Making a Splash
By Catherine Kozak Every summer, vehicles by the thousands drive south from Virginia to the Outer Banks, passing a few strip malls, stores and eateries and miles of empty fields. Sometimes they’ll stop at...
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Redistributing Tourism Dollars
As the North Carolina legislature struggles to create a budget for the upcoming year, a proposed redistribution of sales tax revenue in the Senate bill is raising red flags in Dare and Currituck...
Mid Currituck Bridge-A Troubled Future
By Kip Tabb – It looks like the Mid Currituck Bridge is dead in the water–or perhaps dead and not crossing the water, although a final decision has not yet been made. In some...
Opposition to Outer Banks Ferry Tolls Gains Support
It appears as though the fight to keep the Knotts Island and Hatteras Ocracoke Ferries toll free is gaining support. By Kip Tabb Opposition to a proposal from the state legislature that would assess...
Dare County Occupancy Continues to Grow
By Kip Tabb Aided by a 45% surge in December, Dare County occupancy revenues improved for the fourth year in a row. The yearend increase of 3% represents an additional $15 million in income...
Whalehead COO Jenn Sweigart Gives Corolla Reason to Celebrate
By Cathy Baldwin – Jenn Sweigart wants you to know the history of Whalehead in Historic Corolla. And not just the well-publicized history. If you’ve taken a tour of Whalehead or spent much time...
Taking Outer Banks Weddings on an Ecological Spin
By Michelle Bunce – As the number of weddings in the US tops two million and reaches the $50 billion plateau, according to The Wedding Report, Inc. (an online resource), more and more couples...
