabb – If the Thanksgiving Weekend is the official beginning of the Holiday shopping season, then the following weekend has to be the official beginning of the true spirit...
Outer Banks Mystery Revealed: What’s Really Inside the Wright Brothers National Memorial
Sitting atop a 90-foot hill and rising another 60-feet above that, the Wright Brothers National Memorial is an iconic symbol of the Outer Banks. What we came to discover is what lies behind the nickel and stainless steel doors.
Kites with Lights Decorates the Sky
By Kip Tabb The holiday season is a time of traditions, from Thanksgiving dinner to the secret discussions children have with Santa Claus to the lighting of Christmas trees. The Outer Banks certainly seems...
Gourmet Thanksgiving Feasts at OBX Restaurants
By Kip Tabb – Thanksgiving week on the Outer Banks is a remarkable time. We seem to explode with traffic, people and families—sort of a final farewell to summer before winter sets in. Not...
Unexpected Inspiration
By Kip Tabb – Angela Hecke did not expect the inspiration she found last Sunday. She had come with her grandson, Arturo Lara to sit in on a meeting between Amber Copeland and Shep...
