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Tuesday PicsI hope everyone understands that this week's "Memory Monday" photo submission is being sent out on Tuesday due to yesterday being Memorial Day - we felt it important to honor Memorial day with yesterday's post.Today's photo submission comes to us from Amy Brumbaugh of Williamsburg,

On this day that we pause to recall those who died while serving in the U.S. Armed forces we have only two words to sum up our feelings...We Remember....                              Thank You!All the best from the beach!By

Memorial Day Weekend is upon us and its time to make your vacation plans if you haven't already.   Outer Banks Blue has some availability on select properties over the next few weeks, some with special promotional pricing.When you come to the Outer Banks you need the latest and greatest beach

Last week I had the opportunity through the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau to host some Golf and Travel writers who were in town playing golf, and experiencing the OBX first hand.The Nags Head Golf LinksMichael Williams of Washington DC, Vic Williams of Reno, NV, Jim Finnegan of central New Jersey and

It is mid-May which means only one thing for a lot of folks - Strawberry Picking time!The endless winter of 2014 made for a slow start to the season, but things are in full swing now as all of the local spots are open and the fields are full of folks getting their fill of the tasty

Construction crews showed up last week in Buxton for the paint job of a lifetime.    The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, probably the most well known lighthouse in the world, is being repainted.The iconic Cape Hatteras LightThe work is being done by H.I.S. Painting of Titusville, Florida and the...

Happy Tourism WeekGovernor Pat McCory made a visit to the Outer Banks last week to commemorate Tourism week in North Carolina.Holding a press conference at the foot of the Bonner Bridge on Hatteras Island Governor McCrory wore a suit, but took his shoes off for the conference saying he was at the

This Wednesday morning brought good news for Outer Banks commuters as the west bound lanes of the Wright Memorial Bridge was re-opened to traffic this morning just in time for the morning commute!Photo Courtesy of Sam Walker (Outer Banks Voice)The west bound lanes of the Wright Memorial Bridge have

USA Today "KDH Top 10 Weather Destination!"We here at Everything Outer Banks enjoy reading the paper each day because you just never know what you are going to see, and last Tuesday was a good example of that. The USA Today newspaper mentioned Kill Devil Hills as one of the top 10 destinations where...

Comcast coming to the OBXAccording to news reports it appears that Charter communications will be giving up its cable franchise on the Outer Banks to Comcast Corp. the nation's largest cable provider.In Sunday's Virginian Pilot newspaper there was a business brief note that indicated that filings