BNE Land & Development

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January 10, 2011

 

In 1985 Kitty Hawk Land Company was purchased by BNE Land & Development, a subsidiary of Boddie-Noell Enterprises of Rocky Mount, NC. At the time, Kitty Hawk Land Company was the prominent land developer of the Outer Banks, creating enviable communities such as Southern Shores, SeaPines and WatersEdge.

Kitty Hawk Land Company with the backing of Boddie-Noell went on to develop The Currituck Club on the northern Outer Banks, Arlington Place in southeastern NC, Viniterra in New Kent, VA, and Marshes Light in Manteo.

I’ve known these people for well over 25 years and I’m proud to be a part of the BNE family! (Pictured above from left: David Powell (deceased), Nancy Knight, Doug Anderson, Judy Shaw, and Donna Reynolds.

Vision and Values:

BNE is a dynamic, modern and diverse company that adheres to good old-fashioned family values. Every person on our team is just that, a person, deserving of respect and constant positive reinforcement. So we work hard to foster a friendly work environment, where every member of the BNE family has the opportunity to grow and succeed.

We are a dynamic and diversified company in the restaurant and real estate development business:

  • Based on family values
  • Operated by the best people in the industry
  • Focused on serving the ever-changing needs of our customers
  • Enjoying every aspect of our success

Our six core values are evident in everything we do:

•RESPECT for individuals, communities and our environment.
•HONESTY at all times, regardless of circumstances and without fear of retribution.
•TRUST in others and ourselves. We fulfill our commitments and treat mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow.
•EXCELLENCE in all we do, exceeding the expected and continuing to improve.
•TEAMWORK, or enthusiastically working together to accomplish more, together.
•DIVERSITY, to value each person’s unique ability to contribute. The strongest team is the one that recognizes individual talents and strengths among team members.

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The Rock Fish are Running!

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January 6, 2011

A 63 pound striped bass (aka rock fish) was landed recently by a father and son team fishing aboard the Rigged Up out of Oregon Inlet Fishing Center on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  Congratulations to Captain Haywood on and his fishing party.

The largest striped bass ever caught by angling was a 35.6 kg (78.5 lb) specimen taken in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 21, 1982. The record-holder is Albert McReynolds, who fought the fish from the beach for an hour and twenty-minutes before landing it in the surf.

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_bass.

While the Atlantic striped bass is the state fish of Maryland, Rhode Island and South Carolina, it’s easily the fish of choice during the winter on the Outer Banks.

Also known as rock fish, or ocean rock, these fish migrate between fresh and salt water; and its during the colder months when the rockfish show up along the Outer Banks that makes prime fishing time.

Ocean rockfish is definitely the best fish I’ve ever tasted. If you’re planning a trip to the Outer Banks soon, check in with any of the local fish stores, such as Carawan’s in Kitty Hawk, and ask if they have fresh ocean rockfish or striped bass. Get them to filet one for you, take it home, rub it with olive oil, salt and pepper and grill about 5-7 minutes on each side. If unable to grill outdoors, fish can be broiled 4-5 minutes from heat, turning once, 10 to 12 minutes total. 

Grilled bass with Salsa

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The Year in Photos

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January 4, 2011
Down East Sailboat
Elizabeth 2 by R. Rodewald
Elizabeth 2 by R. Rodewald

by R. Rodewald
by R. Rodewald
Soundside by R. Rodewald
Soundside by R. Rodewald

Dare Days
Dare Days
view of azalea from town waterfront

Fernando St in Spring
Mayo Bill king mack tourney 2010

lee weighs fish ed
Christmas bouys on fence

condos in snow 122610
December 26 Snowfall
December 26 Snowfall

boat dec 2010

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Happy New Year!

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December 29, 2010

There are lots of reasons to ring in the New Year on the Outer Banks, and at the heart of it  is the weather!

 Friday Night:  Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 50s.

