Articles

Corolla Bob
Tucked away in a small corner office, somewhere in the quiet beach town called Corolla, is the wild horse enigma of the Outer Banks and his loyal and trusty sidekick, Hershey the dog. Some folks know him as Corolla Bob. This larger than life purveyor of wild horse tours is none other than Bob White, owner and operator... Read More

A Tale of Two Restaurants
Salt Water Grille:Catch a Local's Favorite With an atmosphere reminiscent of the old flat top beach cottages and some serious, Southern coastal cuisine, Salt Water Grill is a true representation of the Outer Banks and something you aren’t going to find back home. It’s a melting pot of sorts, merging fresh seafood from... Read More

The Cotton Gin: Country, Coastal & Cosmopolitan
You know that point in any trip when you’re on the last stretch and the anticipation overwhelms you? Almost there, almost there…. For locals and visitors here, it’s that piece of highway right before the bridges – that landing strip to the arch that takes you over to your Outer Banks home. And sitting like a marker at... Read More

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