Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Executive Director Lee Nettles presents a recap of the Dare County Tourism Board held on June 30, 2022. That includes the latest report on occupancy and meals tax collections from April. The board also adopted its budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Nettles also said the Outer Banks Tourism Summit will…Read More from VIDEO: Dare County Tourism Board June 2022 meeting highlights
More accolades for the Outer Banks! This time from crowd-sourced review website and app Yelp, which has complied a list of their top trending destinations for foodies “looking for inspiration for their next summer travel getaway”. More from Yelp’s Small Towns, Big Flavors: To name this year’s top US destinations for foodies, our Data Science…Read More from Yelp names Outer Banks fourth best summer destination in the U.S. for foodies
The Town of Nags Head says their beach nourishment project that will take place along South Nags Head this summer is now scheduled to begin on July 13 and run through early September. The town cautioned in an email sent Tuesday that the schedule is likely to change due to a variety of factors. The…Read More from Beach nourishment project along South Nags Head scheduled to begin July 13
With Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. making significant progress in just over a week, they plan to continue beach nourishment operations off Avon rather than shifting to northern Buxton. According to a press release Tuesday morning from Dare County, the company has decided to allow the dredge Ellis Island to continue pumping sand along…Read More from Beach nourishment to continue off Avon, Buxton work delayed until next week
Southern Living magazine’s website has ranked Elizabeth City as one of their 15 favorite affordable small towns. “These towns offer budget-friendly real estate, plenty of cultural activities, and superb nature and outdoor recreation access. All of which is kind to your wallet,” according to the story’s author, Perri Ormont Blumberg. “Whether you are looking to…Read More from Southern Living ranks Elizabeth City as one of their 15 favorite affordable small towns
Beach nourishment along Hatteras Island will change locations today, while the Kill Devil Hills project has shifted directions and started heading towards Kitty Hawk. Avon/Buxton Beginning today, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. plans to use the Ellis Island to start pumping in Buxton. A discharge point was installed on the beach near the south…Read More from Beach nourishment work shifts to Buxton; starts heading north in Kill Devil Hills
Nags Head’s Planning Board reviewed on Tuesday an initial sketch plan for a proposed four-story, 90-room hotel to be located on the west side of U.S. 158 just south of Nags Head Golf Links. The name of the developer for The Inn at Whalebone was not disclosed in the sketch plan prepared by House Engineering,…Read More from Nags Head planning board reviews initial sketch plan for 90-room hotel in Whalebone
The Coast Guard has realigned the channel through Oregon Inlet to the Pea Island side, after the previous channel that passed just off Bodie Island Spit had become to shallow. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey on May 19, identified severe shoaling spanning the width of the channel between Oregon Inlet Buoy #4 (LLNR…Read More from Coast Guard moves Oregon Inlet channel to deeper water close to Pea Island
Downtown Elizabeth City has once again received Main Street America’s top level of recognition by earning Accredited status. “We are in grand company with the 863 Accredited and 383 Affiliate Main Street America programs across the nation,” according to a post on Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc.’s Facebook page. Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc. is a 501c3,…Read More from Downtown Elizabeth City receives Main Street America’s top honors again
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Artificial Reef Program completed several reef enhancements during the last weeks of May. The program completed the disposal of the old Oregon Inlet bridge, part of a multi-year effort with the N.C. Department of Transportation. This project included 68 barge loads of bridge material, totaling approximately 80,000 tons of concrete….Read More from State completes several artificial reef projects off Outer Banks
Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Executive Director Lee Nettles presents a recap of the Dare County Tourism Board held on June 30, 2022. That includes the latest report on occupancy and meals tax collections from April. The board also adopted its budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Nettles also said the Outer Banks Tourism Summit will…Read More from VIDEO: Dare County Tourism Board June 2022 meeting highlights
More accolades for the Outer Banks! This time from crowd-sourced review website and app Yelp, which has complied a list of their top trending destinations for foodies “looking for inspiration for their next summer travel getaway”. More from Yelp’s Small Towns, Big Flavors: To name this year’s top US destinations for foodies, our Data Science…Read More from Yelp names Outer Banks fourth best summer destination in the U.S. for foodies
The Town of Nags Head says their beach nourishment project that will take place along South Nags Head this summer is now scheduled to begin on July 13 and run through early September. The town cautioned in an email sent Tuesday that the schedule is likely to change due to a variety of factors. The…Read More from Beach nourishment project along South Nags Head scheduled to begin July 13
With Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. making significant progress in just over a week, they plan to continue beach nourishment operations off Avon rather than shifting to northern Buxton. According to a press release Tuesday morning from Dare County, the company has decided to allow the dredge Ellis Island to continue pumping sand along…Read More from Beach nourishment to continue off Avon, Buxton work delayed until next week
Southern Living magazine’s website has ranked Elizabeth City as one of their 15 favorite affordable small towns. “These towns offer budget-friendly real estate, plenty of cultural activities, and superb nature and outdoor recreation access. All of which is kind to your wallet,” according to the story’s author, Perri Ormont Blumberg. “Whether you are looking to…Read More from Southern Living ranks Elizabeth City as one of their 15 favorite affordable small towns
Beach nourishment along Hatteras Island will change locations today, while the Kill Devil Hills project has shifted directions and started heading towards Kitty Hawk. Avon/Buxton Beginning today, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. plans to use the Ellis Island to start pumping in Buxton. A discharge point was installed on the beach near the south…Read More from Beach nourishment work shifts to Buxton; starts heading north in Kill Devil Hills
Nags Head’s Planning Board reviewed on Tuesday an initial sketch plan for a proposed four-story, 90-room hotel to be located on the west side of U.S. 158 just south of Nags Head Golf Links. The name of the developer for The Inn at Whalebone was not disclosed in the sketch plan prepared by House Engineering,…Read More from Nags Head planning board reviews initial sketch plan for 90-room hotel in Whalebone
The Coast Guard has realigned the channel through Oregon Inlet to the Pea Island side, after the previous channel that passed just off Bodie Island Spit had become to shallow. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey on May 19, identified severe shoaling spanning the width of the channel between Oregon Inlet Buoy #4 (LLNR…Read More from Coast Guard moves Oregon Inlet channel to deeper water close to Pea Island
Downtown Elizabeth City has once again received Main Street America’s top level of recognition by earning Accredited status. “We are in grand company with the 863 Accredited and 383 Affiliate Main Street America programs across the nation,” according to a post on Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc.’s Facebook page. Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc. is a 501c3,…Read More from Downtown Elizabeth City receives Main Street America’s top honors again
N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Artificial Reef Program completed several reef enhancements during the last weeks of May. The program completed the disposal of the old Oregon Inlet bridge, part of a multi-year effort with the N.C. Department of Transportation. This project included 68 barge loads of bridge material, totaling approximately 80,000 tons of concrete….Read More from State completes several artificial reef projects off Outer Banks
