Outer Banks Cajons
By Kip Tabb – First there’s the sound, a resonant, rich tone speaking of primitive forests and endless plains. There’s a little bit of the rustle of a snare, giving it a slightly Caribbean...
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Catching A Manx Outer Banks Style
By Kip Tabb, Photos by K. Wilkins Photography – A grin seems mandatory when driving a chopped down VW with a fiberglass body and stubby rear end like a Manx cat. I had just finished...
Shuckin’ Good-Oyster Bars Make a Comeback on the Outer Banks
By Kip Tabb – Photos by Kati Wilkins – Oysters… those wonderful, succulent, salty treats are taking center stage in Outer Banks dining, especially as summer 2013 rolls to a close. Awful Arthur’s on...
The Corner of Cool-Bad Bean & Mom’s Sweet Shop
By Cathy Baldwin – Surviving the first winter as a new restaurant can be downright brutal. Just ask Rob Robinson of Bad Bean Baja Grill. “We opened in 2008—just when the bottom fell...
Surf Stoke
By Jesse Fernandez – In case you haven’t noticed, the act of riding waves has become quite popular in our coastal region. Being around the Outer Banks in the summer months, it’s hard not...
Re-Discovering the Monument to a Century of Flight
By Laura Martier – The Monument to a Century of Flight is tucked away behind the Aycock Brown Welcome Center in Kitty Hawk. Created for the 2003 Centennial Celebration this amazing art collaboration...
History in a House
By Donna Baum, Photos by K. Wilkins The Nellie Midgette House is home to a Rare Collection of Beach Treasures A 100-year-old legacy began with a stroll on the beach. Ever noticed how...
Cottage Courts—Still a Part of the Outer Banks
By Kip Tabb – Not quite a motel and certainly, a little smaller than a cottage, the cottage courts were the introduction to an Outer Banks vacation for thousands of families from the 1940s...
A Powerfully Curious Portrait Hangs in the Outer Banks
By Corinne Saunders – The portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth I was recently launched from its more-than-50-year-position as décor at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo to the national spotlight. The oil painting on...
Silver Surfer
By Jesse Fernandez – Photos courtesy Barry Price, Sr. Barry Price, Sr. is the kind of surfer you want to emulate as you age. While quietly approaching 50, his level of surfing enthusiasm more...
