Local boaters are getting ready to deck their hulls for a popular Carteret County Christmas tradition. The Crystal Coast Holiday Flotilla will return for its 30th year along the Morehead City and Beaufort waterfronts. The annual parade of decorated vessels can be seen […]

New Bern’s City Manager Foster Hughes announced Kari Warren was selected as the new director of Parks and Recreation during the Nov. 22 Board of Aldermen (BOA) meeting. She’s held the interim director position since Sept. 2021. The city manager told the […]

By popular demand, Jennifer Licko’s Celtic Christmas Concert and her band of award-winning Celtic musicians are returning to New Bern this holiday season. Tickets are available at here for the 7 p.m. Dec. 14 concert at Cullman Hall. Audiences can expect to hear familiar […]

Dangerous Prodigy Circus returns to the New Bern Civic Theatre (NBCT) stage with “Magical Unreality,” a high-flying aerial show set in the land of fairies. Performances will take place this weekend only, Dec. 2 – 3, with shows starting at 7:30 p.m. […]

AeroShell Aerobatic Team came back to New Bern for the third year in a row. Wendy and Buddy Stallings partnered with the City of New Bern to host the show. The team was joined by Ultimate Airshows and GhostWriter Airshows with pilots […]

New Bern Now (NBN) could not operate without the help from local small businesses. Especially the following: Jeremy LeRay owns New Bern Web Design. He has been NBN’s “Peace of Mind” for over ten years, hosting and keeping the news site secure. […]

UPDATE: New Bern Now (NBN) received a press release from the city on Nov. 28 stating “Kari Warren received her bachelor’s degree in Recreation Leisure Studies from Mount Olive College and a master’s degree in Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Sports Management from […]