Author: Matt Artz

Ozzie Artz enjoys a day on the beach in Nags Head, NC.

Beach Nourishment Project Coming To Kill Devil Hills

The Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners voted this week to proceed with a $20 million beach widening project along the town’s oceanfront, using Nags Head’s successful beach nourishment project as a template. The proposed...

‘The Lost Colony’ Announces Dare Night Perfomances

The Lost Colony has announced three dates for this year’s annual Dare Night performances, when Dare County residents can see America’s longest running outdoor symphonic drama for fee with a donation to the local food...

Weekend Movie Update – May 17, 2013: Wrath of ‘Star Trek’

Star Trek returns to theaters this week, while the real life story of Jackie Robinson goes to bat at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of May 17, 2013! The...

NBC Picks Up Blackbeard Pirate Series ‘Crossbones’

The Outer Banks’ most infamous transplant resident is coming to television, as NBC announced last week that its upcoming series Crossbones, about the pirate Edward Teach, also known as “Blackbeard“, who was ultimately killed off...

[Local Buzz] UNC-Greensboro Presents ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’ At Festival Park

The UNC- Greensboro North Carolina Theatre for Young People will present their kids puppet show The Emperor’s New Clothes as part of the 2013 Performance Series at Roanoke Island Festival Park this July. The mission...

Heads Roll In ‘Sleepy Hollow’ TV Series Promo [NC Film]

FOX announced last week that the network will pick up the Sleepy Hollow pilot, filmed in Salisbury, North Carolina, to series, and while it is unclear at this point if the production will return...

[BATB 3] Blood At The Beach Horror Convention Takes Over VA Beach [Photo Gallery]

 We hit the road once again to cover the third Blood at the Beach Horror Convention in Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 10-12, and we’ve got some exclusive photos from the event for you to check out now, with lots more...

Outer Banks Shootout Kicks Off OBX Surf Season

The local surf competition season kicks off with the 4th Annual Outer Banks Shootout Pro Am Surfing Contest in Nags Head this month. Presented by Catch Surf and Duck Village Outfitters, the event awards a...

Weekend Movie Update – May 10, 2013: Meet The New ‘Gatsby’

 Leonardo DiCaprio is the new Gatsby in theaters this week, while an Office worker gets his close up, and The Pioneer gets Scary. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of May 10,...

Intense Trailer Revealed For Tom Hanks’ ‘Captain Phillips’, Filmed In Virginia Beach

Filmed partly in Virginia Beach, the first official trailer has come online for Captain Phillips, about real life cargo ship captain Richard Phillips who was taken hostage by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean in 2009, starring Tom...

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[Local Buzz] OBXentertainment.com Welcomes Sweet T’s Coffee, Beer, & Wine!

We would like to officially welcome Sweet T’s Coffee, Beer, & Wine to the OBXentertainment.com Family! For all your essential beverages to enjoy a day on the Outer Banks, be it relaxing with your toes in the sand,...

Parmalee To Play Kill Devil Hills [Concert Preview]

National recording artists Parmalee will bring modern country rock to Kill Devil Hills live in concert this month. Parmalee is named after their small hometown, Parmalee, North Carolina, where the band was formed in...

The Original Rhondels Bring Beach Music Back To Nags Head [Concert Preview]

The Original Rhondels will return to Nags Head live in concert this summer, sure to evoke memories of the late band leader Bill Deal on stage at the old Nags Head Casino decades ago....

[Movie Review] ‘Iron Man 3’ Brings Marvel Back To Earth

Filmed mostly in and around Wilmington, North Carolina last year, the summer blockbuster season just got a jump start with the arrival of Marvel’s highly anticipated sequel Iron Man 3, a fact-paced thrill ride that sheds...

NC actress Addy Miller of ''The Walking Dead', photographed by Matt Artz on April 22, 2012 in Virginia Beach, VA.

‘Walking Dead’ Star And OBX Fan Addy Miller Returns To VA Beach [Interview]

Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Pinhead, The Crypt Keeper, and The Devil’s Rejects are all coming to Virginia Beach this Mothers Day weekend, along with several of the stars of AMC’s hit zombie series The Walking Dead,...

‘The Lost Colony’ Cast Presents ‘Puss In Boots’ Kids Show

The Lost Colony 2013 cast will present Puss In Boots for its annual kids show this summer in Manteo, where imagination and fantasy run wild for an hour of live family fun. For over 40 years the...

Movies On The Sound In Nags Head Gets ‘Brave’

Family movie night returns to Nags Head starting this month when Movies on the Sound will be screened outside after sunset at the Outer Banks Event Site, to benefit the Children at Play Museum. The first family...

‘Iron Man 3’ Is North Carolina’s Biggest Blockbuster Ever [NC Film]

Filmed in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, as well as on location in Florida, California, and China last year, Disney and Marvel’s highly anticipated Iron Man 3 has arrived, officially opening in North America tomorrow, with preview...

Weekend Movie Update – May 3, 2013: ‘Iron Man’ Returns

The biggest blockbuster ever filmed in North Carolina arrives in U.S. theaters this week, while G.I. Joe continues the battle against Cobra at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of May...

[Local Buzz] Roanoke Island Festival Park To Host KidsFest

The Children and Youth Partnership for Dare County presents KidsFest 2013, coming to Roanoke Island Festival Park on Mothers Day weekend. Festival Park invites youngsters and their parents to this free and fun-filled day where children ages...