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By John Harper

Correspondent JUNE 15-16

Backyard Concerts “It’s a return to old Ocracoke.”

During a recent morning phone call, Marcy Brenner, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, was buzzing about the new backyard concert series on the tiny island south of Hatteras.

The brainchild of her and her husband Lou Castro, who’s also a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, the free shows take place in the backyard of the couple’s home.

“This is the way it’s been on Ocracoke for more than 100 years,” Brenner said. “People have gone to houses to listen to music.”

Brenner and Castro make up the acoustic duo Coyote and will perform in the new series every Tuesday this summer.

The last two years have been tough on the island’s musicians, who were hit with a double whammy: the devastating Hurricane Dorian in 2019 and the pandemic in 2020.

Brenner and Castro lost their Coyote Music Den in Ocracoke Village, where they had performed for several years, to the storm.

But they’re back to where they once belonged, playing music for an audience. (Coyote streamed shows on the internet during the pandemic’s shutdowns.)

Today about 75 chairs are set up in the backyard, but Brenner said these concerts can accommodate about 100 people. “You can bring a blanket or a chair,” she said. “And you can bring food but no alcohol.”

Brenner (guitar, mandolin and vocals) and Castro (guitar, Dobro, bass and vocals) are musicians with a sense of humor and adventure. They skillfully reimagine songs by rock, folk, blues and jazz artists ranging from Joni Mitchell

Macy Brenner and Lou Castro host the Backyard Concert series from their yard in Ocracoke. COURTESY MARCY BRENNER AND LOU CASTRO

to Led Zeppelin and Randy Newman (the theme from the TV series “Monk”).

“Expect the unexpected,” Brenner said. “But we’re always true to The Beatles.”

The duo also has a rich catalog of folk-rock originals.

Wednesdays in the backyard bring sounds from Ocracoke native Martin Garrish (guitar) and Friends. Their repertoire is made up of Americana and old-timey country artists like Merle Haggard, John Prine and Doc Watson.

The backyard concerts will run about an hour.

And how does Brenner describe the feeling of playing live shows again?

“It’s magical.”

When: 8 p.m., with seating starting at 7:45 p.m.

Where: 13 Cabana Drive, Ocracoke Cost: Free but donations are accepted Info: coyotemusic.net

Derek Smith performs at Trio’s backyard on Thursdays.

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Derek Smith

Fans of ’70s singer-songwriters like James Taylor and Cat Stevens will find much to love about Portsmouth, Virginia-based

musician Derek Smith.

With a voice that recalls Stevens at his most aching and shades of Taylor’s finger-style guitar playing, Smith traffics in original music that features lilting melodies and direct,

insightful lyrics.

“The Best Years,” from Smith’s 2020 self-titled EP, is a prime example. With a Dave Matthews-style groove, the singer-songwriter recalls a teenage love affair.

“I took a gamble on this thing called love/But I got what I paid for/Not what I dreamed.”

His subject matter includes life, family and traveling.

Smith plays outdoors every Thursday this summer at Trio Restaurant & Market in Kitty Hawk.

For club shows, where Smith presents fresh takes on familiar sounds, he arms himself with a Taylor acoustic guitar and looping device and remakes tunes from artists that include The Beatles, Brett Dennen, Pink Floyd, The Band, The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, Talking Heads and, of course, Cat Stevens and James Taylor.

When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Where: Trio Restaurant & Market, 3708 N. Croatan Highway, milepost 4.5, Kitty Hawk Cost: No cover Info: Derek Smith Facebook page

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The housing crisis brings unexpected consequences for Outer Banks restaurants.

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Housing crisis brings unexpected consequences for Outer Banks restaurants

Visitors to Avalon Pier’s bar patiently wait for service. COURTESY OF LORI DOUGLAS

By Maggie Miles Correspondent

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estaurants have been on the front line for more than a year.

Employers and staff have dealt with adhering to COVID-19 restrictions, increased responsibilities and precautions that magnified employees’ to-do lists during already-busy shifts. Many adapted by inventing new — oftentimes less efficient — ways of doing things. With restrictions lifting and widespread availability of vaccines, you’d hope that restaurant workers could finally take a breath, catch a break and see a little light at

the end of the tunnel.

But as the nationwide housing crisis implodes on the Outer Banks, this hope is little more than wishful thinking.

Lack of affordable housing has induced a staffing crisis in restaurants across the country. On the Outer Banks, this coincides with an increasing number of full-time residents and record number of vacationers. This summer, more people than ever are coming to wine and dine at local establishments.

