Our Top Stories
Clubbing It
- Golf Is More Fun On the Outer Banks
Golf is fun-and it is more so on the Outer
Banks than it is back home.
The Healing
Arts - Natural Health and Wellness on the Outer Banks
In the realm of healthcare, the Outer Banks has
more options than ever before. A full-service hospital and a
variety of medical practices and centers offer Outer Bankers a
wide range of options for medical care.
End of an Era
- Dowdy's Closes for the Last Time
The stomach-in-your throat coaster no more rolls.
The go-round has lost its merry. The height requirements for the
rides are moot.
The Artful Social Season
September is the beginning of the local
Artful Social Season. Kicking off the weekend after Labor
Day and lasting through the spring Gala Season, local
organizers kick into high gear and help energize the
community. Locals work hard to get to this time of year.
Waiting to Exhale
I spoke with Dr. Terryberry on the telephone, he said gently,
"Your mammogram results are back and it looks like we're going
to need further testing."
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Real Estate
Owning a Home in an Outer Banks Golf Community
While owning a home on the Outer Banks might
be dream enough for some, living in a golf community on the
Outer Banks is paradise found. With swimming pools,
recreation centers, private gyms, gated community privacy,
manicured grounds, and of course 18-holes of golf, owning a
home in an Outer Banks golf community has its fair share of
positive attributes.
High Gas Prices
Despite rising gas prices, occupancy
continues to increase, retail remains mostly steady, and the
Outer Banks remains a popular vacation destination.
The Fat Lady Sings the Blues - Why Current Federal Energy
Legislation Should Be Opposed
A line famously-but inaccurately-attributed
to Dick Motta, coach of the Washington Bullets during the
1978 NBA playoffs, goes, “It ain't over 'til the fat lady
sings.” A cryptic and somewhat cynical view of the world of
opera, perhaps, but an accurate reflection of the world
around us.
14th Annual Parade of Homes October 5-8
Opening on Thursday, October 5, with 31 homes
spread from the northernmost house in Ocean Hill south to
Salvo on Hatteras Island, the Outer Banks Home Builders
Mid-Currituck Bridge Update - Move to Turnpike Authority
May Finally Grease the Wheels.
After years of languishing in the NC
Department of Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the
Mid-Currituck County Bridge may have been given a new lease
on life with its recent designation as a prospective toll
project.
Currituck Disunited - Outer Banks Community Seeks
Incorporation as County Government Looks for Reconciliation
With the overwhelming defeat at the polls of
the unified government referendum last May, Currituck County
will have to face the very real possibility that Corolla
will become an incorporated entity within the county.
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