 New Years Day:  Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s – 60s

 Saturday Night:  Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s

Sunday:  Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s.

 Live entertainment and music from Duck to Manteo:

  • Aqua S Restaurant & Spa, Duck: Buster Curtis. (252) 256-7654
  • Sunset Grille, Duck:  9:58 Band.  (252) 261-3901 
  • Longboards Island Grill, ByPass in Kitty Hawk: – Gangsters of Love. (252) 261-7377
  • Outer Banks Music Showcase, Kitty Hawk: Tribute to Elvis Show. (252) 261-7505
  • Awful Arthur’s Oyster Bar, Kill Devil Hills: Matt Hoggard. (252) 441-5955
  • Outer Banks Brewing Station, Kill Devil Hills: TR3 with Tim Reynolds. (252) 449-BREW
  • Port O’ Call, Beach Road, Kill Devil Hills: ASG with Four in the Floor. (252) 441-7484
  • Peppercorns at the Ramada Inn, Beach Road, Kill Devil Hills: The Wilder Brothers. 252-441-2151
  • Beach Road Grill, Nags Head: The MoRons. (252) 480-2228
  • Kelly’s, Nags Head, Rocking New Year’s Eve Party with Dueling DJs Party. (252) 441-4116
  • Lone Cedar Café on the Causeway, Nags Head:  Old Enough to Know Better. (252)  441-5405
  • Poor Richard’s Sandwich Shop, downtown Manteo: The Walker Brothers. (252) 473-3333
  • Sea Level at Pirate’s Cove, at the foot of the Washington Baum Bridge, Manteo
  • Striper’s Bar and Grille, Shallowbag Bay, Manteo: Jeremy Russell and Force of Habit. (252) 473-3222.

Or, for a healthy alternative: Tortugas’ Lie Annual Blue Moon 5K Run. It starts at 11 p.m. There’s no registration and it’s free. Just show up and run three miles in the cold and dark. Everyone is finished in time to toast 2011 —

Happy New Year Y’all!

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The Blue Moon Beach Grill Reviewed

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December 22, 2010

I have heard many great things about the Blue Moon Beach Grill. Located at Surfside Plaza in Nags Head, the BMBG is located in a strip mall that lays between the Beach Road and the Bypass at about the 13 Milepost. It’s small which in my experience usually equates with excellence. (http://http://www.bluemoonbeachgrill.com/.)

I met several friends for lunch recently. We were seated at a table right away. The last time I attempted lunch at the BMBG was in early summer and we were turned away as there was a 30 minute wait. My anticipation was palatable. The thing about strip malls, though, is the front door. You enter right off the sidewalk/parking lot. In this case the front door also opened from the north and the north wind. None of us could take our coats off, and you got a blast of arctic air every time the door opened. Which happened a lot.

After examining the menu, I decided on a Caesar salad with fried oysters. A sign on the wall proclaims Outer Banks Catch, a local nonprofit program that promotes and encourages support and consumption of local seafood. (http://http://www.outerbankscatch.com/.)  And our local oysters have been superb this season and these were no exception. These were perfectly fried, delicately salty and crunchy.  

In the 1930s, Caesar Salad was voted by the master chefs of the International Society of Epicures in Paris as the “greatest recipe to originate from the Americas in fifty years.” (http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/SaladHistory.htm.) The formula for a perfect Caesar is pretty much the same and makes it a great winter salad: fresh romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil with garlic and anchovies. The version I had at the Blue Moon included grape tomatoes, sautéed onions and diced bacon. I like the inner crisp leaves of the romaine, the fresher the better. My salad consisted of the outer end leaves that tend to wilt in a dressing. The onions added an interesting visual dimension, but ultimately overpowered the salad. There were no croutons – possibly due to the fried oysters. I was disappointed in the salad, but the good news is that there were maybe six or seven of those delectable fried oysters served on top of the salad and that was just right.

