Archives » October, 2007

Sammy Kaye Orchestra at Roanoke Island Festival Park

ROANOKE ISLAND- The Sammy Kaye Orchestra will be in the Film Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park for two performances. Thursday, November 8, the famous group will present “Swing and Sway” and Friday, November 9, “Swing and Sway Christmas”. Both performances are at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 and may be purchased in the Visitors […]

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Roger Thorpe Directs the Sammy Kaye Orchestra At Roanoke Island Festival Park

ROANOKE ISALND- The Sammy Kaye Orchestra, under the direction of Roger Thorpe, will be in the Film Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park for two performances. Thursday, November 8, the famous group will present “Swing and Sway” and Friday, November 9, “Swing and Sway Christmas”. Both performances are at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 and […]

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11th Annual Wings Over Water Nov 6-11, 2008

The 11th Annual Wings Over Water will take place on Nov 6-11. Get out you binoculars and scopes and get ready to check out the birds and wildlife of the Outer Banks. The 6 day event will offer birders many opportunities to view the wildlife of Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Ocracoke Island, Mattamuskeet Wildlife […]

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Outer Banks Restaurant Association Taste of the Beach 2008

Plans are under way for the 2008 Taste of the Beach. If you are an Outer Banks local who has enjoyed this event in the past and look forward to it every year then you’d better pay attention:
The 2008 event will be a 4-day event held on March 6-9, 2008 and if the Outer Banks Tourism […]

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Good summer for purple martins at Umstead Bridge

2007 was a good summer for the thousands of purple martins that roost annually on the William B. Umstead Bridge, which is the “old bridge” connecting the north end of Roanoke Island and Manteo with the mainland at Manns Harbor near Mashoes.
100,000 or more purple martins roost at the bridge every year and in years […]

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OBX mortgage rates as of 10-27-07 from Beach Mortgage

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85% Secondary Homes $650,000 - $1 Million
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Lot Loans
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“Imagination Library” to begin in Dare County

Country music legend Dolly Parton originally founded Imagination Library in her hometown so that preschool children could have a head start on reading and to encourage a love of learning and reading. The program is now spreading to communities across the country.
The Children and Youth Partnership for Dare County (CYP) plans to create an […]

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Island Free Press now online

Hatteras and Ocracoke islands’ first Web newspaper went online on Wednesday, September 5th.
Boasting the header “Up to Date and Down to Earth,” the news site is accessed at www.islandfreepress.org and is the brainchild of Irene Nolan, The Island Breeze’s editor for 16 years who moved to Frisco in 1991 after many years at a large […]

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The Christmas Show at the Outer Banks Music Showcase

Come celebrate Christmas with Santa and the cast of the Outer Banks Music Showcase! Together we’ll stroll through a winter wonderland of holiday music, ranging from secular to traditional, to sacred music. Like the Showcase’s regular season show, the Christmas show will feature a live band with vocalists and a comedian who will present […]

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The OBX® Marathon November 11

Make your next race a destination. “Run Away” on North Carolina’s breathtaking Outer Banks, Sunday, November 11, 2007. The OBX® Marathon, presented by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, The Gateway Bank Half Marathon, and the Kelly Hospitality Group Fun Run offer miles of scenic and historic coastal beauty along North Carolina’s barrier islands. An Inaugural […]

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