A reception and panel discussion starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday will kick of the “RISING: Perspectives of Change along the North Carolina Coast” temporary exhibition at the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese that will hang through January.
Dare Supports Naming Bridge for Etheridge
Dare County commissioners have OK’d a resolution offered by outgoing Board of Transportation member Malcolm Fearing to name the new Pea Island bridge in honor of Capt. Richard Etheridge.
Oyster Farms Offer Hope for Future
Joey Daniels of Wanchese is convinced that raising oysters like you do corn offers a way to make money and preserve the environment.
Deal Struck for New Bonner Bridge
Environmental groups have reached an agreement with the state to drop their legal challenges against building a replacement for the aging Bonner Bridge.
Coastal Residents Seek Rate Relief
Coastal residents are facing a tidal wave of pending insurance rate hikes. A bill in the N.C. General Assembly could offer some relief.
DOT Explains Plans for Rodanthe Breach
The state Department of Transportation is considering two plans to fix a battered section of N.C. 12 along northern Hatteras Island.
A Gathering of Keepers’ Descendants
More than 250 direct descendants of the men who manned the Bodie Island Lighthouse came together in Dare County to take part in a homecoming.
Sea Turtles and Technology
There may come a day when new technology will help predict the beginning of life for one of nature’s oldest species.
Usually Feuding Fishermen Work Together
The N.C. Coastal Federation helped broker a one-of-a-kind project in Dare County in which recreational and commercial fishermen will be working together at a N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s boat ramp.
Books of the Coast: Scientist Offers New Vision
Stan Riggs, a marine geologist and researcher at East Carolina University, makes his case for a different future for the Outer Banks.
A Tough Winter for Sea Turtles
Sea turtles stunned by cold water have taxed rehabilitation facilities this winter, including the state aquarium in Manteo.
Houses on the Beach and the Public Trust
A coastal community on the Outer Banks struggles with what to do with houses that end up in the public trust area due to beach erosion.
