Articles
A Part of Something Bigger
Picture a blustery March morning in 1983.It’s cold and windy, but that’s no deterrent to Rufus and Roxie Pritchard, new owners of The Dunes Restaurant, because it’s their opening day. Their very first opening day as owners of a restaurant. Rufus is up at 4 a.m. to get things ready to greet guests at 5:30. The first... Read More
Quality Time, Quality Food
The Surfin’ Pig Deli in Avon operates on the core principal that families vacation at the beach to enjoy one another’s company. “If I rented a $5000 a week house with the best view in the world, I wouldn’t want to sit inside of a restaurant seven days a week,” says Surfin’ Pig manager Martin Shaffer.Martin’s business... Read More
Shop Here Once and You're Hooked!
Gray’s Outer Banks Lifestyle Clothing Co. has been outfitting locals and visitors since 1948 – that’s almost 70 years of bringing great style to these islands. No clothing company anywhere would be in business for that long if they weren’t doing it right. And Gray’s does it right! Savvy, regular shoppers know they’ll... Read More
Part of a Team
Pizzazz Pizza is smaller than you might think. Not in size of course — with four locations in Corolla, Duck, Kitty Hawk and Nags Head they’re actually the largest pizza company on the Outer Banks — but certainly in the spirit of the close-knit family business they started almost 30 years ago.Locally family owned and... Read More
Coming Together to Celebrate Hatteras Village
Driving down Highway 12 into Hatteras Village is a sensory wonder, and you should turn off your radio and open your car windows to really experience it all.With the Pamlico Sound on your right and the Atlantic Ocean on your left, vast expanses of water morph from dark green to sapphire blue as you watch. Sea oats sway... Read More