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.
The Last Blue Noon in May
January 24, 2018
Local Outer Banks author Joseph Terrell is one of the nicest people you’ll meet —a true Southern...
Outer Bean Juice & Java in Kitty Hawk
January 20, 2018
Walking into Outer Bean Juice & Java in Kitty Hawk feels like coming home to comfort food. Ther...
Post Beach Nourishment – Beach Grass Planting in Duck, NC
January 18, 2018
Last summer, a few towns on the Outer Banks took on a serious project: beach nourishment. Beach nour...
Collins Walkway at the Dare County Government Complex
December 31, 2017
A Trail of Service
The recent ribbon cutting of the Marshall & Gussie Collins Walkway at the Da...
Outer Banks for Dogs!
December 28, 2017
We came across an article in the LA Times recently about pet-friendly cities, and doggone it! They d...
Favorite Winter Things to Do
December 26, 2017
Favorite Winter Things to Do
Winter is certainly the slow time of the year on the Outer Banks, but ...
Oregon and Hatteras Inlets and the Hurricane of 1846
December 1, 2017
Sometime around 1825, the New Currituck Inlet closed for the last time, creating a rare—perhaps un...
Legends of the Sandbar – Book Review
November 30, 2017
The images in Chris Bickford’s book Legends of the Sandbar are black and white, but his world is a...
The End of an Era – Kelly’s Restaurant
November 29, 2017
Sometime near the end of November, Kelly’s Outer Banks Tavern in Nags Head will shutter its doors ...
Studying Dolphins on the Outer Banks
November 13, 2017
Jessica Taylor has her dream job. As President and founder of the nonprofit Outer Banks Center for D...
Legendary OBX Restaurants
November 11, 2017
The longevity of Outer Banks businesses and restaurants are a large part of this area’s charm. We ...
Outer Banks NC 12
November 9, 2017
As Highways go, NC12 isn’t much for moving traffic quickly. Yet it would be hard to find a more pi...