WhatsOnWilmington.com Named 2010 Wilmington Webbie Award Winner

WILMINGTON, NC, August 13, 2010

WhatsOnWilmington.com, a website dedicated to Wilmington, N.C. events, has been named the 2010 Wilmington Webbie Winner by Encore Magazine. The Webbie Winner is awarded each year to the best local website (nominated by Encore readers and decided on by Encore employees). WhatsOnWilmington.com is the second annual Webbie Award Winner.

WhatsOnWilmington.com is a comprehensive online events calendar dedicated to the greater Wilmington, N.C. area. Each event submission is human-edited by the website's founder and publisher, Ranald Totten. In addition to event submissions from the public, Totten stays aware of the current and ongoing events around the area, featuring exciting or unique events on the home page of the site, in his WhatsOnWilmington Blog, and in the weekly email newsletter. Visitors to the website are invited to subscribe to the newsletter to keep up-to-date on the area's featured free events.

Events entered into the WhatsOnWilmington.com website are organized by categories - Sports, Outdoor Activities/Festivals, Music, Performing Arts, Literary/Lectures, Kids, Museums/Galleries, and Film. Visitors to the site can search events by category, by venue, by date, or by looking at a list of the current day's events. Event details include the date, location (with an option to find it on a map or get directions), description, hours, cost, and additional information including a website address, contact name and phone number. Each event is also accompanied by a colorful photograph or image. Visitors to the site may submit and promote their own event information which will be reviewed and edited by the publisher.

The Encore Magazine Webbie Winner is awarded to a local Wilmington, N.C. website. WhatsOnWilmington.com is a comprehensive events resource for both local residents as well as visitors planning a trip to the city and surrounding beach communities. With a background in writing and journalism and a home in Wilmington, Ranald Totten is personally dedicated to promoting the area and getting the word out about free events, fundraisers, live music, sporting events and more. Totten comments: "I saw a need for a high quality, all-in-one events website that would be a go-to resource for area events. I provide as much information as possible for every event listed to ensure that visitors will get the most out of their time on the site."

To learn more about events in the Wilmington, N.C. area, visit http://www.WhatsOnWilmington.com. To read the Encore Magazine interview with publisher Ranald Totten, visit http://www.encorepub.com/articles.php?i=read&article_id=100§ion_id=1.

About WhatsOnWilmington.com: an online Wilmington NC events calendar. Submit events for free, subscribe to our weekly email newsletter, or advertise on our site for maximum exposure to residents and visitors to the Wilmington, NC area.