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Outer Banks Photos of the Season

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December 20, 2010

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Cactus Christmas Tree
Cactus Christmas Tree
Xmas Decor Manteo

Christmas bouys on fence
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The Other Manteo

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December 17, 2010

I use a couple of search engines and apps to find information to share with you in this blog including WhosTalking.com and several Google alerts (Outer_Banks, Roanoke_Island, Manteo) that send posts with those names mentioned to my In Box.

Which led me to an article in BClocalnews.com. Written by Jennifer Schell for the Kelowna Capital News, the article lists her “Favourite Things to Share this Holiday Season,” and in which I discovered the other Manteo, a resort in Canada. Kelowna is located in the middle of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley and lays approximately midway between Vancouver and Calgary. Pretty far from Outer Bank’s Manteo.

Let’s see what Kelownan’s want under their Christmas tree:

  • Homemade crackers at Discover Wines or Okanagan Grocery
  • A gift certificate to Wine Plus+ Wine School
  • A Thermomix. Just rated the No. 1 foodie gift on the Food Network
  • Sea to Sky Seasoning, mini flavoured salts, tins of luscious Fanny Bay Smoked Oysters, smoked salmon, Maldon Sea Salt from Codfather’s Seafood Market
  • Monika’s coveted Christmas cookie boxes at Okanagan Grocery
  • Moni’s Nuttier Than A Fruitcakes
  • Wine
  • Cheese, Carmelis Goat Cheese and Gort’s Gouda
  • Jars of grilled artichokes, olives and other Italian delights.
  • Simply the freshest, best olive oil (and red wine vinegar) from the Olive Oil Merchant—online store offers fast, free delivery in Kelowna (free delivery for olive oil? Wow!)
  • Beautiful chocolates and chocolate bars from Sandrine Pastry & Chocolate and great Christmas breakfast Ideas and quiche
  • Chef Rod Butters of Raudz Regional Table now has his personal line of preserves for sale. Drunken Cherries, homemade pickles and more
  • Chef Bernard’s, Wild Apple Restaurant at Manteo, Blackberry Basil Jam or Star Anise Marinade for your gift basket
  • Summerhill has the perfect bubbles (including the Cipes Gabriel that won Best International Sparkling wine recently) and decadent Icewine chocolates
  • Broken Barrel Furniture Company has beautiful wine racks or cheese boards (a place to store all that wine)
  • BBQ master, chef Martin Laprise’s line of sauces and rubs, including Taboo BBQ with cute, saucy labels
  • Wrap your wine gifts this Christmas in one of these gorgeous, cozy wine bags made from recycled wool
  • Gift Certificates to The Rotten Grape for your wine loving pals.

It’s all about food and wine! Here’s a link to the full article: http://www.bclocalnews.com/lifestyles/112039504.html.

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Interesting News from Around the Web

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December 10, 2010

Kitty Hawk Walmart is Aming for a Spring Expansion
http://outerbanksvoice.com/2010/12/09/walmart-is-now-aiming-for-spring-expansion.

In mortgage news, here’s an article from Big Builder online:

NEW YORK – Homeowners who delayed locking in super-low mortgage rates – think close to 4 percent for a 30-year fixed – may have waited too long. Rates are creeping back up, in part because of the tax-cut deal in Washington. http://bigbuilderonline.com//industry-news.asp?sectionID=363&articleID=1462871.

N.C. Bank Leader Faces Senators

WASHINGTON — N.C. Commissioner of Banks Joseph A. Smith Jr. pledged to Congress on Thursday to offer not just management, but leadership, if he becomes the chief of troubled housing agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/12/10/854084/smith-vows-to-lead-in-dc.html

And finally, big news on Hatteras Island: Voters in the southern towns of Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras pass liquor by the drink.

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A case of mistaken identity

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December 8, 2010

We were walking Buster one fall day a few years ago, around the corner to the end of the cul-de-sac and back. 

As she was want to do in her younger days, Pepper, our cat, popped out of the bushes.

