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 Wedding Venues

By Ryan
October 30, 2015
The Outer Banks has become one of the most popular wedding destinations in the United States and for...

Long-Standing Outer Banks Businesses

October 26, 2015
Among the multitude of new homes springing up along the shoreline and new enterprises that sprout ea...

Outer Banks National Park Service History

By Ryan
October 21, 2015
Frank Stick, one of the original real estate developers on the Outer Banks, became concerned that wi...

Max’s Pizza – Outer Banks

October 15, 2015
Pizza is one of those ubiquitous foods that many restaurants make but very few seem to master. In th...

The Retirement of Eddie Green

October 7, 2015
If there is such a thing as an iconic local who represents the best in what it means to be from the ...

10 Awesome Surfboard Artists With Art To Get You Stoked for Surf Season!

September 28, 2015
Being from the Outer Banks, you had to know we love surfing and felt the need to highlight some of t...

Harnessing the Wind Outer Banks Windmills

September 21, 2015
There is a tendency to think of wind energy as a new form of technology, but it is not. Converting t...

Monkey Island Outer Banks

By Ryan
September 11, 2015
The view from the top of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse is extraordinary. To the east the Atlantic O...

The Outer Banks Second Season

September 4, 2015
It’s true, the “second season” on the Outer Banks just keeps getting better and better! Withou...

9th Annual Duck Jazz Festival

By Ryan
September 2, 2015
The 9th Annual Duck Jazz Festival will be held on October 11th this year, the Sunday before Columbus...

Outer Banks Photo Opportunities

August 26, 2015
Photo albums are filled with images of Outer Banks beaches. Our pristine shoreline and endless panor...

Five Outer Banks Biking Trails

By Ryan
August 21, 2015
Working with the NCDOT, local governments and the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, the Outer Banks has d...