Author: Matt Artz

Beatles Tribute to Recreate 1964 at Waterside Theatre

The Beatles are coming! Or at least the next best thing, as the world’s top tribute to the fab four will take the stage live in concert for the first time on the Outer...

July 4th Fireworks Return to Kill Devil Hills!

July 4th Fireworks Return to Kill Devil Hills!

It has been four long years since the town of Kill Devil Hills approved funds in the annual budget for an Independence Day fireworks display on the 4th of July, but this year, the...

Roanoke Island Festival Park Receives "Green" Attraction Certification

Roanoke Island Festival Park has joined the ranks of environmentally sustainable attractions in North Carolina with certification as a “green” attraction by the NC Green Travel Initiative, a program that recognizes travel-oriented businesses that...

'Buying the Beach' Episode Featuring Outer Banks Airs In June [NC Film]

A new episode of the Destination America series Buying the Beach that was filmed on the Outer Banks is set to premiere this month. A local realtor at Sun Realty is featured in the...

'OBXE TV' Episode 13 – Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival [Video]

The 13th episode of our Outer Banks web series OBXE TV is now available online, featuring host Sue Artz taking the show on location to the first ever Shallowbag Shag Beach Music Festival at Roanoke...

EVP Outer Banks Pro-Am Serves Beach Volleyball Action [Video / Photo Gallery]

EVP Outer Banks Pro-Am Serves Beach Volleyball Action [Video / Photo Gallery]

The 2014 EVP Outer Banks Pro-Am Beach Volleyball Tournament took place today, May 31, on the beach on the south side of Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, featuring professional and amateur matches going on...

[Movie Review] X-Men Unite For Better ‘Days of Future Past’

X-Men: Days of Future Past just may be the most entertaining X movie to date, and that’s really saying something when you consider that this is technically “Part 7” of Marvel’s mutant franchise.  I...

'The Lost Colony' Opens 77th Season

An Outer Banks mystery more than 400 years old and America’s original urban legend, The Lost Colony will premiere its 77th anniversary production as the country’s longest-running outdoor symphonic drama this Friday, May 30,...

EVP Outer Banks Pro-Am Brings Beach Volleyball Back To Nags Head

The 2nd Annual Outer Banks Pro-Am Beach Volleyball Tournament returns to Jennette’s Pier this weekend, featuring male and female professional volleyball players in action on the sand. Presented by Extreme Volleyball Professionals (EVP), the 2014...

Outer Banks Weekend Movie Update – May 30, 2014: 'Maleficent' vs. 'The West'

Angelina Jolie gets wicked in theaters this week, while Seth Macfarlane finds A Million Ways to Die in the West, and Rio returns to The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of May...

Outer Banks Makes Dr. Beach Top 10 List Again

Outer Banks Makes Dr. Beach Top 10 List Again

Cape Hatteras National Seashore has been named one of 2014’s “Ten Best Beaches in the United States” by Dr. Beach in his annual countdown. Also known as Stephen Leatherman, Dr. Beach is one of  America’s biggest influence makers...

Weekend Movie Update – Sept 28, 2012

The Hotel Transylvania welcomes guests this week, while Bruce Willis tries to kill himself and ParaNorman goes trick-or-treating at The Pioneer. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Sept. 28, 2012! The new...

Horror Festival Zombie Walk Commercial Filming in Nags Head

Horror Festival Zombie Walk Commercial Filming in Nags Head

Organizers of the first ever Outer Banks Horror Film Festival and Zombie Beach Walk are hungry for volunteers willing to get “zombified” and appear in a commercial for the innaugural event, filming this Friday in...

Go Native at Roanoke Island Aquarium Plant Sale

The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is hosting its annual Native Plant Sale next weekend, featuring a total of 75 different species and over 1,500 plants. The 17th annual Native Plant Sale on...