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If you are looking for some fun and live entertainment this summer, the Mountain Arts Center has you covered. As the pandemic lessens more everyday, many expect a boom in

Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in North Carolina's Outer Banks Hannah Lee Leidy © aoldman/Getty For sandy beaches and legendary surf conditions, to historic lighthouses, shipwreck diving sites, and wild horses, the Outer Banks is a unique East Coast beach vacation. No single island or town bears the official name Outer Banks—rather, the term refers to the string of barrier islands cupping North Carolina’s entire coast, a divide between the inland and the Atlantic. Born of 19th-century fishing villages and game hunting retreats, this destination now provides a year-round ha...

a new education and tourism initiative called the ‘Wright Route,’ a virtual and in-person experience launching this summer. The ‘Wright Route’ looks to provide a fuller picture of the brothers’ lives and work, promote collaboration and dispel myths about the rivalry between the two aviation parks. “Our parks and organizations have been friends for many years and enjoy working together to tell the inspiring stories of how aviation changed our world. This initiative invites visitors to explore both parks and experience the Wright brothers’ journey to the Outer Banks in a new way,...

$2.2M for Duck (NC) beachfill efforts April 29, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that the Town of Duck will receive $2,229,342 to assist their Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts. Dorian’s storm surge and wave activity led to dangerous levels of beach and dune erosion along the coastline near Duck, reported FEMA. The town will use these funds to replace 170,800 cubic yards of sand along 1.6 miles of shoreline and dunes. About 61,000 plants will also need to be reinstalled to anchor the dunes against...

Autonomous Shuttle Launches at Wright Brothers Memorial A three-month pilot project to test small, electric autonomous shuttles in North Carolina launched at the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kill Devil Hills. The project will inform other driverless initiatives in the state. April 23, 2021 •  North Carolina Department of Transportation Perhaps it’s only fitting that the site of early flight in North Carolina is today a launch area for a self-driving electric shuttle. The North Carolina Department of Transportation, (NCDOT) in partnership with...