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Thinking of an Outer Banks Beach Wedding?

Spring time on the Outer Banks is definitely upon us, and in addition to the preparation of rental houses for the coming season we are also seeing weekend visitors increase. We've noticed here at "Everything Outer Banks" that some of those visitors are thinking about having their wedding on these

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Outer Banks Early Arrivals Program

July 4th Early Arrivals Program AnnouncedOuter Banks Blue has just announced a company wide early arrivals program for all arrivals scheduled for July 4, 2009. In commemoration of the July 4th Holiday Outer Banks Blue is allowing all rental guests to check in one hour early on that day.The 'July 4th...

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The Outer Banks: A Value Laden Beach Vacation

Recently the North American Press Syndicate provided the Outer Banks some nice publicity in distributing an article about value laden vacations. The subject location of the article you ask? The Outer Banks!The article reads in part...Travelers are increasingly finding that vacations -- even beach

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Traveling with the Stars: Tiki Barber

In a recent USA Today Travel Section article former NFL All-Pro Running Back Tiki Barber identified Pine Island in Corolla on the Outer Banks to be his favorite vacation spot. Barber, who played for 10 years for the New York Giants, and currently works for NBC Television as a correspondent for the

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Happy Saint Patrick's Day from the OBX

Happy Saint Patrick's Day from the OBX!Did you know that the largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the state of North Carolina resides right here on the Outer Banks? Yep, that is right. The annual Kelly's Hospitality St. Patrick's Day Parade is it, and it was held this last weekend in Nags Head.

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No Consenus Reached on Beach Access

The committee tasked with assisting the National Park Service in the development of a long term management plan governing beach access in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area has failed to reach consensus and has adjourned. The committee, which includes 29 members selected by the

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Travel Channel's Samantha Brown and OBX Blue

Samantha Brown loves Outer Banks Blue!So the Outer Banks Blue Vacation Rental Crew is back on the beach this Monday after an eventful weekend at the National Geographic Adventure in Travel show in Washington DC this past weekend.Thousands of would be Outer Banks Vacationers came by the Outer Banks

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New Face of OuterBanksBlue.com

I hope you made note of the new design of www.outerbanksblue.com. In our constant effort to be the vacation rental company of choice on the Outer Banks we launched our new design on Monday, February 16th. In response to customer comments and suggestions there are lots of changes can be found on

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OBX Blue in Nights in Rodanthe Film

This week on Memory Monday we reflect on another big event that occurred on the Outer Banks in 2008. The release of the major motion picture "Nights in Rodanthe."Starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, the filming of this movie set the Outer Banks community on its ear in 2007 when it was filmed here

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Outer Banks Recognized as One of the Best Beaches

It should come as no surprise to Outer Banks visitors that Southern Living Magazine recently voted the Outer Banks as one of the 10 Best Beaches in the South.The January edition of the magazine published the results of a survey of the magazine's readers favorite spots and it is no surprise to anyone...

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