Three new Wings stores slated for Manteo

Manteo – In a move that local business leaders call long overdue, permits have been issued to open three Wings stores in Manteo over the next ten months. They will be the first of several stores, with plans to eventually space them so that, as attorney Donald Harlotte recites from the jingle, “from every single Wings store, you should see one more.”
The first is scheduled to open by Thanksgiving on the site of the former Duke of Dare Motor Lodge. Developers of the prime location on Highway 64/264 will soon raze the outdated fifties-style motel and replace it with the bright yellow and white structure that tourists have come to expect from the chain.
The second location, a Super Wings, should begin construction at the beginning of December at the location formerly occupied by The Weeping Radish restaurant. States Harlotte: “What better way to celebrate the season than by welcoming our second Roanoke Island store next to an Outer Banks holiday institution, the Christmas Shop? Plus, we will also offer a selection of discount Christmas ornaments and merchandise at that location.”
The third store, slated to open by May 2017, has generated some controversy, as it will replace the historic courthouse building in downtown Manteo. “Of course, we respect the history of Dare County as much as the next guy, but we believe that construction is what drives the economy of this town, this state, and this nation. The jobs that this store will bring will be far more important to the citizens of Manteo than an old pile of bricks could ever be, and the art gallery housed in the current structure simply cannot attract the customer traffic the way a Wings can.”
Harlotte praises the local government for acting in the best interest of the people: “For years, it was almost impossible to tear down anything in this county, and even harder to bring in the strong chain stores that people want and need here. I think that we can all be grateful that the more business-friendly elected officials in local and state government finally understanding that it is the job-creators that keep food on our tables, that it is profit that drives progress, and that greed is good.”
Blues and Coastal Edge are currently awaiting permit approval for locations on Roanoke Island, and it is rumored that the long-awaited Super Target is scouting locations on the north end.