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As I reflect on my two decades in New Bern, I was recently delighted to see one of my favorite local Downtown restaurants, Thai Angel, proudly flying the PRIDE flag — a symbol synonymous with gay pride and the LGBTQ+ community’s fight […]
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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 »
There appears to be confusion over who is the Chief Executive Officer of the City of New Bern and what are the roles and responsibilities of our elected officials. When residents are unsure of who’s in charge of what, and when elected
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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,
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Craven Arts Council & Gallery is proud to announce the opening of their Ekphrastic Poetry Competition for 2022. This competition asks local poets and writers to submit original poems inspired by the artwork in the 2022 Bank of the Arts National Juried
Call for Local Poets and Writers for Ekphrastic Poetry Entries Read More »
Craven Arts Council is proud to present the work of Lee Tripi in the Director’s Gallery for the month of July. Lee Tripi is a local painter known for his large textured paintings. Opening reception will be held during the July ArtWalk
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Craven Arts Council is proud to present their biennial exhibition, The Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition in the Main Gallery this July and August. This biennial exhibition is Craven Arts Council’s signature exhibition featuring over 100 artworks out of 440
Biennial National Juried Exhibition to Feature over 100 Artworks in New Bern 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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Habitat for Humanity of Craven County today announced a grant of $15,000 from Wells Fargo to support the affiliate’s current build in New Bern. Habitat for Humanity of Craven County and Wells Fargo volunteers (Well Fargo’s Team Member Volunteer Program – TMVP)
Habitat for Humanity Receives $15,000 Wells Fargo Builds Grant Read More »