The City of New Bern is pleased to announce a new holiday event, The New Year’s Eve Block Party! This event is presented by Toyota of New Bern, and will be held on Monday, December 31st downtown at the intersection of Craven and […]

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir Stress can be positive in short bursts and it may help us get motivated, focus, and improve performance. But if the stress becomes long term, it negatively […]

Children’s Artwork on Display at Bank of the Arts to benefit Outreach Programs January 2 – 12, 2019 Craven Arts Council & gallery is proud to present “Bear Face Tesselations” in the Main Gallery at Bank of the Arts January 2nd to […]

Here’s a list of Restaurants that will be open in the greater New Bern area on Christmas Eve (CE) and Christmas Day (CD). Please note the abbreviations next to their names as to what days they will be open. Also, some restaurants […]

Scholarship in Memory of Hunter Spencer, Joe Corby, and Frank Albertini The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1171 presented the Memorial Scholarship for $2,200 to Ingrid Watts in honor of the late Hunter Spencer, Joe Corby, and Frank Albertini on December 21, […]

If so, we would love to hear from you! New Bern Now was created to share information and current events about the people, places, interesting stories, and/or things to do in the Greater New Bern area. We’re going on 10 years and […]

Lost Ironclad Re-discovered It’s a treasure hunt story worthy of Indiana Jones, led by historian Ed Bearss. On Dec. 12, 1862, naval history was made when the Union ironclad USS Cairo (pronounced “KAY-row”), involved in the campaign against Vicksburg, was sunk in […]