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'Tis the season for love! Valentine's Day this year is all about romance on the Outer Banks. Your favorite seaside destination is perfect for a romantic couples' getaway. Whatever you plan to do on Valentine's Day, we know all the things to do to make it extra special.Rent a beach houseTo start off

Waves top the railing at Jennette's Pier on Sunday 11/17.The last two days on the Outer Banks have been interesting. Sustained winds somewhere around 40 mph with gusts getting up to 55 or so, that makes for an interesting time.What is finally moving out to sea is a classic nor'easter. The surf was

The Ocracoke Express, aka Martha's Vineyard Express waiting for passengers.They danced a jig and jumped through some hoops, but somehow the Ferry Division of NCDOT managed to get a high speed passenger ferry for the Hatteras/Ocracoke run. When construction began on the Ocracoke Express at US

Proposed route of the Mid Currituck Bridge.In a move that is probably a surprise to no one who is following the events, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is suing NCDOT to stop construction of the $500 Mid Currituck Bridge.The SELC has been opposed to the bridge since it was first

NCOT map showing Mid Currituck Bridge location associated road projects.Maybe, just maybe the Mid Currituck Bridge will be built.On Friday the Federal Highway Administration approved the project's Record of Decision. With the federal government's approval in hand, the long-awaited bridge connecting

Wider, stronger and better constructed, the replacement for the Bonner Bridge is now open. Photo NCDOTSuddenly the new Oregon Inlet bridge is open. No announcement, no huge fanfare, just a quick notice press release from NCDOT with a headline reading: "New Bridge Over Oregon Inlet Opens to Traffic"

Looking down at the Oregon Inlet channel through the Bonner Bridge from the replacement span.Cold, windy and spectacular. There is no other way to describe what it was like to walk across Oregon Inlet on the replacement span for the Bonner Bridge.NCDOT has not opened the new bridge yet to traffic.

Although unfinished the Moor Shore Road living shoreline is already at work. Waves strike the sills, calming the waters behind them.After almost two years of getting the permits and making sure funding was in place, at long last a living shoreline project is moving forward along Moor Shore Road in

Although structurally complete, there is still work to be done on the Bonner Bridge before its early 2019 opening.Fall Storms Create Construction DelaysThe ribbon cutting for the new Bonner Bridge that spans Oregon Inlet has

Dimitri Maramenides of Epic Kiteboarding at Jennette's Pier on Friday. Although the Atlantic Ocean was extremely rough, there was no reported damage along the northern Outer Banks.All Travel Restriction Lifted for Outer