Given the incredible imbalance between homes listed and those under contract, it is evident the local housing market is treading water.
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As towns grow, the power struggle between volunteer fire departments and municipal government is almost assured to eventually come to a head. A look behind the debate in Southern Shores.
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The State Employees Credit Union district manager responsible for Dare County says the general contractor for the project at milepost 10.5 had “gone out of business.”
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We need an indoor location for crowds of a thousand or so. But my hope is they find another building and look at different uses for Windmill Point.

Five summers ago, Mulligan’s took on a major expansion when Gus Zinovis purchased the building formerly occupied by Bad Barracuda’s.

The developer who wants to build a hotel, condos and stories on property now owned by the Audubon Society says his research provides ample evidence the project will succeed.
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Ike McRee, the county attorney for Currituck, has been responding to media inquiries since the potential developers of 13 oceanfront acres now owned by the Audubon Society first applied for permits. The county’s role in this endeavor begins sometime before 2004, when Currituck converted its zoning maps from paper to a digital database.
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AT&T subscribers in Kitty Hawk village have been experiencing sporadic disruptions in cell phone coverage. Thanks to a tip, we found the cause.
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Mark Buckler is a quiet, devoted wildlife advocate who serves as director of the Audubon’s Pine Island sanctuary. He is not the kind of person who would relish being at the center of a controversy.
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The Pine Island Property Owners Association is adamantly opposed to the sale of 13 acres of Audubon Society land and the developer’s plan to build a hotel, condominiums and retail space adjacent to their residential subdivision.
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Sixteen seconds. At 45 mph, that is how long it takes to drive 1,000 feet. This is the oceanfront length of 13 acres of sand and scrub in Corolla that has touched off a hot debate and now, legal action.
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Our house is finally done. But there are still some loose ends and a few more jobs in our series examining the human impact of the construction downturn.
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