What are you doing? You never walk with us anymore.

(I’m not in the mood to walk now, just making sure you acknowledge my presence.)

Buster stops sniffing the ground and looks at me quizzically when he sees me talking to the cat. He begins to bark. WOOF! Wayne is pulling on his leash, but Buster is holding his ground. He is now facing back at me and the cat. Every pull of the leash, he moves a little bit backwards. WOOF!

Will you shut up? You’re scaring the living daylights out of the cat.

(What a blockhead, he sure is loud)

I picked up the cat and told Wayne to go on ahead, that I would bring Pepper home.

WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!

(And obnoxious.)

Wayne finally gets Buster about 30 feet in front of us and was soon within sight of our front porch.

Hey Lee? 

That’s

Not

Our

Cat.

Pepper’s on the front porch.

I dropped the cat (thank you very much). And sheepishly went home.

Buster was sitting on the front porch wagging his tail and looking at Pepper.

(I see you’ve met the neighbor’s cat;  why did you think Blockhead was barking? Even he knew it wasn’t me!)

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Decking the Halls on the Outer Banks

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November 28, 2010

Early December
22nd Annual Hotlines Festival of Trees
The Pearl Restaurant at the Sea Ranch Hotel, Kill Devil Hills. Noon to 9 p.m. Fundraiser of donated Christmas Trees, holiday items, with seasonal musical performances, a visit from Santa, including an auction to benefit crisis intervention programs of the Outer Banks. (252) 473-5121 or obhotline.org.

December 1
Christmas Sights and Sounds
Fort Raleigh, Roanoke Island. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Enjoy holiday sights and sounds with The Lost Colony. This seasonal celebration is complete with horse and carriage rides, Santa Claus, holiday music performances, hot chocolate and other Christmas-tide events.  Visit the upside down Christmas tree at the Lost Colony Office Building for hors d’oeuvres and more fun. (252) 473-3414 or thelostcolony.org.

December 3
First Friday
Downtown Manteo Waterfront. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday is a fun-filled, family-oriented street festival. firstfriday-roanokeisland.com.

December 3
Santa at the Roanoke Island Maritime Museum
5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Come visit with Santa! Free. (252) 475-1750 or roanokeisland.com.

December 3 – 4
Town of Manteo Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade
Tree Lighting will be December 3rd at 6 p.m. with Santa visiting with the children afterwards at the Maritime Museum at the Creef Davis Boathouse. The parade will be December 4th at 11 a.m. in downtown Manteo. manteo.govoffice.com.

December 3-4
Marshes Light Marina Open House
Visit our new Welcome & Sales Center and future Ship’s Store. Located on the waterfront, off of Uppowoc Street, in front of the College of the Albemarle’s Professional Arts Building.  2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

December 4
Manteo Preservation Trust Holiday Tour of Homes9th Annual Manteo Preservation Trust Holiday Tour of Homes. 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.10-12 houses, Inns and/or historic structures  (some properties not handicap accessible). Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased the day of the tour at the Dare County Courthouse (located in downtown Manteo) which is also the first stop on the tour.  For more information contact Grizelle Fearing 252-473-7336.

December 4
The Jazz before Christmas
Comfort Inn North Oceanfront, Kill Devil Hills. Mix, mingle and celebrate the holidays with jazz! A Semi-Formal Affair Hosted by Gwendolyn Meekins. Performance by Chante Moore. Live Jazz Band. Catering by Basnight’s Lone Cedar. Heavy hors d’oeuvres. One specialty beverage. Full cash bar. Admission: Advance Purchase – $50, Door – $65. For additional information, call 252-573-1014 or email GM.Events@live.com. Ticket and Semi-Formal Attire Required for Admission.

