Mayor Touts Elizabeth City's Many Great Restaurants
Arts of the Albemarle Center Showcases Art and Theater
Dismal Swamp State Park Is the Place for Outdoor Enthusiasts
Real Estate is Hot Commodity in Elizabeth City
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Mayor Touts Elizabeth City's Many Great Restaurants

Sometimes Steve Atkinson likes a thick rib-eye steak, and other times he’s in the mood for fresh scallops and jumbo shrimp. And he always tries to leave room for dessert.

Arts of the Albemarle Center Showcases Art and Theater

The old Lowry-Chesson Building in downtown Elizabeth City had stood shuttered and vacant since 2001.

Dismal Swamp State Park Is the Place for Outdoor Enthusiasts

Dismal Swamp State Park covers more than 14,000 acres of protected land on the North Carolina-Virginia state line, and the park is open year-round for recreation.

Real Estate is Hot Commodity in Elizabeth City

Trish Fecker often asks newcomers how they first learned about Elizabeth City. “Often‚ they have a family member living here or they visited a friend and fell in love with the place‚” says Fecker‚ vice president and mortgage loan originator at Gateway Bank. “I have two or three who say‚ ‘We just started pointing at the map.’”

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Elizabeth City, NC, At A Glance

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Quality of Life in Elizabeth City, NC

Known as the Harbor of Hospitality, Elizabeth City is a waterfront community on the eastern seaboard, just 45 minutes from the Norfolk/Hampton Roads area of Virginia and adjacent to North Carolina’s legendary Outer Banks. Whenever five boats or more come into the harbor at the same time‚ they are feted with a wine and cheese party sponsored by the Rose Buddies‚ a group dedicated to extending a warm welcome to Elizabeth City’s visitors. Among its many accolades, Elizabeth City has been named one of “The 100 Best Small Towns in America” three times.
Real Estate
Bayside Manor is Elizabeth City's Most Storied Home
One of the most beautiful homes in eastern North Carolina has carried Elizabeth City’s history through the ages and into the future. Bayside Manor, which sits amidst a 10-acre wooded area, was built FULL ARTICLE
Culture
Encore Theatre Company Expands Into Albemarle Center
Encore Theatre Company was used to staging productions in cramped quarters. But those days are over with the troupe’s move to the second and third floors of the three-story Arts of the Albemarle FULL ARTICLE
Food
N.C. Potato Festival Pulls Out All the Stops for Spuds
Each spring, the North Carolina Potato Festival takes root in downtown Elizabeth City. The event has been on Elizabeth City’s calendar since 2001, but the statewide potato celebration dates back to FULL ARTICLE

Recent Articles

Walking Tour Book Shows Off Elizabeth City's Historic District
History buffs will find lots of historic treasures to explore in Elizabeth City -- so many, in fact, that they might need a guidebook. That's where FULL ARTICLE
Elizabeth City Golfers Convene at The Pines
The Pines at Elizabeth City offers enough challenges to get any players’ competitive juices flowing – and that’s exactly what owner Bill Taylor had FULL ARTICLE
Albemarle Healthcare Foundation Provides Free Health Care for Uninsured
With health-care and prescription drug costs on the rise nationwide, uninsured patients across America continue to struggle. To help meet the needs FULL ARTICLE
Pasquotank River Offers Affordable Waterfront Homes
Sue Thomson’s riverfront home offers beautiful views‚ a perfect place to sit and watch the sun set‚ a convenient dock for her small boat – plus FULL ARTICLE

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Read the 2010 edition of Images Elizabeth City magazine sponsored by the Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce. Using ActiveMagazine technology, you can flip through the actual pages of Images Elizabeth City magazine on your computer screen.
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  • Elizabeth's City (From the Images of Elizabeth City, North Carolina Magazine)

    Elizabeth City sits on the Intracoastal Waterway, where the Pasquotank River opens up into the Albemarle Sound in Northeastern North Carolina.

    As one of the best small cities in the country, Elizabeth City has attracted residents from all over the world, including artist Tunde Afolayan. Afolayan has called Elizabeth City home for over six years and teaches art in the community. A mural created by Afolayan and some of his students hangs in the W.C. Witherspoon Memorial Library.

    The city is home to five Coast Guard commands: Support Center Elizabeth City, Air Station Elizabeth City, Aircraft Repair and Supply Center, Aviation Technical Training Center and the National Strike Force Coordination Center. Nearly two thousand people are employed there.

    Over the years, Elizabeth City has come to be known as the "Harbor of Hospitality" for its location and because the city allows boaters to use the city-owned moorings free of charge for 48 hours. But most importantly, because two gentleman, Fred Fearing and Joe Kramer, started greeting boaters as they arrived in the city with roses back in 1983. The two quickly become known as the "Rose Buddies."

    Today, the city still greets visitors with a rose and also hosts a wine and cheese party when five or more boats are docked at one time.













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