Looking for somewhere to eat on Thanksgiving Day? The following restaurants will be open: – Blackbeard’s Triple Play Restaurant, 415 South Front Street. Open 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. Offering full menu all day as well as a traditional Thanksgiving meal (Make […]

Run the tradition! For 15 years, the Twin Rivers YMCA staff have been up before the sun on Thanksgiving morning to prepare for hundreds of people (and a few four-legged friends) to take part in the annual Turkey Trot 5k/10k. The tradition […]

Giving Tuesday started in a Manhattan apartment in 2012 and has grown into an international day of giving on Nov. 29. Locally, Tharesa Lee and Margaret Shields came up with the idea of New Bern Giv3 as part of the chamber of […]

New Bern Fire-Rescue is celebrating the holidays with a toy drive to help local families in need this Christmas. The drive began Nov. 21 and lasts through Dec. 16. All toys collected will be used to fulfill holiday wishes through local angel […]

Carolina Nature Coalition invites you to meet Karen Clark with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC). From bats to birds, sea turtles to frogs, she will present a community science sampler and answer questions about ways for you to become involved. NCWRC […]

As the nation begins the yearlong recognition of the 50th anniversary of the close of the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) has announced The Wall That Heals national tour schedule for 2023. The Wall That Heals exhibit includes a […]

The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and the North Carolina Arts Council are proud to announce that the African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina is now under the stewardship of the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission. North Carolina […]