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as longer wait times, limited take-out, one or two extra days closed a week. Employees often work the job of two to three people, including additional responsibilities due to CDC guidelines. Summertime volume began unexpectedly early in 2021, bringing many workers to the brink of burnout and pure exhaustion by summer’s typical start.

“The housing situation for the service industry is like this secret monster under the bed who cuts your ankles while you’re getting ready before each shift.

We are walking, with a limp, but no one is running,” Michelle Winters says, server at Trio Restaurant and Market in Kitty Hawk.

What is causing this extreme staffing crisis that forces restaurants to serve a record volume of customers with a percentage of the workforce they’d usually have?

“It’s a perfect storm,” Karen Brown says, President and CEO of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce.

From her perspective, there are three main issues at play: First, the housing crisis itself. The increased ability for people to work remotely allowed an influx to buy a home on the Outer Banks and live here full time.

The sustained demand subsequently drummed up the average house’s price between 15-130%. This increased cost of living outprices the labor force that supports the islands’ tourism-driven economy, particularly within the restaurant industry.

Second, the record number of tourists this season ups the demand for vacation rentals, which many locals have decided to meet by turning their long-term rentals into short-term Airbnbs and VRBOs. This effectively eliminates housing for seasonal workers, such as college students coming to work here for the summer. Worse, it pushes out local restaurant workers who can no longer afford to buy or rent homes in the area.

On the other side of the situation, select businesses do offer housing, yet they still struggle to find employees. The national halt on the J-1 International Student Program is part of this. The program annually gives international students the opportunity to travel to the United States to work service jobs, earn money and experience American culture. Many Outer Banks restaurant owners depend on them in the summertime.

The program typically brings 1,700 to 1,800 international students to work on the Outer Banks. They work as dishwashers, bussers and line cooks, often holding two to three jobs throughout the season.

This year, travel bans and restrictions in other countries, ranging from similar travel bans to embassy shutdowns, has brought the Outer Banks less than 10% of the usual number of international student workers, leaving 3,000 to 4,000 jobs unfilled.

This has become the next phase in

Hospitality businesses in the Outer Banks have increased starting pay rates and benefits in hopes of recruiting staff. COURTESY OF LORI DOUGLAS

restaurants trying to survive in an abnormal reality. It’s hard to see what goes on behind the scenes when you walk into a restaurant. The food, the décor, the faces running the show may all look familiar, but the hidden reality is things are far from normal on the Outer Banks.

“As customers, you may notice longer ticket times, you might sit at a dirty table or wait longer for service,” Winters says. “I guess we all ask for grace […] every shift is missing pivotal people, kitchen staff especially, no hostesses, no dishwasher. Each person is doing the job of one-and-a-half people or two, not to mention the majority also have two or more jobs. Please remember kindness and patience, we are all working exponentially harder than usual.”

Diane Hamilton, a cook at Beachcombers Wood Fired Grille & Tiki Hut echoes the sentiment, saying, “We are doing our best. We can’t wait for our season to start, but we are worried we can’t give our customers what they expect. […] If the food comes out a little late, it’s not that we are slacking, it’s that we have 25 tickets hanging and only two people cooking.”

Brown says it best: “We as people just need to take a breath. Everyone is doing the best they can,” she says. “I just hope we can get through the summer, end on a high note and not disappoint our tourists.

We really do want them here, and we want them to have a great experience, because we want them to come back, but we would love to ask them to be patient, kind and generous.”

DINING TIPS Now that we know what’s going on behind the scenes, here are a few suggestions from restaurant owners to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable dining-out experience while on the Outer Banks.

1. Consider visiting or ordering during non-peak times — generally noon-1:30 p.m. for lunch and 5:30-7:30 p.m. for dinner. Switch things up with a lunch or early dinner instead.

2. Place take-out orders before the dinner rush, then reheat when you are

ready to eat.

3. Look over the menu before visiting or phoning in a to-go order. Having an

idea in mind of what you want to order helps improve efficiency and moves the line along.

4. Send in one person from your family or group to check on availability. If

there’s space, then everyone else can follow. This can help get a table a bit faster and keeps your party a bit more comfortable — not pressed together while you wait.

5. If there’s an issue during your dining experience, consider calling restaurants directly instead of leaving a review online. Mistakes happen, and no one wants you to have a bad experience. Calling over the phone can give them a chance to fix it.

