The Beach Food Pantry is scheduled to visit the Manteo Library three days throughout the summer to share fresh produce with the Manteo community. The dates are as follows: June 26, July 24, and August 28 at 5:30 p.m.
This produce is free to anyone who lives or works in Dare County, and does not require your I.D. All are encouraged to come by and take some home with you.
The Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week is Rupert.
Rupert is a four and a half year old mixed breed. He will gobble up all the treats he can get and enjoys snuggling. “Once you meet Rupert, you will fall in love with him,” says the shelter.
To adopt Rupert or any of the other shelter animals, visit the Outer Banks SPCA Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., or give them a call at 252-475-5620.
On Tuesday, June 20, the Town of Duck will welcome Dr. Reide Corbett, Dean and Executive Director of the Coastal Studies Institute, who is set to present “North Carolina’s Changing Coast: Past, Present, and Future” at the Paul F. Keller Meeting Hall as part of the Bias Foundation’s Speaker Series.
A light reception begins at 6:30 p.m. with the presentation beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The Bias Speaker Series is supported by the John H. & Frances Lane Bias Foundation, Inc. (The Bias Foundation), in collaboration with the Town of Duck.
The Paul F. Keller Meeting Hall is located at 1200 Duck Road.
North Carolina General Statute §143-355(1) requires each unit of government that provides water service to the public periodically update their water shortage response plan (WSRP).
All WSRPs are required to be submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality, and must also be adopted by each unit’s governing board. A 30-day public comment period is required before the plan can be adopted by the Board of Commissioners at its June 14, 2023, meeting.
View KDH Water Shortage Response Plan
Written comments, which will be included with the record of the public meeting, may be submitted to the Town Clerk, P.O. Box 1719, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948, or by e-mail to: info@kdhnc.com.
When schools let out for summer and families set off on vacation, the American Red Cross typically sees a decline in donors. Unfortunately, the need for blood doesn’t take a summer break. Every two seconds of every day someone needs blood. This lifesaving care starts with one person making a generous donation. A single donation can save more than one life.
The actual donation takes about 10 – 12 minutes, and the entire process from arrival to departure is about one hour. If you are healthy and feeling well, schedule an appointment to donate blood by visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767). All donors will receive a $10 e-gift card by email to a merchant of their choice.
Red Cross June Blood Drives
Dare LWV invites the public to a community cookout on June 17th from 12-3 pm at Cartwright Park, 303 Bideford St., Manteo. Enjoy FREE hot dogs, chips, baked beans, and a refreshing beverage as summer and another election season heats up.
ALL ARE INVITED! Our younger community members want to understand how our local government works and how legislative decisions will directly affect them. LWV’s Summer Kickoff Community Cookout will present young speakers to clearly explain the League’s mission and the importance of voting. So, bring your friends and your questions and enjoy an afternoon picnic with us.
Your vote is your voice. Student membership in LWV is free! To learn more about joining, visit: www.lwvdarenc.org.
LWV of Dare County is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that supports an informed, active, and healthy community that participates in all facets of voting and citizen participation in a free and open democracy. The Dare County chapter is always accepting new members. All genders welcome.
The Town of Duck has announced that registration is now open for the annual Fourth of July parade that will take place on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at 9 a.m.
Although free to enter, pre-registration is required and must be received by Wednesday, June 21, 2023.
Click here to visit the Town of Duck’s Fourth of July website for information on how to register.
A month of visual, performing and literary art events highlighting artists who self-identify within the LGBTQ+ community will begin on Friday, June 2 as part of the Dare Arts Pride Project, which was developed by Dare Arts in collaboration with Out on the Outer Banks and OBX Pridefest.
“We’re very excited to work with Dare Arts on this project that uplifts a group of lesser-known locals,” said Out on the Outer Banks. “LGBTQ+ artists have unique experiences that often inform their artistic expressions, adding diversity and color to the world. We hope everyone can appreciate these varied works and connect with the artists who are our friends, family members, and neighbors.”
Outside Straight Lines- A Visual Arts Exhibition Featuring Queer Artists will open in Dare Arts’ Courtroom Gallery with a special reception from 6pm to 8pm on Friday, June 2. The reception is free and open to all and is during First Friday in downtown Manteo. Outside Straight Lines will be open for viewing during normal gallery hours through June 30.
Dare Arts’ June First Friday celebration will also include the debut of a fiber installation in The Courtyard by artist Elisa McVearry. The installation will remain on display through the summer.
“My plan is to cover some of The Courtyard’s concrete walls in “craftivist” fiber art to bring awareness to the queer community and its struggles and triumphs,” said fiber artist Elisa McVearry. “My hope is that the viewer will consider that their fellow community members are deserving of equal rights and will join the fight against the current wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.”
Seven-piece band The Storyweavers will be playing their first show on the Outer Banks bringing Americana folk music to The Courtyard on Friday, June 2 from 6pm to 8pm.
First Friday will conclude with a spectacular fire performance in The Courtyard by Panda Daniels, starting at 8pm.
The Dare Arts Pride Project will continue on Thursday, June 8 with a free concert by nationally touring duo Mama’s Black Sheep at Waveriders Coffee, Deli & Pub in Nags Head from 7pm to 9pm. The evening will be a social gathering for members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies to connect. Waveriders will have food and drinks available for purchase.
“We are so excited to return to the Outer Banks to play in June,” said singer-songwriters Ashland Miller and Laura Cerulli of Mama’s Black Sheep. “Each of our songs allows you to travel with time, whether you’re swinging to country, rocking to pop, grooving to soul, or swaying to the blues; there’s always something to move your body and stir your soul.”
