Chamber Class Joins Marine Debris Cleanup
An annual leadership program of the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce recently wrapped up for 2019, after giving participants a lasting, hands-on lesson in coastal restoration.
Our Coast
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Iconic Apollo 9 Image of NC Coast Turns 50
The Apollo 9 crew captured on March 12, 1969, a photo of the Outer Banks as seen from space, an image that changed perceptions of North Carolina’s coastal environment.
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Man Behind Swim Advisory Signs Signs Off
Praised as a gifted scientist with people skills, J.D. Potts is set to retire next week as head of the state agency that monitors coastal recreational water quality.
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Group to Honor Etheridge, Life-Saving Crew
The Pea Island Preservation Society is set to present “Freedmen, Surfmen, Heroes: The Unique Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Life-Savers,” Saturday on Roanoke Island and in Duck.
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Festival to Celebrate Waterfowl, Seafood
The inaugural Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival set for later this month is to be a celebration of Hatteras water birds that also showcases local seafood, decoy collectors and bird carvers.
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Whale Center Takes Shape, But Tasks Remain
The new Bonehenge Whale Center in Beaufort is nearly complete, but the marine mammal museum and workshop probably won’t be open to the public anytime soon.
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Trail Supporters Set to Converge on Surf City
The nonprofit Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail is accepting registrations for its annual gathering, to be held for the first time on the N.C. coast in March.
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Our Coast’s People: Hunting Guide Vic Berg
Vic Berg, a second-generation guide for 42 years whose expertise comes from more than five decades of hunting on the Outer Banks, remains passionate about his job.
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Retired Outer Banks Historian Tells His Story
Doug Stover, who recently retired from his position as cultural historian with Cape Hatteras National Seashore, is now a consultant for the United Nations reviewing protection of world heritage sites.
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New Year’s Food for Good Luck
Our Liz Biro takes a look back at her “Our Coast’s Food” recipes and presents an entire menu of good luck dishes for New Year’s Day.
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Our Coast’s Food: Christmas Sausage Balls
Our Liz Biro writes that when it comes to holiday nibbles in North Carolina, nothing beats sausage balls — mini-meatball morsels of pork and cheddar cheese — but proper preparation is key.
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Area Photographer Focuses On Storytelling
Hatteras Island-based photographer Daniel Pullen sees himself as a storyteller, using his images to reveal a glimpse of life on the Outer Banks.