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BEYOND THE MUSIC

By Scott Sechman

Correspondent

I am a pushover for a worthy cause, whether it’s assistance for someone who has suffered a familial loss, a social cause that’s close to my heart such as food insecurity or my main Achilles Heel: animals.

Like cats ... and horses.

In years past, my columns have featured several events that raised funding for the Corolla Wild Horse Fund. Although I have never seen one of the wild mustangs, I have firsthand witness testimony from family members. They live in the Hampton Roads area but visit The Banks annually, and their words of wonderment and joy upon the horse sightings (in conjunction with their photos and videos) have spurred me to put seeing the wild ones on my sand bucket list.

I’ve lived on the Outer Banks for over five years now. I have never seen a wild mustang. What’s wrong with me?

Be that as it may, I am happy to publicize and support any fundraising efforts that allow the herd’s manager Meg Puckett and her associates at the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (CWHF) to educate the public as to why it’s critical to protect the horses’ freedom and the land they live on. To share the horses’ stories and history. To allow my family and the families of others to continue to enjoy these magnificent creatures.

Most of the locals and frequent Outer Banks visitors are familiar with Mike Dianna’s annual Mustang Music Festival, which donates a portion of the revenue to the CWHF (as well as the music-related Mustang Outreach Program, which creates opportunities for musically inclined children to learn and perform). This year, a new event calls for attention and support: Hoofstock 2021.

On Saturday, Sanctuary Vineyards in Jarvisburg is hosting its first live music event in collaboration with the CWHF. It will feature two full-size mobile stages provided by Currituck County for performances by local and regional musicians.

I was invited to perform, and I’m honored to have been asked. Not only will I get to share the stage with the likes of Monte Hooker and Shelle Gates, Tidewater’s own Paul Urban and Bern N Pipes, but I also get to listen to them.

I should also mention that the sound will be provided by veteran sound man, Matt Hoggard, whose work is known and appreciated by musicians and listeners alike throughout the beach.

Mind you, this is happening on a Saturday, turnover day for people checking in/ out of accommodations on the beach.

These performing musicians will likely be hustling back to nighttime gigs on the beach following Hoofstock. Yet, they are

Musician Monte Hooker opens the Hoofstock musical fundraiser. COURTESY OF SCOTT SECHMAN

more than happy to donate their time to supporting this cause, despite knowing they’ll probably be spending more time trying to get back onto the beach than they spent playing their set at the fundraiser.

In my somewhat imperfect world, I’d do my bit, pack up my gear and head home as quickly as I can. Yet, I have a feeling that after my set, I will be hanging around to enjoy the vibes, the food and the music.

Oh yeah … among the mix of wild horses and live music, why not add a little award-winning wine?

During the event, Sanctuary Vineyards will donate 25% of all wine sales to the CWHF. What better reason to load up on a few cases before you head home or to your vacation house? I suspect this Hoofstock may be the beginning of something that benefits all of us.

Want to go?

Here is the projected music lineup, subject to change: Monte Hooker and Friends, 11-11:45 a.m.

Paul Urban and Flat Third, noon to 12:45 p.m.

Scott Sechman, 1-1:45 p.m.

Janet Martin, 2-2:45 p.m.

Bern N Pipes, 3-3:45 p.m.

More to be announced.

For those who like food with their wine and music, food trucks onsite include Dank Franks and Fork’et Me Not. A minimum $10 donation is requested upon entry. All ages welcome.

Sanctuary Vineyards is located at 7005 Caratoke Highway in beautiful downtown Jarvisburg, North Carolina.

Local musicians benefit Corolla Wild Horse Fund. COURTESY SANCTUARY VINEYARDS

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What we’re drinking

Local bartenders share their favorite early summer drinks

By Hannah Lee Leidy Editor

Early summer ushers in a season of backyard hangouts, grilling, evening boat cruises and waterfront sunsets.

These activities call for good company and a cold drink in hand. It’s warm again, which means breaking out the clear spirits and shelving the dark stuff for the next round of bonfires and nor’easters.

If you’re anything like me, it’s easy to grow comfortable — complacent even — making or ordering the same drink at every evening gathering I attend. Restaurants with knowledgeable bartenders, however, open the gateway to a world of new beverages and variations. They see what sets well with other people — from classic drinks to trending concoctions — and expand my palate with new, refreshing choices.

