From Scrap to Art
Dave Melson pops open a plain looking toolbox and brings out some knives. They’re not like any store bought knives. Beautifully balanced and light in weight, each handle is different and in its own...
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Let It Rip: Re-Writing Rip Current Science with Green Dye
By Kip Tabb Photos By John McCord It took a bright green dye dumped into the ocean to capture the public’s attention and illustrate what a rip current looks like and how powerful...
Outer Banks Mystery Revealed: What’s Really Inside the Wright Brothers National Memorial
Sitting atop a 90-foot hill and rising another 60-feet above that, the Wright Brothers National Memorial is an iconic symbol of the Outer Banks. What we came to discover is what lies behind the nickel and stainless steel doors.
Paper Flowers and Custom Invitations
By Kip Tabb – Sometimes it’s difficult to keep what is special in our lives, but somehow Heather Rollins has managed it in hers. Heather is HLR Designs. She specializes in creating personalized...
Homegrown Outer Banks
Stories By Kip Tabb, K. Wilkins Photography – The Local Farm, the Local Fork The drive to the Outer Banks passes through some of the most fertile farmland in North Carolina—land that has been...
Outer Banks Cajons
By Kip Tabb – First there’s the sound, a resonant, rich tone speaking of primitive forests and endless plains. There’s a little bit of the rustle of a snare, giving it a slightly Caribbean...
Catching A Manx Outer Banks Style
By Kip Tabb, Photos by K. Wilkins Photography – A grin seems mandatory when driving a chopped down VW with a fiberglass body and stubby rear end like a Manx cat. I had just finished...
Shuckin’ Good-Oyster Bars Make a Comeback on the Outer Banks
By Kip Tabb – Photos by Kati Wilkins – Oysters… those wonderful, succulent, salty treats are taking center stage in Outer Banks dining, especially as summer 2013 rolls to a close. Awful Arthur’s on...
