The World’s Oyster
“Why, then the world’s mine oyster,” Shakespeare famously wrote in his play, The Merry Wives of Windsor. “Which I with sword will open.” It is perhaps one of his most well known quotes (although...
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The Road Home
“If you love something, let it go.” We’ve all heard that one before. But how about this for a twist? If you love a place, move away. Take it from me. If there’s an...
Art and the Human Spirit
Art is a statement of the human spirit. For 39 years the Frank Stick Memorial Art Show has championed that belief, and the 2017 version of the longest running art show on the Outer...
Open For Business
By Michelle Wagner There was once a time when many businesses on the Outer Banks closed up shop for the winter. Come January, the blinds were pulled and the doors locked. Owners would travel,...
St. Andrew’s: A Century by the Sea
There is a panorama — possibly taken in the 1920s with a $2 Kodak camera — that depicts old Nags Head from sound to sea. It shows a virtually barren landscape that’s dotted with...
Jazz for a Good Cause at Kelly’s
Good music for a great cause…that’s what’s coming to Kelly’s Outer Banks Tavern this Friday night, January 13, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. It’s the fourth time now that Dr. Jazz and his...
The Thrill of History
We walk upon history—literally. Hidden beneath the soil is a remarkable tale that extends back in time 5000, 10,000 and perhaps even 15,000 years ago. Before the first European explorer set foot on...
Hubby Bliven: Behind the Glass
By Amanda McDanel Carrying four rolled-up prints that I need framed, I tread lightly across the yard and knock on the front door. The big beautiful white house stands before me but no one...
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...