With summer setting in and countless opportunities for outdoor gatherings, it’s the season to get creative as we uncork bottles and tinkle ice in our glasses. Bartenders at Outer Banks restaurants happily shared favorite seasonal cocktails as late spring transitions into early summer. Better yet, you can easily recreate these minimalist drinks right at home.

Rosy Cheeks on the rocks. HANNAH LEE LEIDY/STAFF

Ocean Boulevard Bistro & Martini Bar’s Rosy Cheeks

Ocean Boulevard serves the Rosy Cheeks martini year-round for good reason — it won the Outer Banks’ 2018 Martini Games. This lemon-rosemary cocktail traditionally gets served up, but bar manager Christina Stiff offers a personal recommendation: Try it on the rocks. The ice balances the booze, and it feels almost like sipping grown-up lemonade.

3 oz. Absolut Citron 1 oz. Rosemary syrup ½ oz. Lemon juice Shake ingredients and strain over fresh ice. Garnish with a lemon twist and rosemary sprig.

Trio Restaurant & Market’s Trio Lemon Lavender Fizz

A French 75 elevates outdoor sipping. COURTESY OF SIMON KAUFMANN

The Blue Point’s French 75

When choosing between wine and cocktails, the French 75 fuses the best of both worlds. Sparkling wine lightens the nature of this gin cocktail, making it an appropriate beverage for early evening.“It’s sophisticated! The bubbles feel like you’re celebrating spring weather and being outside again,” Simon Kaufmann says, beverage director at The Blue Point.

No need to reach for the good Champagne with this drink.

Crémant or Cava work wonderfully.

1 oz. Gin 1 oz. Lemon juice ½ oz. Simple syrup (sweeten to taste) Cava or any dry French sparkling wines Shake the first three ingredients in a tin with ice, and strain into a champagne flute or martini glass. Top with bubbles, and garnish with a lemon twist.

Trio springs to many minds for its extensive by-the-glass wine list and tap beers, but they shake up the standard wine bar scene with a menu of mixed drinks.

“Wine cocktails and mocktails have been very popular for us,” Kenny Hyman says, owner and managing partner of the restaurant.“Our pick for our favorite nonalcoholic drink is our Trio Lemon Lavender Fizz.” Serve these at brunch or a picnic for a classy beverage that Trio Lemon Lavender Fizz (right) doesn’t require naptime is one of Trio’s most popular afterwards. mocktails. COURTESY OF HALEY 1 ½ oz. Lemon juice WINSLOW 3 oz. Lemonade ¾ oz. Blueberry-Lavender Syrup Combine all ingredients in Collins glass and stir. Top with ice and soda water. Garnish with frozen blueberries.

The Kill Devil Dune Shine. COURTESY OF MATT JOYNER

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If you could only have one spirit in your Outer Banks bar cart, why not choose local rum? It emanates summertime vibes and gives a nod to the area’s pirate history.

Outer Banks Distilling’s bartender and cocktail coordinator Matt Joyner brings fresh additions this summer that can easily be recreated at home. The new Kill Devil Dune Shine, in particular, excites him. This kombucha cocktail uses JuneShine, an organic, low-sugar hard kombucha brand.

“It’s simple enough to where it’s just rum, mint and lemon, and then it has this artisanal edge with the craft kombucha.”

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1 ½ oz. Kill Devil Silver Rum (or any silver rum) ¾ oz. Mint syrup ½ oz. Lemon juice JuneShine Blood Orange Mint Kombucha Shake the first three ingredients with ice, and strain into a highball glass. Top with kombucha, and garnish with fresh mint. *A note about simple syrup: While you can find plain and flavored simple syrups to buy, they come together easily at home with few ingredients.

Combine equal parts sugar and water (by volume) in a pot over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.

If you want a flavored syrup, add your choice of herbs or fruit to the heated syrup, cover and steep. Let cool to room temperature, then strain out the additions before using.

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First flight, then might

Wright brothers built first military aircraft not long after iconic effort in Outer Banks

By Jeff Hampton

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The Wright brothers soared over Outer Banks dunes for about a minute in 1903 and, within five years, built the world’s first military airplane that could travel 125 miles.

The 1908 aircraft would be the first in America to carry a passenger and could cruise 40 mph, about as fast as a good racehorse. The Wrights’ success began a frenzy of flying experiments in Europe and America, quickly improving the “heavier-than-air flying machine.”

“The advancement between 1903 and 1914 when the war began is enormous,” said Tom Crouch, retired senior curator of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and author of three books about the Wrights.

