Author: Matt Artz

Hatteras, Bodie Island Lighthouses 2015 Climbing Schedule Revealed

National Park Service Outer Banks Group Superintendent David Hallac has announced that the Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses will be open for climbing in 2015 from Friday, April 17 through Monday, October 14....

Kill Devil Hills Trash Attack 2015 Details Announced

Kill Devil Hills has announced details for the town’s annual Trash Attack, happening this year on Saturday, March 21. Registration is at 9am in the parking lot the Kill Devil Hills northern fire station,...

Spider-Man To Join Marvel's 'Avengers' Movie Universe [Trending]

Huge news for fans of Spider-Man, The Avengers, and comic book-based movies in general broke late last night, as it was officially announced that Marvel Studios has reached an agreement with Sony to bring...

Outer Banks Chief Ranger Announces Retirement

After 30 years with the National Park Service (NPS), Paul Stevens will be retiring on February 27, 2015.  Stevens, a long-time resident and Outer Banks Group employee, transferred to Cape Hatteras National Seashore in...

Spring Wildlife And Wildlands Art Expo Opens

The National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center on Roanoke Island hosts a series of Wildlife and Wildlands of Eastern North Carolina Art Expos throughout the year. The Refuge invites local artists to exhibit their work...

Holiday Weekend Is Free Admission At Wright Brothers Memorial

Wright Brothers National Memorial will be joining national park sites across the country in celebrating the Presidents’ Day holiday by waiving admission fees on Saturday through Monday, February 14, 15, and 16, 2015.  Presidents’...

OBX Entertainment Turns 3!

OBX Entertainment Turns 3!

Three years ago today, on February 8, 2012, OBXentertainment.com was officially launched with the goal of being the first locally owned and operated fully independent website on the Outer Banks, North Carolina to focus...

Dare Shadow Players Bring 'Little Mermaid' To Life [Video / Photo Gallery]

The Dare County Shadow Players, directed by Donna Roark, presented their production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. live on stage at First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills this week. Based on...

Roanoke Island Festival Park Announces July 4th Concert

Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo will host the United States Marine Corps 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band for an Independence Day concert on July 4th. Military history has established empirically that musical units...

Ocracoke Pony Herd Welcomes New Member

Hazelnut was born on February 4, 2015 at approximately 10:00 a.m. and becomes the 17th member of the current Ocracoke Pony herd!  Her mother is Sacajawea, a mare from Shackleford Banks who joined the...

Fort Raleigh To Commemorate World Radio Day on February 13

In the spirit of the eminent radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site will be commemorating World Radio Day, February 13, 2015.  While performing experiments between Roanoke Island and Hatteras Island, North...

Tim Reynolds' TR3 Returns To Kelly's, Nags Head [Concert Preview]

Local favorites TR3 featuring guitar virtuoso and Kill Devil Hills resident Tim Reynolds returns to Nags Head this weekend, live in concert at Kelly’s on Saturday night. Reynolds is a two-time Grammy nominee who has...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – Feb. 6, 2015: 'Jupiter' Rises

Jupiter takes off into space, Jeff Bridges finds a Seventh Son, Spongebob ventures Out of Water, and Strange Magic arrives at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of February 6, 2015!...

Haunting 'Poltergeist' Teaser Trailer Arrives! [Trending]

The first official teaser trailer for 20th Century Fox’s upcoming reboot of the horror classic Poltergeist has arrived online today, and it currently has the entire internet afraid to look under the bed. While the original...