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[Nantucket Current @ACKCurrent]

The nor’easter lashing Nantucket with wind and rain this weekend has uncovered the remains of a shipwreck along the island’s south shore.

The fragment is likely from the 19th century schooner Warren Sawyer, a wooden ship that wrecked near Miacomet Beach on December 22, 1884.

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

“For better or for worse, Nantucket is having a moment,” says Carly Riordan, a longtime blogger and content creator. “It’s been the preferred location for influencer marketing campaigns. Nantucket, as a concept, has gone viral.”

Locals have been complaining about tourists blowing up their spot since perhaps the dawn of travel, but Nantucket’s popularity among the TikTok-set has created a particular set of gripes. Residents aren’t just annoyed that they have to wait in ridiculous lines at their favorite spots but by how the newer crowd behaves, feeling that the island’s unique charm isn’t being appreciated by the gaggles of Gen-Zers filming themselves as they stroll down its historic blocks.

“I think some locals are frustrated when the island feels overcrowded or when people treat it like a backdrop for social media instead of a real community where people live and work,” says Amy McAveety, a content creator who grew up on Nantucket.

John Sylvia decided to hang a sign in his family’s antiques and handmade crafts shop that read “No Influencers.” Sure, some of the young vacationers who visit his shop are great. They talk with Sylvia and his staff, asking questions. But then there are the ones who enter and immediately start filming, without engaging at all.

“A lot of people are tired of feeling like extras in someone else’s video,” he says. “Like, fucking talk to me. Talk to anyone in my store.”

Stephanie McNeal reports on the Nantucket locals who are sick of influencers — and how influencers like Paige Lorenze are pushing back against that: https://t.co/YpxnU4G903

[The ODU Monarchists 🎙️ @ODUmonarchists]

Terrible day for all of ODU. Sending prayers for a swift and smooth recovery to the victims.

Thankful for all the people we have met over the years who have reached out. It’s a timely reminder of how many good people are out there.

[Art History Memes for Aesthetic Fiends @ArtMemeLord]

being an artist only requires 2 things:

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NOW: 150th Anniversary of the first lighting of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse

[Nantucket Current @ACKCurrent]

Can’t make it up:

The beach where the sperm whale washed up on Nantucket is owned by Paul Salem, chair of the board at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

Salem is kicking in $12,000 to cover nearly half of the $24,500 bill the town paid to tow the carcass out to sea.

[Nantucket Current @ACKCurrent]

IFAW animal rescue veterinarian Dr. Sarah Sharp explained how her team completed what is known as a “window exam” on the dead sperm whale on Nantucket which allowed them to take samples and inspect some of its major organs.

[Nantucket Current @ACKCurrent]

The 52-ton dead sperm whale that washed up on Nantucket last Sunday was towed off the beach at 40th Pole on Friday.

[Nantucket Current @ACKCurrent]

Update: NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement is on-island Wednesday afternoon to remove the beached sperm whale's jaw. This is being done to prevent any theft of its teeth, which are illegal to take and possess. The Environmental Police will take the jaw off-island.

Photo by @kitnoble

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Five houses have now collapsed in Buxton today
https://t.co/c3jI3hLXAh

#YesTV #ncwx #obx Don Bowers/@IslandFreePress video:

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The Outer Banks is already hailed as the birthplace of flight and America’s first English child, but historian Kevin Duffus argues there is a third title deserved: the birthplace of our modern system of voice and music transmissions, from radio to Wi-Fi. https://t.co/DELbquBgkE

[SamWalkerOBXNews.com🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @SamWalkerOBX]

Excuse me, sir, you can't park there...

[Chick Jacobs @NCWeatherhound]

The past few days, as house after house on the OBX tumbles into the sea, a common reply here has been "They never should have built that close to the water."
That said, when the houses were built, they WEREN'T "that close to water." Here's what's happened over the last 7 years.

[SamWalkerOBXNews.com🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @SamWalkerOBX]

VIDEO courtesy Don Bowers/@IslandFreePress of this afternoon's house collapse in Buxton. 8th this week, 9th in last 2 weeks.

[SamWalkerOBXNews.com🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @SamWalkerOBX]

Can't recall the last time I saw someone just randomly hang gliding at First Street in Kill Devil Hills
...

[AccuWeather @accuweather]

Drone video captured homes that collapsed into the ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Tuesday amid rough surf from dual hurricanes off the Southeast coast.

Five homes fell within a 45-minute period on Tuesday afternoon, and a sixth fell overnight. https://t.co/f8zQoRYVLd

[SamWalkerOBXNews.com🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @SamWalkerOBX]

10/1 3pm: The flooding towards Red Drum/Fessenden Center and in the Old Lighthouse Road neighborhood is really starting build!

[Mark Sudduth @hurricanetrack]

Raw drone video from my friend Brad showing the collapsed homes and resulting debris in Buxton, NC.

Distant hurricanes Humberto and Imelda are sending a barrage of swells toward the coast - resulting in some overwash, road closures and these collapsed homes.

@foxweather

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More video from Buxton, courtesy N.C. Beach Buggy Association/Facebook #ncwx #Humberto #Imelda #yestv #obx:

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BREAKING: Five houses collapsed over a roughly 60 minute period this afternoon in Buxton. Details: https://t.co/12xZl5SWoF [@IslandFreePress video] #yestv #ncwx #obx #Humberto #Imelda