From fine dining to small cafes, find out the best places to eat in and around New Bern, North Carolina!
The streets of downtown New Bern were packed with businesses and nonprofit groups during MumFest this weekend, thanks to City of New Bern and Swiss Bear staff and volunteers. We wish we had more time to cover more events and MumFest booths […]
Beautiful Weekend for MumFest — Were You Framed? Read More »
Swiss Bear and the City of New Bern are excited to kick off MumFest 2022! This weekend, Oct. 8 – 9, downtown New Bern will be filled with family fun, exhibits, attractions and entertainment for all ages. This is the city’s largest
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The New Bern Civitan Club is having its semi-annual BBQ Rib Fundraiser on Saturday, September 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Piggly Wiggly on 1208 Simmons Street, New Bern. A full rack of these slow-cooked ribs cost $20 and can
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We are pleased to invite you to the “Unlock Our Vote – Freedom Summer Tour: Craven County” kickoff event on August 14th, 2022, scheduled from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 1000 Broad Street (Corner of Broad and Roundtree Streets) in New
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Habitat for Humanity of Craven County and Community Partners hosted “Our Neighborhood Soul Food Festival” today at the Omega Center located at 800 Cedar Street. Broad St. Takeout, The Elks, Funnels of Love, McCoy’s Grill, P. B’s Italian Ices, Sampson & Son,
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A Response to Susan Moffat-Thomas’s article in New Bern Now (June 2022) Susan Moffat-Thomas’s thoughtful article in June 2022 New Bern Now provides a very helpful framework for a detailed public conversation about the future of downtown New Bern. Among many points
OP: City of New Bern Leadership is Obligated to Serve Citizens Read More »
Our 2nd Annual Ice Cream for Breakfast will be held Saturday, August 6 from 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Temple Church, 1500 Kingdom Way, New Bern. The goal of this fun event is: Promote autism acceptance and inclusion in our area.
Autismazing Call for Sponsors – Ice Cream For Breakfast Read More »
Downtown streets will be closed to traffic today and tomorrow — June 17 and 18 to accommodate activities associated with the Great Trent River Raft Race, Juneteenth celebrations, and Camp Weekend. Wondering what Camp Weekend is? It’s a busy weekend when many
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In January 2021, it was exciting to read Elks Building to Become Luxury Boutique Hotel re: Kessler Collection’s purchase of the historic Elks building and its plans to develop it into a Bohemian-style 40 room luxury boutique hotel. Discussing the downtown project,
Kessler’s Vision for Downtown: What is it? Read More »
New Bern Now stands out from other local news — we are completely independent of influence. We want to continue but can no longer absorb the cost. We’ve been serving our community for 13 years. Now, we need our community’s support. NBN has
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