About 8 years ago my parents decided to move full time to OBX. They had owned a vacation home there for 30 years prior.
Well, over the last 8 years my 70+ father needed medical care that the current options could not support
The OBX hospital is great, but is essentially an urgent care facility. He’s been transferred out of OBX to Norfolk for things like kidney infection and a blood clot. Now my senior Mom has to travel 90 minutes without beach traffic to see him in hospital.
When he gets out of hospital the only rehab facility is Peak in the OBX which is terrible. Next closest is Barco, 40 minutes away.
He’s been waiting since April for a doctor to come back to town for a routine appointment which won’t be until September.

TLDR; the medical care for seniors is very limited and critical care is non existent.

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a new job, and I'm from Pittsburgh, PA. I'm very interested in finding something in the Outer Banks, and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for what some good companies to apply to for marketing, communications, or guest relations roles would be? Especially any that help with temporary housing? Thanks for the help!

Any update on the future of the Lighthouse Sports Bar?

Hi everyone! I’m working on a graduate assignment about hurricane preparedness and public outreach in Dare County.

As you’ve been around the Outer Banks, have you noticed any hurricane preparedness brochures, pamphlets, flyers, posters, or other informational materials?

If so, where did you see them? (Examples: visitor centers, libraries, hotels, campgrounds, stores, government buildings, etc.)
I’m trying to get a sense of where preparedness information is most visible to residents and visitors.

Thanks in advance for any examples you can share!

Any suggestions for best place to go kart north of Nags Head? We will be staying in Southern Shores, thanks in advance!!

Hi all, I lost a set of four or five keys, including a Hyundai fob, on 7/18/26, on the beach in Kitty Hawk near John's Drive-In on North Virginia Dare Trails. Please send me a message if something has turned up or if you know of a lost-and-found that someone may have turned the keys in to. I've already asked the police.

How are the jellyfish this year? Last year the migration was pretty bad. We'll be in OBX next week and are hoping we'll have a jelly-free week.

Hi all. We’re in Corolla via a house with a reputable management company. Upon arrival, our main (only) refrigerator in the kitchen wasn’t working properly as the temp in both the fridge and freezer consistently kept going up till they reached 60° and 48°, respectively. And this is after we’d gone grocery shopping for the 3 families staying here AKA a lot of food.

The management company has been responsive over the phone but incredibly slow on actually taking action. We’ve been here since Saturday night and have only received a cooler with bags of ice so we’ve been very, very limited in what we can do with food. Granted, they’re waiting on a vendor to come look at it, there have been hours and hours between a call and any assistance showing up (and only the aforementioned cooler and ice). They were supposed to send more as of early this morning, but still haven’t shown up. This is also after we received the text saying we could enter the house, only to find the cleaning crew was still there, had another 45 minutes of cleaning to do, and then left lots of things not taken care of.

Here is my question: how much reimbursement would you ask for given the situation?

I'm curious to know if there are any others out there up and down the beach. I would enjoy meeting up somewhere and exchanging stories and experiences. Let me know...

Headed to Outer Banks for vacation later this weekend and I may have to do a good bit of remote work. I’m not sure how great the Airbnb Internet will be, so trying to plan early. Are there any local spots in the area with dependable, free internet?

Traveling to the OBX in a couple weeks and narrowed down where we will be staying. What are some attractions or amenities in the area you recommend?

Hi, we are down here now and looking for a place that has good steamed Mussels. Doesn’t seem to be much in KDH. We would go anywhere from KDH, Kitty Hawk down to Nags Head. Any suggestions? Thank you?

Hello everyone I am in the outer banks area for about a week. I’m looking to do a night ride and an early morning to mid day ride. I’m on a 19 zx6r right now and I wanna see if anyone would be down to go rip around the coast a little! If there are any locals out there I would appreciate your insight on where to ride.

Is there anywhere that can delivery my gardening supplies to OBX???

Anyone ever stayed or owned in the Indian summer condos? Looking for any experiences good/bad.

Any good/bad experiences there? Is the beach crowded during the summer? Stayed a few blocks away before and had a good time.

hi good people of the OBX… I had a small diamond solitaire necklace fall off today while on a bike ride in Duck. I realize that this is a needle in a haystack situation. But if anyone out there happened to find one today, I would be able to tell you additional details along with my route and the locations of where it possibly may have been found. 🙏❤️ it has great sentimental value so I thought worth posting just in case… please message me.

Looking for how much the slick bottom 44 &54 inch boogie board cost?

Need to buy the kids new ones and trying to figure if u should buy up here or down there.

Meme created with a picture I took in Avon last year.

Just saw this article about restaurants around the upper half of OBX being tested for shrimp authenticity. Gave a good list of where to go that passed the test for actually having NC caught shrimp! Kinda shady if you’re claiming they’re caught in the US or NC and the selling people farm raised shrimp bought from over seas!

https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/outer-banks/half-of-surveyed-obx-restaurants-fail-second-round-of-shrimp-authenticity-test

Whole Foods has a $1 raw oyster special for Amazon Prime members on Fridays, but I won't be here on Friday....any other options for $1 raw oysters to shuck at home?

Can’t get into house until 5, need somewhere to hang and watch game.

My fiance and I are getting married in September and I thought it’d be fun to have a nice vintage car to leave our church in as we head to the reception. I saw there was a place down south that used to rent a couple classic cars but it looks like they only do golf carts now. Womp womp. Any fellow locals know of anyone around who might be willing to hook up a wedding ride from Whalebone to Manteo?

I always do shitty from the surf. And the head boats the last two year have been poop.

Anyone from Hatteras to Nags Head got room on their boat early next week (7/25-7/29) to take a Florida man fishing? I'll have all my gear, I don't get seasick or complain, and I will chip in on all expenses and anything else needed!

I just want to catch a couple quality fish so we have some meat for the week!

I take random redditors offshore down here near Clearwater often! I always post up to take a stranger fishing, and everyone I've met has been awesome. Would be cool if someone could return a favor! And if you're ever down in the Clearwater/Tampa area, I will take you offshore 100%!!

Reef Donkey pic for attention!

Thanks!