Outer Banks Articles & Shorts

If you’re like a lot of people – like hundreds of thousands of people – you love the Outer Banks of North Carolina. You might consider us presumptuous drawing this conclusion so quickly, and we would agree with you . . . except for the fact that we’re right. You love the Outer Banks beaches, the Outer Banks water sports, the Outer Banks towns, Outer Banks shops, the Outer Banks events and Outer Banks activities . . . everything about this place (you wouldn’t be on this site if you didn’t). We do too. And, lucky for you, we also love writing about the Outer Banks. Locals and visitors alike value our Outer Banks information.

Our local writers tell you how to negotiate dining out if you have a big crowd. We show you, step by step, how to pick a crab. We’ve written articles highlighting Corolla and the Currituck Outer Banks or about charming Manteo on Roanoke Island or telling you the mysteries of Ocracoke Island. We cover the events happening on the Outer Banks – and, boy, are there a lot of them to cover! Outer Banks activities, everything from water sports to walking tours to lighthouse tours to birdwatching trips, are focal points. Businesses, rituals and legends local to the Outer Banks are detailed in our articles. You’ll find out how that restaurant got its name or the modest beginning of that now-booming business. We give you insider Outer Banks information about staying safe in the ocean, how to navigate those pesky turn lanes, which restaurants to check out for the best Southern cuisine in the area and resorts’ present and future aspirations. Our Outer Banks articles are good reading. You’ll feel like a local with all the knowledge you’re sure to collect! And we’re adding to them all the time. Click on in to learn about the Outer Banks from the locals' side!

 

Designing the Outer Banks

By Lexi Holian
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

By Michael Lay
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

By Amelia Boldaji
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

By Amelia Boldaji
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

By Beth P. Storie
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