On Tuesday, June 13 there will be a special Dare Arts Pride Project Open Mic Night at Hi-Vibe Holistics Listening Room in Kill Devil Hills starting at 7pm. This evening is also free and open to LGBTQ+ community members and their allies and will be hosted by Evan Tillett. Performances including, but not limited to, poetry, prose, song (vocal or instrumental), monologue/scene, and/or stand-up are welcome. Those interested in participating in the Open Mic Night can sign up online at DareArts.org/outsidestraightlines. Sign-ups are not required, but are encouraged.
“As an openly gay Outer Banks native, it means a lot to me to see these types of events occur in my hometown,” said Evan Tillett. “Dare Arts has been a loyal advocate of the three communities that are most important to me; Dare County, the LGBTQ+ community, and the arts community. So, when they asked if I would host the Dare Arts Pride Project Open Mic Night, I jumped at the opportunity.”
Dare Arts Pride Project events are sponsored by Downtown Books, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Outer Banks, Anderson’s Florist OBX, and All Saints Episcopal Church.
This project is sponsored by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.
This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
For more information about these events, visit DareArts.org or call 252 473 5558.
Dare Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization dedicated to encouraging the arts in Dare County through advocacy, enrichment and opportunity.
NOAA forecasters with the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, predict near-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic this year. NOAA’s outlook for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which goes from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 40% chance of a near-normal season, a 30% chance of an above-normal season and a 30% chance of a below-normal season.
NOAA is forecasting a range of 12 to 17 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 5 to 9 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 1 to 4 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). NOAA has a 70% confidence in these ranges.
“Thanks to the Commerce Department and NOAA’s critical investments this year in scientific and technological advancements in hurricane modeling, NOAA will be able to deliver even more accurate forecasts, helping ensure communities have the information they need to prepare for and respond to the destructive economic and ecological impacts of Atlantic hurricanes,” said Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo.
The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be less active than recent years, due to competing factors — some that suppress storm development and some that fuel it — driving this year’s overall forecast for a near-normal season.
After three hurricane seasons with La Nina present, NOAA scientists predict a high potential for El Nino to develop this summer, which can suppress Atlantic hurricane activity. El Nino’s potential influence on storm development could be offset by favorable conditions local to the tropical Atlantic Basin. Those conditions include the potential for an above-normal west African monsoon, which produces African easterly waves and seeds some of the stronger and longer-lived Atlantic storms, and warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea which creates more energy to fuel storm development. These factors are part of the longer term variability in Atlantic atmospheric and oceanic conditions that are conducive to hurricane development — known as the high-activity era for Atlantic hurricanes — which have been producing more active Atlantic hurricane seasons since 1995.
“With a changing climate, the data and expertise NOAA provides to emergency managers and partners to support decision-making before, during and after a hurricane has never been more crucial,” said NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. “To that end, this year we are operationalizing a new hurricane forecast model and extending the tropical cyclone outlook graphic from five to seven days, which will provide emergency managers and communities with more time to prepare for storms.”
This summer, NOAA will implement a series of upgrades and improvements. NOAA will expand the capacity of its operational supercomputing system by 20%. This increase in computing capability will enable NOAA to improve and run more complex forecast models, including significant model upgrades this hurricane season:
Additional upgrades or new tools for hurricane analysis and forecasting include:
NOAA will continue improving new and current observing systems critical in understanding and forecasting hurricanes. Two projects underway this season include:
“As we saw with Hurricane Ian, it only takes one hurricane to cause widespread devastation and upend lives. So regardless of the number of storms predicted this season, it is critical that everyone understand their risk and heed the warnings of state and local officials. Whether you live on the coast or further inland, hurricanes can cause serious impacts to everybody in their path,” said FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. “Visit ready.gov or listo.gov for readiness resources, and get real time emergency alerts by downloading the FEMA App. Actions taken today can save your life when disaster strikes. The time to prepare is now.”
NOAA’s outlook is for overall seasonal activity and is not a landfall forecast. In addition to the Atlantic seasonal outlook, NOAA also issues seasonal hurricane outlooks for the eastern Pacificand central Pacific hurricane basins. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center will update the 2023 Atlantic seasonal outlook in early August, just prior to the historical peak of the season.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina has joined other Atlantic Coast states involved with the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind on a coordinated project to support fisheries mitigation in the development of offshore wind along the East Coast.
“It is important that we work to meet our state’s offshore wind energy goals while still protecting our marine fishery industry,” said Governor Cooper. “We are committed to collaborating with other states in this effort to make sure we achieve both goals.”
North Carolina is working with Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.
Currently, the Initiative is focused on establishing a framework to compensate commercial and for-hire fishermen in the event of economic impact related to offshore wind development. The goal is to develop a regional approach for administration of any financial compensation paid by developers. Economic impacts from coastal fishing in North Carolina top $4.5 billion annually.
Together, the states plan to develop consistent, fair and transparent compensatory mitigation procedures and through the non-profit Initiative, establish a regional fund administrator for fisheries compensatory mitigation.
Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 218 sets a target of 2.8 GW of offshore wind energy resources off the North Carolina coast by 2030 and 8.0 GW by 2040.
The Special Initiative on Offshore Wind, which has been coordinating input into the process, has included multiple stakeholders such as the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance on behalf of the commercial fishing industry, offshore wind developers through American Clean Power, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and legal experts specializing in the development and administration of mitigation funds.
Earlier this year, the states collected input and released a final scoping document on April 13.
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