After years of hard work, Americans deserve to retire in a place that offers both a high quality of life and a wide variety of cultural and entertainment activities. To help people decide, market research firm TOP Data has conducted an in-depth analysis to determine which states are the best to retire. To decide, is…Read More from New survey ranks North Carolina 8th best state to retire
Bring your friends and family to celebrate the arrival of fall at Island Farm! Every Saturday in October, Island Farm will host its 11th annual Pumpkin Patch event. There will be no shortage of fun memories to be made, with a diverse array of fall games and activities offered. This event will take place on…Read More from Island Farm to greet fall with 11th annual Pumpkin Patch on Saturdays in October
After a two-year shutdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival is celebrating its 25th year in 2022, and returns to the Outer Banks with registration currently open for any visitor or resident who wants to join in this Outer Banks-wide and multiple-day event. The festival will be held from October…Read More from Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival returns with a pair of weekends in 2022
By Connie Leinbach, OcracokeObserver.com Stevie Wilson has a possible solution to Ocracoke’s danger of losing the north end of the island and the ferry terminal. The line for the ferry to Hatteras sometimes stretches a half mile down N.C. 12, which is a new normal since the stacking half-circle has been almost obliterated. Hurricane Dorian…Read More from Ocracoke Observer: Would a passenger ferry to Outfall Canal be feasible?
The Outer Banks Community Foundation invites the public to its 40th Birthday Backyard Bash at the Outer Banks Brewing Station on Saturday, October 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. The free event will feature live music, birthday cake, and a $4,000 grant to be awarded to one local charity by event-goers. This community grant kicks…Read More from Outer Banks Community Foundation 40th birthday celebrates local nonprofits, community philanthropy
The cancer hospital at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill that opened in 2009 will now carry the name of the man considered most responsible for its founding. UNC Health announced Monday the renaming of the state’s only public cancer hospital to the North Carolina Marc Basnight Cancer Hospital. The Manteo native passed…Read More from N.C. Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill renamed for Marc Basnight
After a four-year hiatus, the annual Day at the Docks festival made a triumphant return to Hatteras village, attracting a big crowd that was lured in by the event’s many activities, programs, and competitions that were stationed along the waterfront. Initially launched as a one-day event in 2004, Day at the Docks (DATD) was created…Read More from After a four-year hiatus, Day at the Docks makes a triumphant return to Hatteras village
Each week, Twiddy & Co. Brand Ambassador Edward Ponton highlights a local business or group that we love as well as what else is happening “This Week on the Outer Banks”. In this week’s edition, we’re grabbing a cone at The Chill Spot in Corolla….Read More from This Week on the Outer Banks: Va. Symphony Orchestra plays in KDH; Grab a cone at The Chill Spot
By Connie Leinbach, OcracokeObserver.com Negative ions caused by crashing water can elevate our feeling of well-being, and so, apparently, can walking in the woods. A growing number of studies show that when people are exposed to negative ions — electrically charged particles that occur when air is under the influence of energy sources such as…Read More from Make a walk in the woods a “forest bath”
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the numerous ties of people and places around the globe to Great Britain’s longest-serving monarch continue to be broadcast and written about. Including another one to the Outer Banks we learned about just this week. Queen Elizabeth’s lone daughter, Anne, Princess Royal, spoke in Manteo on July 13,…Read More from Kittyhawk: Queen Elizabeth II’s military flight call sign a historic tie to the Outer Banks
After years of hard work, Americans deserve to retire in a place that offers both a high quality of life and a wide variety of cultural and entertainment activities. To help people decide, market research firm TOP Data has conducted an in-depth analysis to determine which states are the best to retire. To decide, is…Read More from New survey ranks North Carolina 8th best state to retire
Bring your friends and family to celebrate the arrival of fall at Island Farm! Every Saturday in October, Island Farm will host its 11th annual Pumpkin Patch event. There will be no shortage of fun memories to be made, with a diverse array of fall games and activities offered. This event will take place on…Read More from Island Farm to greet fall with 11th annual Pumpkin Patch on Saturdays in October
After a two-year shutdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival is celebrating its 25th year in 2022, and returns to the Outer Banks with registration currently open for any visitor or resident who wants to join in this Outer Banks-wide and multiple-day event. The festival will be held from October…Read More from Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival returns with a pair of weekends in 2022
By Connie Leinbach, OcracokeObserver.com Stevie Wilson has a possible solution to Ocracoke’s danger of losing the north end of the island and the ferry terminal. The line for the ferry to Hatteras sometimes stretches a half mile down N.C. 12, which is a new normal since the stacking half-circle has been almost obliterated. Hurricane Dorian…Read More from Ocracoke Observer: Would a passenger ferry to Outfall Canal be feasible?
The Outer Banks Community Foundation invites the public to its 40th Birthday Backyard Bash at the Outer Banks Brewing Station on Saturday, October 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. The free event will feature live music, birthday cake, and a $4,000 grant to be awarded to one local charity by event-goers. This community grant kicks…Read More from Outer Banks Community Foundation 40th birthday celebrates local nonprofits, community philanthropy
The cancer hospital at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill that opened in 2009 will now carry the name of the man considered most responsible for its founding. UNC Health announced Monday the renaming of the state’s only public cancer hospital to the North Carolina Marc Basnight Cancer Hospital. The Manteo native passed…Read More from N.C. Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill renamed for Marc Basnight
After a four-year hiatus, the annual Day at the Docks festival made a triumphant return to Hatteras village, attracting a big crowd that was lured in by the event’s many activities, programs, and competitions that were stationed along the waterfront. Initially launched as a one-day event in 2004, Day at the Docks (DATD) was created…Read More from After a four-year hiatus, Day at the Docks makes a triumphant return to Hatteras village
Each week, Twiddy & Co. Brand Ambassador Edward Ponton highlights a local business or group that we love as well as what else is happening “This Week on the Outer Banks”. In this week’s edition, we’re grabbing a cone at The Chill Spot in Corolla….Read More from This Week on the Outer Banks: Va. Symphony Orchestra plays in KDH; Grab a cone at The Chill Spot
By Connie Leinbach, OcracokeObserver.com Negative ions caused by crashing water can elevate our feeling of well-being, and so, apparently, can walking in the woods. A growing number of studies show that when people are exposed to negative ions — electrically charged particles that occur when air is under the influence of energy sources such as…Read More from Make a walk in the woods a “forest bath”
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the numerous ties of people and places around the globe to Great Britain’s longest-serving monarch continue to be broadcast and written about. Including another one to the Outer Banks we learned about just this week. Queen Elizabeth’s lone daughter, Anne, Princess Royal, spoke in Manteo on July 13,…Read More from Kittyhawk: Queen Elizabeth II’s military flight call sign a historic tie to the Outer Banks
