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Artists of a Feather

By Katrina Mae Leuzinger   In the category of unusual medium choices, “acrylic wash on turkey feather” ranks pretty high. The feathers only allow room for the smallest of portraits, require the lightest of...

Paying the Holiday Spirit Forward

There is a wonderful feeling to the holidays, an understanding that goodwill and generosity exists in all of us. Then comes the doldrums of winter, and, here on the Outer Banks, a push to...

Furever Friends

By Katrina Mae Leuzinger   The Outer Banks SPCA became home to seven new dogs in October. Once bound for a dog meat farm in Jeonju, South Korea, these canines were given a second...

Exceptional Students/Exceptional Athletes

By Michelle Wagner   First Flight High School junior Alex Rodman remembers as a child racing the boys on the blacktop during recess—and winning. Classmate Braxton Hughes recalls playing a sport from about the...

Santa Claus is Coming to (the Outer Banks) Town

It’s a well-known fact that Santa Claus’ busiest weekend of the year is Thanksgiving Weekend, when he manages to visit hundreds and hundreds of places in just three days. It’s an important time for...

Modern Beach Shack

By Michelle Wagner  The small house nestled among the live oaks of the maritime forest at 223 Wax Myrtle Trail isn’t your typical Southern Shores rental property. But “typical” is not what owners Gray...