In addition to free WiFi, the Vineyard, which will be renamed for this season, has 149 seats, bike racks, luggage storage, will allow pets and will have some concessions but no alcohol service.

Work to replenish the beach is expected to reach the Nags Head town line at the Cape Hatters National seashore in two to three days, then start progressing north toward the Outer Banks Fishing Pier.

No need for fancy DIY skills, a lot of money, or a ton of time to pull off these yard upgrades. It’s your yard — yours to do with as you wish. And while that’s great, that doesn’t mean you have to be one of those people who spends every spare moment in their yard, sprucing it up.

“Annie” (or “Rie” if you were family) loved the beach and all things saltwater. She was a surfer, beach walker, and a passionate Jimmy Buffet fan, a proud “Parrot Head” who knew every one of his songs by heart.

The three people aboard were wearing life jackets and preparing to abandon ship. Watchstanders advised the mariners to grab the Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacon and to only enter the water as a last resort.

The 130-foot-tall tower, which is designed to look like a large flagpole, is on a piece of Southern Shores Civic Association property at the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and N.C. 12 in an area known as the triangle.

About 250 people were at the event and as many as 60 individuals became sick. Only three people reported seeking medical attention, according to the Dare County Department of Health.

Last year, the Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) began warning residents of the OBX to be on the look out for scams involving long and short-term rentals on Craigslist. Scammers have begun posting ads on Craigslist looking for potential renters and offer extremely low prices. Some of these ads list legitimate rental companies in the Outer Banks.

Join the Roanoke Island Historical Association (RIHA) on Wednesday, May 15th at TRiO Restaurant & Market in Kitty Hawk, for the Kickoff Celebration for one of this area’s most anticipated fundraising events, The Lost Colony Wine & Culinary Festival.

The Historic Jarvisburg Colored School in Currituck County recently received funding to begin phase one of the art and community engagement project Songlines, this summer.