>What a fabulous 300th Jubilee we celebrated this past weekend. It was as good as it gets for this wonderful town of ours! The event displayed an amazing collaboration from so many people within the community. We are grateful for the time, […]

>Yesterday’s Jubilee Parade wasn’t “just another parade”. Celebrating New Bern’s 300th Birthday, the parade was not only bigger than any other I’ve attended in New Bern, but it attracted and unified Foreign Dignitaries from Ghana and Switzerland! People from across the United […]

>Driving Downtown New Bern this morning gave me a snapshot of what’s to come…lot’s of local residents and visitors! Stores were decorated in Red, White, and Blue decorations and it was hard to find a place to park. I got lucky with […]

>The Elizabeth II replica sailing ship docked at the New Bern Hilton Marina yesterday in preparation of this weekend’s four day 300th Birthday Celebration, September 16-19, 2010. There are 21 events scheduled for New Bern’s massive 300th Birthday Jubilee! Chairman of the […]

>New Bern residents and visitors filled the New Bern Mall yesterday as they waited to meet the World Renowned Novelist, Philanthropist, and Resident, Nicholas Sparks! The New Bern Mall’s parking lot was packed. Readers lined up from one end of the Mall […]

>Ordinary men and women became extraordinary heroes when the attack on Pearl Harbor brought America into World War II. Servicemen watched comrades die terrible deaths on beaches and in foxholes, were wounded in body and spirit, and bore witness to horrifying inhumanity. […]

Like her grandfather, the late-great Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Alexandra Cousteau is a Global Explorer and Advocate for our natural resources. She established Blue Legacy in 2008 to educate people about the importance of water and the impact humankind has on this vital resource. […]