Carolina Designs Outer Banks Blog

Penny Pool Heat Promotion

Cyndi — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:19:14 +0000

Save hundreds of dollars by reserving one of our vacation rental homes offering pool heat for just a penny!

Please call our office to have pool heat added to your lease. Promotion valid for 2012 rentals that are booked between 2/14 – 10/23/2012.

Proud Sponsor of Lost Colony’s 75th Diamond Anniversary

Cyndi — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:27:30 +0000

Carolina Designs Realty is a proud sponsor of The Lost Colony as they celebrate its 75^th Diamond Anniversary this year. In show of their appreciation, our guests will receive $2.00 off the price of an adult admission to the show for an unlimited number of tickets per household.

An Outer Banks original, millions have seen the compelling story celebrating the 117 English men, women, and children whose dream still lives on in this American original. First staged in 1937, The Lost Colony is the nation’s premier and longest-running symphonic drama. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green, The Lost Colony’s 75th anniversary season opens June 1 and plays through Aug. 23, 2012 at Manteo’s Waterside Theatre, on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The Lost Colony is the “grandfather” of all outdoor dramas and is produced by the Roanoke Island Historical Association (RIHA), a non-profit whose mission is to celebrate the history of the first English colonies on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, and to honor the founders of The Lost Colony symphonic drama through drama, education, and literature.

Tickets may be purchased from their website, www.thelostcolony.org, by phone, 252-473-4222, or at the Box Office. Monday nights this season, kids under 12 get in free.

3rd Annual Night at the Races

Cyndi — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:34:00 +0000

Carolina Designs Realty is sponsoring a “horse” in the 3rd Annual Night at the Races benefit for the Corolla Wild Horses Foundation Saturday, march 17^th from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. For your ticket price you will receive $30.00 in play money to bet on six races, heavy hors d’oeuvres, participation in lady’s and gentlemen’s hat contest, and winners and losers prizes. There will be a cash bar, silent auction, etched wine glass sales, and raffles!

All proceeds go directly to benefit the Colonial Spanish Mustangs and help “Keep Them Wild and Free”! Visit www.corollawildhorses.org or call 252-453-8002 for more information.

Outer Banks Seminary on Events

Cyndi — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:16:06 +0000

Outer Banks Wild Horse Herd Receives House Support

Cyndi — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:18:43 +0000

Legislation to protect the wild mustangs on the Outer Banks won support for a new public-private management plan needed to keep the herd from becoming extinct from the U.S. House of Representatives recently. The Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act passed the House with unanimous support and now moves to the U.S. Senate for consideration.

The proposed management plan would raise the maximum herd size from 60 horses to up to 130. Equine genetic scientists have found that at least 110 horses are needed to prevent the herd’s genetic collapse. In addition, the plan would expand the herd’s genetic pool by introducing mares from the wild mustang herd at Shackleford Banks in Cape Lookout National Seashore.

Duck and Wine Outer Banks Festival

Cyndi — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:43:47 +0000

The Duck & Wine Festival will be held at the Duck Waterfront Shops in Duck, NC, April 28, 2012 from 12:00 ~ 3:00 PM and will feature a duck and wine cook-off by area chefs/restaurants. Each chef creates a dish using duck provided by Maple Leaf Farms paired with a selected wine chosen by Coastal Cantina.

A panel of judges determines the winners in the “Best Dish” category and participants vote for the People’s Choice awards. Ticket holders receive a signature wine glass and wine tote bag in appreciation for their support.

Carolina Designs Realty is a proud sponsor of this worthy event. Charitable beneficiaries are Currituck-Dare Community Foundation, Currituck Kids, Kids First, Inc. and Children At Play.

Tickets are now on sale; visit Duckandwine.com or Coastalprovisionsmarket.com.

Grand Opening of Duck Town Hall

Cyndi — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:58:43 +0000

The Town of Duck cordially invites our community to attend the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of the new Duck Town Hall 1200 Duck Road located across from Carolina Designs Realty on Rt. 12 in the heart of Duck, North Carolina Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served.

Outer Banks Vacationers Must Abide By New Beach Driving Rules

Cyndi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:15:26 +0000

Effective February, 22, 2012, a permit is required to operate a vehicle on designated Off Road Vehicle (ORV) routes at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Permits can be obtained at any of the three NPS ORV permit offices. The cost of an annual permit (valid for the calendar year) is $120. A 7-day ORV permit (valid from the date issued) will cost $50.

For more information, visit www.nps.gov/caha or call 252-473-2111 ext. 148.

March into Spring!

Cyndi — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:30:19 +0000

Mar 15, 2012 – Mar 18, 2012 Outer Banks Taste of the Beach, presented by the Dare County Restaurant Association, Four days of food, drinks and fun featuring wine tastings, cooking classes, special menu presentations, celebrity guest chef appearances, brewery tours, tapas crawls and many more events with an exciting array of creative combinations and culinary delights. Check out obxtasteofthebeach.com for all the details.

Mar 18, 2012 the 23^rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Virginia Dare Trail/Beach Road, MP 11.5 – 10.5, Nags Head. 1 p.m. Rain or shine. The largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in NC travels the greenest mile in the Tarheel state. Over 1,500 participants and approximately 10,000 spectators enjoy an afternoon filled with floats, live music, marching bands and creative marching/walking/motorized units.

New Park in Nags Head

Cyndi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:59:16 +0000

The Town of Nags Head received final approval for a 2-acre town park planned across the street from Jennette’s Pier using a $75,000 state Parks and Recreation Trust Fund and the Department of Coastal Resources grant as well as monies donated to the town to purchase the property. The town has set aside $325,000 in town and Dare County Tourism Board money for playground equipment made out of recycled material and stainless steel hardware including slides, ramps, steps and small “rock” climbing walls. Another component of the park allots for parking up to 72 vehicles, bocci ball courts, horseshoe pits, picnic tables, benches and a walking trail.

The park’s location is just south of Sam and Omie’s Restaurant and will wrap behind the Duneburger property at the fork of N.C. 12 in Whalebone.