Habitat ReStore InStore Silent Auction

August InStore Silent Auction Marks One Year Anniversary

August marks the One Year Anniversary of Habitat for Humanity ReStore’s unique InStore Silent Auction. Each month, a new collection of specially selected items is featured in a special Auction room at the ReStore with an opportunity for the public to register […]
New Bern Now Podsquad - Episode 193

New Bern Now Podsquad – Episode 193

The Podsquad connects you with the people, places, and local resources in New Bern, NC and surrounding areas! Mari Schultz, George Oliver and Wendy Card, were joined by special guests Ken Hess, Darlene Brown, Chris Skrotsky, and Jeaninne Billingsley. We talked about […]
Faith in Action Vision Clinic

Faith In Action Free Vision Clinic

The 2021 Faith In Action Free Vision Clinic will be held on Saturday, September 18th at Garber United Methodist Church in New Bern. Complete eye examinations, eyeglasses, blood pressure checks, blood sugar checks, and pastoral care will be offered free of charge […]
NBPD Veterans

New Bern Police Department Changes Uniform in Honor of Veterans

“Although the change is small, the impact is huge.” That’s how Police Chief Patrick Gallagher describes the subtle change he’s making to department uniforms. Chief Gallagher sent an email to New Bern Police Department employees in June. He had an idea and wanted […]
The Joy of Fall Flowers by Heidi DiBella

Call for Artists: Mum’s the Word

Craven Arts Council and Gallery is seeking submissions of Artwork featuring Chrysanthemums for the 2021 Mum’s the Word Exhibition. The artwork will be featured in the Main Gallery at Bank of the Arts for the month of October, with one work to […]
Carolina Asian Market

Review: Crying in H Mart (a memoir) by Michelle Zauner

Originally written as an essay after her mother’s untimely passing, this memoir tells the author’s struggle with her half-Korean identity while growing up in a small town in Oregon. Just as she began to discover herself as an adult in her twenties, […]
Weathervane and Crown of Life

Re-Gilding of the Christ Church “Crown of Life” and Weathervane

On the morning of August 14, 2021, the newly gilded Crown of Life and weathervane will be restored to their rightful place on the spire of Christ Episcopal Church on Pollock Street in downtown New Bern. The original crown, symbolic of everlasting […]