Articles
Designing the Outer Banks
As the heat fades and visitors to the Outer Banks become fewer, homeowners are looking to freshen up their rental properties in fall. Those working on personal homes can do so year-round, but the off-season is prime time for vacation rental owners that are furnishing new homes and re-decorating existing rooms in need... Read More
Success on the Curve: Blue Pelican Celebrates Its First Decade
Blue Pelican Gallery, like many a brightly decorated Easter egg hidden in plain view, can be surprisingly easy to miss. The sky blue building with the butter yellow sun porch entrance is set just off Highway 12 on a curve of the road squarely in the middle of Hatteras Village. Sheltered and half concealed by an... Read More
Tropical Taste...Casual Place
What’s in a name? At Goombays Grille & Raw Bar, the answer is a lot. While the singular goombay is most commonly defined as a style of music developed in the Bahamas or the traditional goatskin-covered drums used to create it, it can also refer to a celebratory festival filled with music and dancing. If that... Read More
Unlike Anyplace Else
Manteo, like many of the other areas that make up the Outer Banks, has its own distinctive flair that more and more people fall in love with every year. Characterized by its historic and relaxed island atmosphere, Manteo is also home to a thriving community, and it’s simply teeming with extraordinary places to shop,... Read More
Horse Sense
He’s of average height and has nicely muscular legs. His hair could probably benefit from a good brushing, but the amber-ish color is nice. He’s frisky, which makes him wildly attractive. But it’s the eyes, those eyes! — those huge, brown, dulcet eyes — that really draw you in. Who on earth is this hunk? It’s Gus, the... Read More