Eduardo’s Taco Truck says adios to Ocracoke

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By Jeanne Brook Sitting in Zillie’s on a winter night, we turned at the door creak to see Eduardo Chavez Perez walk in. Seeing Eduardo outside...

Did radio begin on Hatteras Island?

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By Peter Vankevich On the North Carolina license plate is “First in Flight,” noting the remarkable achievements of the Wright Brothers in the early years...

David Tweedie: a man of many talents

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By Patty Huston-Holm On a morning nearing the first day of spring, a lingering winter chill evident outside the kitchen from where he sat, David...

On Nov. 22 Blackbeard lost his head and launched 300 years...

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Editor’s note: Kevin Duffus gave this talk on Nov. 1 during Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree on Ocracoke Island. By Kevin Duffus Let’s talk about the notorious pirate...

A stop on your way to Ocracoke: the gravestone of ‘Little...

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By Stephanie Caplan “C’mon, baby, do the locomotion.” Most of us can’t read these words without hearing the chart-topping song “The Loco-Motion.” You probably know the...

‘Arggh! Where be me head’? quoth Blackbeard

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Blackbeard's Pirate Jamboree is scheduled for Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2025, at the Berkley Manor grounds and barn. See details here. By Kevin Duffus Blackbeard’s...

The Long Way Home: A journey into the heart

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By Tom Pahl; photos by Tom and Carol Pahl Editor’s note: Ocracoke Islanders Tom and Carol Pahl have been on a trek around the United...

Emma Ballance’s talent yields the reward of a prestigious ballet school

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By Connie Leinbach Well on her way to becoming a professional ballet dancer, 12-year-old Ocracoke native Emma Reese Ballance of Winston-Salem has been a ballet...

New edition of McAllister’s ‘Ocracoke’ book adds recent history

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By Peter Vankevich The second edition of Ray McAllister’s "Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks" (Beach Glass Press) is out. First published in 2013, the...

Ocracoke student attending Harvard

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By Peter Vankevich Katie Kinnion grew up on Ocracoke. This summer she worked at the Ocracoke Coffee Company and by late August was back in...