The First Flight Foundation is funding a reproduction of the 1908 aircraft, to be built by vintage airplane builders Rick and Sue Young of Chester. The couple has constructed several Wright models over 40 years, Rick Young said in an email. Their work has helped them uncover some of the brothers’ methods, he said.

“While we know much about what the Wrights accomplished, how they accomplished it remains largely unknown,” Young said.

The replica will be donated to the North Carolina Museum of History after it is completed next year, he said.

After their historic flights on Dec. 17, 1903, the Wrights kept improving their aircraft in a pasture near their Dayton, Ohio, home until 1905, when they flew the world’s first “practical” aircraft, Crouch said.

The plane could take off, maneuver and fly until the

The Wright brothers built this 1908 airplane for the U.S. Army. It was the first plane in America to fly a passenger and the world’s first military aircraft. COURTESY

fuel ran out, he said.

The U.S. Army contracted with the Wrights to build one “heavier-than-air flying machine” for $25,000 that could carry a passenger, fly at least 40 mph and travel 125 miles, according to a copy of the original contract provided by Young.

The U.S. Army wanted it for surveillance rather than aerial dogfights. The Europeans would build those later.

The pilot and passenger would need to sit upright.

Until then, the Wrights

had flown by lying prone on the aircraft, believing it was better for aerodynamics. As it turned out, sitting upright did not bother flight.

The Wrights returned to the Outer Banks in May 1908 to test the remodeled 1905 machine. They made 22 flights over eight days.

Then, Orville flew with their mechanic, Charles Furnas, seated next to him on May 14, 1908. Furnas was the first powered-airplane passenger in America.

The Wrights also sold a plane to French inves-

tors. Wilbur Wright flew in Europe to demonstrate the latest model for the first time publicly. The flights were a great success before thousands of spectators, including royalty, Crouch said.

Later in 1908, Orville was flying a plane with a passenger at thenArmy base Fort Myer in Virginia when a propeller snapped and it crashed.

Army Lt. Thomas Selfridge died, becoming the first powered-flight fatality. The Army realized it was a part failure, not a design flaw, and purchased

a Wright plane anyway, Crouch said.

Later, Wilbur Wright taught three Army officers to fly, making them the first American military pilots in history and among the first in the world, Crouch said.

As war approached, European countries invested heavily in powered flight and were far ahead of the Americans by 1914, he said. When the United States entered war, American pilots flew mostly European aircraft.

The new 1908 replica is being donated in honor

of the late Willard “Will” Gathings Plentl, Jr., a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, the first director of North Carolina Aviation and former president of the First Flight Foundation.

The 1908 model will join the museum’s reproductions of the Wrights’ 1903 airplane and the 1902 and 1911 gliders, the release said. The Youngs also built the 1911 glider displayed in the museum lobby.

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Businesswoman shifts gears with art bus

By Mary Ellen Riddle Correspondent

A freshly painted coral and white school bus has been making the rounds across the Outer Banks.

Called Bus 252 for the local area code, the vehicle is jam-packed with art and gifts created by local and regional folks. Starting this mobile business and updating another creative endeavor were silver linings in the COVID-19 cloud for former art gallery owner Ami Hill.

The 40-year-old businesswoman with a corporate marketing background was successfully running Muse Originals in Kitty Hawk when the pandemic hit. “I was sitting there worrying about how I was going to pay rent with the beach closed down,” Hill said. So, she nixed the brick-and-mortar setup and went mobile.

After letting go of big items such as large paintings—Hill, her husband, Jason Dietz, and a friend gutted and remodeled the interior of an old school bus, added a roll-out awning and a set of stairs to the rear of the vehicle.

They splattered the floor with paint and installed sand fencing to hang art from new and past Muse Original artists.

The school bus became a trove for art and gifts, with everything in the mix from small paintings, ceramics, jewelry and repurposed art to local jams and skincare products.

Hill’s next step was finding somewhere to park her gallery-on-wheels.

“I drove around looking for businesses with a big parking lot or big fields,” she said. Run Down Café fit the bill, so she contacted them to see if they would allow her to set up at their site. The restaurant quickly called her back with a “yes,” and Hill was out of the gate.

Her intent was to set up the art bus and also invite other artists to join her to create what she has dubbed

Ami Hill is surrounded by crafts inside the 252 Bus. MARY ELLEN RIDDLE/CORRESPONDENT

Muse Market. The first event in 2020 featured the art bus and six other artists selling their creations in pop-up tents. The number of participating artists has since grown to average between 10-20 creative vendors.

