A year of turnover for OBX restaurants. Why?

Mulligans, Mako’s, the Blue Point and Red Drum are among the notable restaurants that have changed hands or closed.

By its very nature, the restaurant business is volatile, and change is a constant. Yet this year, as the Outer Banks gets ready for its peak tourist season, there seems to be unprecedented turnover among restaurants with years of tradition in serving residents and visitors.

Blue Point in Duck, along with Red Drum and Mulligans in Nags Head, have new owners, as does Weeping Radish, now in Jarvisburg. Also in Manteo, Lost Colony Brewery and Tavern has a new owner. Mako Mike’s, the last of Mike Kelly’s three big restaurants to be sold, has closed. And although it does not have the history of the other establishments listed, Jeff Sc

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