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 Winter Lunch Counters
February 3, 2014
Since we live here and can’t imagine a better place to be, as far as we’re concerned any season ...
2014 Outer Banks Predictions
January 23, 2014
With 2013 wrapped up and 2014 in its infancy, it’s the perfect time to bravely predict 2014 happen...
Hatteras and Ocracoke Island Day Trips
December 19, 2013
Existing as it does on the edge of a continent, more than an hour’s drive from any major airport, ...
Alive and Well from the Outer Banks
December 4, 2013
Mark Twain once famously observed, “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” This...
Outer Banks Community Parks
November 27, 2013
It’s easy to talk about the variety of recreation available on the Outer Banks. The list of obviou...
Outer Banks Oyster Bar Hopping
November 21, 2013
About 20 years ago, someone had the bright idea that the best way to harvest Outer Banks oysters was...
David Stick
November 13, 2013
For anyone visiting the Outer Banks in the summer, it seems like a thriving beehive of a community; ...
History of Outer Banks Bridges
November 9, 2013
Outer Banks bridges are in the news quite a bit these days. Local news, of course, it’s rare that ...
The Outer Banks, a Typical Melting Pot
November 8, 2013
Over a month ago I received an email from a local community college, College of the Albemarle (COA),...
Outer Banks Birding
November 6, 2013
As the last days of summer give way to the beauty of autumn, the skies fill with thousands upon thou...
Best Outer Banks Coffee Shops
October 31, 2013
Autumn is here, temperatures are dropping, the wind is picking up, which makes it the perfect time t...
Life on the Outer Banks
October 18, 2013
Most every topic imaginable gets covered about the Outer Banks except the one that might be the most...