On Wednesdays, you can find Muse Market at Jimmy’s Seafood in Kitty Hawk. And on Fridays, the weekly market is in

full swing at Longboards, also in Kitty Hawk. “Kitty Hawk has been good to us,” says Hill about working with the town to host the market that features a wide array of goods including jewelry, candles, paintings, skin care items, resin art, shell art and functional art.

From mid-June through early September, Bus 252 will journey solo to Corolla and set up at the Cork and

Craft. Hill advises that you check her Facebook page to get all the info you need, including any schedule changes.

The art bus was not the only idea up Hill’s creative sleeve last year. She invented the OBXOXO Box a few years back, but added a new twist to the successful business in January 2020 before COVID-19 hit.

The original idea was to

fill gift boxes with locally made products from food to beauty products and provide them seasonally via a subscription service. But the new twist opened the business up to allow individuals to order them without a subscription and even choose what they want to fill them with instead of Hill doing it. This taste of the Outer Banks has gone gangbusters.

“A rental company bought 300 boxes for guests,” Hill said. “I am thankful for the box. The box and the bus got me through.”

Keep an eye out for that smiling woman behind the wheel of the coral and white bus. She’s got something special for Outer Banks lovers, and she’s on the move! Contact: ami@ museoriginals.com.

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CURRITUCK COUNTY Small Business Spotlight

Taking the Worry Out of Worst-Case Scenarios

Triton Insurance offers clients personal attention and freedom of choice Why did you choose Currituck?

I grew up in Portsmouth, VA. My grandparents had land in Hertford. I spent many summers in Hertford cane pole fishing and playing in the woods.

The Outer Banks were where the family vacations happened and I called them home for a short time while my wife and I built a house in Currituck.

The small town charm and rural nature drew us in. Our kids attended elementary school here and graduated from Currituck High.

will require of you. Don’t be afraid to approach a business owner and ask questions. It makes us feel important and what is shared can help you with unknown hurdles you may face.

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Doug Jennings is an owner/agent with Triton Insurance and Financial Services Inc. in Currituck, NC Can you describe the business?

Triton is an independent insurance agency. We write all lines of insurance (home, auto, life and commercial).

We provide access to many insurance companies that would not normally be offered by a captive agent.

Why start your own business?

My insurance journey started as an adjuster. I traveled to storm hit areas of the country to help companies settle property claims. I enjoyed meeting the clients and helping them get their lives back to normal after storm losses, but I got tired of the travel. The logical thing was to change my licensing from an adjuster to an agent.

I started my agent career as a captive agent. Captive agents sell their company’s insurance products only. I quickly realized that I could do better by my clients if I had the freedom

“By starting my career as an adjuster, I got to experience how insurance makes someone whole again after a loss.” of choice to place their coverage with companies better suited to the client’s needs.

In 2012, I wrote a business plan and consulted my wife, Carolyn. We agreed, freedom of choice was a benefit to the client but it also freed me from corporate dictates.

Why do you do what you do?

I grew up in an insurance household. My mother, Gayle, worked in the industry for decades. I knew of insurance growing up. It just seemed awfully boring (still can be).

By starting my career as an adjuster, I got to experience how insurance makes someone whole again after a loss. Yes, there’s always the mental scar but at least I could see and touch the physical repairs that were impacting people’s lives.

Having an entrepreneurial mind is a blessing and a curse. Your achievements are yours as are your failures.

The biggest challenge for a small business is being able to grow without losing touch with the reason you started the business. I’m responsible for every facet of this business. It’s time consuming and stressful.

What are the biggest rewards?

The biggest reward is being successful. My clients have blessed me with a local business that protects their most valuable possessions. I return the blessing by shopping, dining and sponsoring local. It’s a great feeling.

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They get personal attention. They’re not handed off. The one that would be affected negatively if a client would go elsewhere is on the other end of the phone. It’s motivation to provide our clients with spectacular service.

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Oceana’s Bistro is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. CARRIE BROTHERS PHOTO

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Oceana’s Bistro This popular year-round spot built an addition for canopy-covered outdoor seating last year, expanding the alwayslarge demand for seating and giving diners the chance to soak up a bit of Hatteras Island sunshine. Open seven days a week and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, Oceana’s has long been an Avon staple. With daily specials available and a diverse menu, there is sure to be something for everyone in your group.

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Seating is limited, but takeout is available.

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