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.

Tropical Storm Arthur Update: July 2, 2014 11:00 PM

By Ryan
July 3, 2014
This posting has expired. Tropical Storm Arthur has reported winds of 70 mph. At 11:00 PM, the cent...

Tropical Storm Arthur Update: July 2, 2014 6:30 PM

By Ryan
July 2, 2014
This posting has expired. Tropical Storm Arthur has reported winds of 70 mph. At 5:00 PM, the center...

Tropical Storm Arthur Update: July 2, 2014 5:00 PM

This posting has expired. Tropical Storm Arthur has reported winds of 70 mph. At 5:00 PM, the center...

Tropical Storm Arthur Update: July 2, 2014 2:00 PM

This posting has expired. Tropical Storm Arthur has reported winds of 60 mph. At 2:00 PM, the cente...

Tropical Storm Arthur Update: July 2, 2014 11:00 AM

This posting has expired. Tropical Storm Arthur has reported winds of 60 mph. At 11:00 AM, the cent...

Driving the Outer Banks

By Ryan
June 25, 2014
Now that the summer season is officially here and our roads, businesses and beach accesses are once ...

Running the Outer Banks

By Ryan
June 10, 2014
Located off the northeast coast of North Carolina, the Outer Banks (or OBX) features a scenic expans...

Outer Banks Schools

By Ryan
June 2, 2014
Every community has unique features that bring great pride and the Outer Banks is no different. Livi...

Eastern North Carolina Barbecue

May 21, 2014
Just about everywhere you go in this part of North Carolina, it seems pork barbecue is offered on th...

The Midnight Ride of Betsy Dowdy

May 12, 2014
British forces were moving in strength against the Patriots, intent on seizing strategic positions. ...

The Lighthouses of the Outer Banks

By Ryan
May 1, 2014
There is, perhaps, no more treacherous stretch of shoreline than the coast of the Outer Banks. Flank...

Meditation

April 29, 2014
One of the most remarkable features of life on the Outer Banks is how dynamic the arts scene is here...