Reggae visits Ocracoke
By Peter Vankevich
For years, islanders have seen – and many have gotten to know -- a constantly smiling, charming person of a stunning appearance:...
Bill and Jim’s excellent adventure
Kayaking in the Pacific Northwest
By Jim Borland
Photos by David Gillispie
Even in summer months, cool weather is the normal fare for the west coast of...
Heard on Ocracoke: Roland White and Friends
By Peter Vankevich
When Ocracoke Alive announced in the spring that Roland White and Friends would be part of the annual Ocrafolk Festival, the buzz...
Ocrafolk family reminisces about this year’s cancellation
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By Peter Vankevich
For the first time since it began in 2000, the Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival...
Winnie Blount, matriarch of one Black family on Ocracoke
By Connie Leinbach
Among the unusual street names on Ocracoke is one named Winnie Blount Road, which is off Cedar Lane alongside the bank.
Across the...
Artist reception for Doug Hoover tomorrow in Down Creek Gallery
Down Creek Gallery begins its eleventh year of the “Expose Yourself to Art” series of artists’ receptions with new works by North Carolina painter...
Kitty Mitchell opens new art gallery
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach
Island artist Kitty Martin Mitchell has opened a studio and art gallery at 271 Irvin Garrish Highway, across from...
A new headstone for an island son
By Connie Leinbach
Old time island character “Little” Jake Alligood lived his life in the shadow of his more colorful father, “Old” Jake Alligood.
The two...
Joebell flowers on Ocracoke
By Pat Garber
One of the first things I remember from my early years at Ocracoke was the presence of joebells, lovely red and yellow...
There’s magic in these felt creations
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke is magical to many and now it has fairies to prove it.These are “Fairy Stitches,” small, hand-sewn felt...