December 4 – 5
Nights in Rodanthe Holiday Open House
December 4 from 10am – 6pm and December 5 from 1pm – 6pm. The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation and the new owners Ben and Debbie Huss of Newton, NC, will host a Holiday Open House at Serendipity. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $15 from HICF board members or at the Midgett Realty office in Hatteras village, Buxton Village Books in Buxton, Vacation Traditions and Island Convenience in Rodanthe and the Dunes Restaurant in Nags Head. They can also be purchased through PayPal on the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation web-site at  http://www.hicf.org/events.html.

December 3 – 31
Holiday Art Show
Dare County Arts Council Gallery, Manteo. Over 500 works of art to fit every budget, including original paintings, pottery, glass, jewelry, fiber, metal, mixed media and wood. darearts.org.

December 4
RIFP Performance Series Christmas at the Park with Elizabeth City State University
7 p.m. Indoor Theatre The performances are free and open to the public. (252) 475-1500, roanokeisland.com.

December 5 – 29
Kitty Dough Botanical Drawings and Nature Art, Jim Fineman- Clay Vases and Basketry
Art Gallery at Roanoke Island Festival Park. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Mon-Fri) 10 a.m. 4 p.m. (Sat). Enjoy botanical drawings and nature art by this certified botanical illustrator, Kitty Dough and stoneware vases and basketry by Jim Fineman. Reception: Dec. 5, 2-4 p.m. (252) 475-1500 or roanokeisland.com,

December 7
Hatteras Connection Seafood Dinner
Hatteras Village Civic Center. 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Local fish, chowder, sides and dessert. $10 plus one non-perishable food item. Benefits Hatteras Island Food Pantry and Hatters Meals. (252) 995-4131.

December 8
Grand Illumination
Join The Elizabethan Gardens as we kick off ten nights of lights and floral displays at The Elizabethan Gardens, featuring holiday foods and festive drink in the Embellished Hall. Also featured are fire pits on the Great Lawn, where guests can roast marshmallows, drink hot cocoa and be entertained by Dockside Theatre Company and others. Special holiday promotion is planned with many gifts under $15.00 and plant sales will feature winter annuals; ornamental vegetables; forced bulbs; rosemary Christmas Trees; and conifers with bows. Please call The Elizabethan Gardens at 252-473-3234 for more information or visit elizabethangardens.org.

December 11
Home and Gardens Workshop ~ The Art of Wreath Making
Wreath making workshop by Kim and Wes Stetson of Holiday House Weddings will be held in The Embellished Hall at The Elizabethan Gardens. Class is limited to 25 participants. The Elizabethan Gardens will provide the wreath base, greening pins and cuttings from The Gardens. Participants may bring in ribbon, ornaments or anything from home to make it uniquely you. This workshop is open to Friends for $20 and to Non-members for $25. Light refreshments will be served. Call 252-473-1554 to register for class.

December 17
Dinner with Santa
Celebrate the holidays with your child by dining with Santa in the magically decorated Embellished Hall at The Elizabethan Gardens. Culinary delights will be provided by Ortega’z, and Santa will be available throughout the evening. Traditional holiday decorations. Ticket includes dinner, Santa and WinterLights. Dinner seating is at 6 pm, 7 pm, or 8 pm.. Call 252-473-1554 to register.

December 17
107th Annual Celebration of the Wright Brothers First Flight
Wright Brothers National Memorial. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The daylong anniversary tribute will be held at the site of Wright’s first flight. Visitors to the site experience a replica of the Wright Brothers’ 1903 encampment and majestic, 60-foot tall granite monument perched atop a 90-foot hill that serves a striking and lasting reminder of the important historical achievement that happened on this site a century ago.

December 21
Kid’s Craft Day
Elizabethan Gardens. Let Mom and Dad go shopping, while we entertain the children! This is a special day for children 5 and up. We will have an arts and crafts activity, healthy snacks, lunch, story time and a special stroll through The Gardens. Space limited to 30 children. Friends’ $15; Non-members $20 call 252-473-1554 to register.

Happy Holidays Everyone!

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