Tagged: Black Pelican

OBX Dance Marathon: Fun for a Great Cause

Nine-and-a-half hours after the Riff Tides played the first notes of the First Annual G.E.M. Carpe DM Dance Marathon on Saturday, two dancers were still on the floor. Brittany Slaughter from Team Black Pelican...

Hurricane Matthew-Surprising Power in OBX Storm

Hurricane Matthew delivered to the Outer Banks what is in tropical storm terms a haymaker—a wild punch that seemed to catch almost everyone by surprise. By Thursday of last week we knew the weekend...

Hurricane Matthew Heads Out to Sea

It looks as though Hurricane Matthew is going to curve away from the coast and head out to sea, which for everyone on the Outer Banks is a relief. We’ll still feel the effects—are...

Kitty Hawk Pier.

Horrible Hermine & the OBX

It looks as though the Outer Banks is going to be dealing with the lingering effects of Tropical Storm Hermine through today and into tomorrow. And depending on what happens when as it heads...

Outer Banks Year in Review

It’s been an interesting year on the Outer Banks. Progress on replacing the Bonner Bridge is real and there is reason to believe the Mid Currituck Bridge may be moving forward. There has been...

Chef Wes Stepp of Red Sky Catering in black at the 2015 Wedding Expo. Photo by Julie Dreelins Productions.

OBX Expo Showcases Local Wedding Industry

By Kip Tabb Here is the important information for brides, grooms and their families planning on attending the 2016 Outer Banks Wedding Expo: bring a good appetite, comfortable walking shoes and be ready to...

At Stripers table. Preparing the chilpote honey mahi. Served on a crisp warm taco.

A Cook-Off Crazy Weekend

Article and Photos by Kip Tabb –  With the first ever Fish Taco Cook-off at the Sea Ranch Resort scheduled for Saturday followed by the 5th Annual Shrimp Cook-off on Sunday at Ocean Boulevard,...

Bob Furr. Photo, K. Wilkins Photography

Icon-Maker, Deadline-Hater: Bob Furr

By Cathy Baldwin Bob Furr is in the business of making brands. He’s the original Outer Banks graphic designer. You know Kelly’s Restaurant and Tavern? Bob designed the logo. Black Pelican? Yup, he did...

Melinda Gregory's sea urchin cakes.

The Sweet Life-Melinda Gregory of Just Desserts

By Cathy Baldwin, Photos by K. Wilkins Photography –  Bruce Springsteen once ate three pieces of Melinda Gregory’s “Coral Lace” cake at his nephew’s wedding in Duck. “I really wanted a picture of him...