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 Island Dining: The Breakwater in Hatteras village Some restaurants are known for their food, others for their atmosphere. At the Breakwater, a family owned and operated Hatteras Island tradition, you get the best of both worlds. Read more |
 Island Cooking: Spring is the time that we wait for our softshell crabs The most eagerly anticipated springtime seafood is the delectable softshell crab that usually begins to appear in April and peaks in May. This is a life phase of the familiar and tasty blue crab, Callinectus sapidus, whose name means “beautiful swimmer.” Here are some recipes for softshells with suggestions for springtime accompaniments. Read more |
 Island Dining: Island Perks Coffee Shop and Café On Hatteras Island, it’s strange to see a crowded parking lot in January. But Island Perks, the small restaurant at the north edge of Buxton, has been staying steady, with cars zipping in and out, since the doors opened in December. Read more |
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Dining: Pop’s Raw Bar and GrillPop’s Raw Bar and Grill in Buxton is open year round and is the place to go for seafood or a burger in a casual setting. And now there is a Pop’s in Elizabeth City. Read more |
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 ISLAND BOOKSHELF: ‘The Sheltering Cedar’ is an Ocracoke Christmas story for children Anne Marshall Runyon, who, as a child, spent her summers on Ocracoke, has written a children’s book about where wild creatures seek shelter in a storm. The storm in her story is a Christmas Eve northeaster. Read more  Historic Ocracoke house is featured in new book Philip Howard’s Ocracoke house, which has been in his family for several generations and which he recently renovated, is featured in “The Southern Cottage: From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Florida Keys.” Read more  Kitty Mitchell’s season of creativity “I can’t step out my door without seeing a hundred beautiful things, and I’m in a feverish frenzy to paint them all,” said the Ocracoke artist about her summer’s work. Read more  Photographer and artist Jennifer Johnson had what it takes after all In college, Jennifer Johnson’s photojournalism professor encouraged her not to pursue photography. Today she owns The Blue Pelican Gallery in Hatteras village that showcases her art, including photography. Read more  Featured artist Lisa Cooper,along with partner and fellow artist Glenn Dodenhoff, has lived on Hatteras Island long enough to (almost) forget she's a native New Yorker. Over the years Lisa has been inspired to paint scenes of sound and sea, including the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in many lights and seasons. Other subjects she chooses include favorite musicians and animals. Pet portraits are a new specialty. Her work can be found at Mack Daddy's in Avon,the Fish House in Buxton, various galleries on the Outer Banks, and the soon to be updated Web site, http://www.hatterasart.com. |
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 Island gardening -- or how to plant stuff in sand while losing your mind in the process Normal women have shoe fetishes. They will go into a store flat broke and come out with three pairs of shoes they don’t need and a hefty credit card debt that will follow them after they die. But as I’m sure we’ve all figured out by now, I am by no means normal. Instead of investing hundreds of dollars in shoes, I have somehow funneled all my money into a different obsessive fetish, on the complete opposite end of the fetish-spectrum. My fetish is plants. I buy lots of them, most of which die slowly and painfully. Read more  Five reasons why winter is great on Hatteras Island Writer Joy Crist counts the reasons why winter on Hatteras is a magical time of year. And her reasons might not be what you are expecting. Read more  The Ocracoke Quilters welcome new members The Ocracoke Needle and Thread Club, also known as the Quilters, has been meeting since the mid-1970s to plan and create traditional patchwork quilts, and to pass on their wisdom and skill to newcomers who join the group. They also raffle their quilts to raise money for island non-profits. All are welcome to join or just come to watch and talk. Read more  Ocracoke Child Care: Working to look after the youngest islanders Ocracoke’s child care center is filled to capacity with 38 busy children who a looked after by a hard working staff. Read more  Ocracoke Journal: Letters from 1984 and 1985 Columnist Pat Garber remembers her life on Ocracoke when she first moved there in the mid 1980s. 1984 Letters 1985 Letters |
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 The Island Doctor: Understanding and preventing influenza Flu season is upon us, but there are some things you can do to protect yourself and your family against this potentially deadly infection. Read more |
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