Outer Banks News And Views
Welcome to the Carolina Designs blog. Here you’ll find information about the Outer Banks, what’s going on, and what we hope are some entertaining posts, quizzes and articles.
Outer Banks Firsts
December 12, 2019
Over
the years—the many years— that Outer Banks has been a place of numerous firsts.
We thought ...
NC Coast Grill & Bar
December 10, 2019
For artists, their creative side comes out in a number of different ways. Some paint. Some make pott...
Traditional Songs of the Outer Banks
November 27, 2019
We
don’t think of the Outer Banks as a remote place. Admittedly part of its charm
is that there ar...
Open Mic Outer Banks
November 25, 2019
It’s hard to get up in front of a group of complete strangers, tune your guitar and break into son...
Max’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
November 12, 2019
If Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives fame has taught us one thing about where to find good fo...
Ocracoke Update – November 2019
November 8, 2019
Ocracoke
is still a closed island. It seems odd to think of a town and an island that is
so much a p...
Outer Banks WWII Radar Stations
October 28, 2019
It can be difficult trying to find information about what really happened on the Outer Banks in WWII...
Sandy Run Park
October 21, 2019
Sandy
Run Park in Kitty Hawk is a perfect example that great things do come in small
packages. Tucke...
Legends of the Blues
October 18, 2019
One
of the most peculiar aspects of life on the Outer Banks is how many amazing
musicians live here....
Hurricane Dorian Outer Banks Cleanup
October 11, 2019
To donate to Ocracoke Island and Hatteras relief efforts, visit The Outer Banks Community Foundation...
The Sinking of the City of Atlanta
October 4, 2019
World War II was a terrifying time along the Outer Banks in 1942. A narrow predictable shipping lane...
Joachim Gans – The First Scientific Lab in the Americas
September 30, 2019
Joachim
Gans is not a well-known name. Maybe that will change because a highway marker
was just dedi...