Stories by Coastal Review
By Corinne Saunders | Reprinted from CoastalReview.org
Officials last week celebrated the newly renovated visitor center at Jockey’s Ridge State Park, marking the completion of a $2 million project that ran about a year behind schedule. Full story
Jun 1
By Kip Tabb | Coastal Review
When 85 men, women and children lost their lives Jan. 31, 1878, as the Metropolis broke into pieces in the Currituck Banks surf, it was the final chapter in the story of a ship that should not have put to sea and, according to new research, may still rest on a Currituck beach. Full story
May 30
By Jennifer Allen | Reprinted from CoastalReview.org
An offshore wind developer has upped its public presence to take on concerns about its proposed project 27 miles off the Outer Banks. Full story
Mar 28
Massachusetts-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists and engineers are on their way to deploy test moorings off the coast of Nags Head to better understand conditions before relocating the Ocean Observatories Initiative’s Pioneer Array ocean-observing system, which most recently was collecting data about 75 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. Full story
Feb 23
By Catherine Kozak | CoastalReview.org
The Old Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station is one of the most beautiful historic buildings on the Outer Banks, situated at a dramatic coastal location that would befit a movie setting. But it’s got to go. Full story
Dec 28
By Catherine Kozak | CoastalReview.org It was flashback to high school chemistry class for some, but Duck residents were up to the challenge last week at an information session about a carbon capture demonstration project proposed off their beach. Full story
Nov 22
State rules on where septic tanks can be located on oceanfront properties are likely to change in the coming months. Full story
Sep 16
Compared to 2020, visitor spending across the state was up 45% in 2021. Full story
Aug 21
Apr 17
Sometime soon, possibly before spring, the 2.4-mile “jug handle” bridge bypassing the troubled S-curves just north of Rodanthe will open to traffic, and after it does, folks will still be able to access the national wildlife refuge here. Full story
Jan 8
By Catherine Kozak | Reprinted from CoastalReview.org MANTEO — A controversial proposal to limit longstanding protective habitat and management strategies for critically endangered red wolves in northeastern North Carolina has been withdrawn by the… Full story
Nov 15
By Lena Beck | Reprinted from CoastalReview.org The United States Department of Energy has awarded Duke University a $7.5 million grant to research the impact that offshore wind development can have on wildlife… Full story
Nov 13