With that being said, we hope that you join us as we ring in the New Year, with our challenge to “Stay Positive and Ignore Nay Sayers”! New Bern Now’s Story: if you don’t already know it, here’s a short summary: I […]

New classes are starting at Bear Hands Art Factory, now located at 1208 Pollock St., including a water color class taught by local artist, Sandy Bruno and an acrylic painting class which begins in February with Beth Conley, another well-know New Bern […]

The Seventh Annual Local Authors Luncheon, sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at 11:30 AM. The Twin Rivers Branch of AAUW has invited ten local authors to the Chelsea Restaurant for […]

Making this video from 2013 events was very difficult to decide what photos to include as we published over 400 articles, videos, audio interviews, and photos on New Bern Now. This meant deciding between a couple thousand images. It doesn’t mean that […]

Above video was taken during last year’s Memorial Service Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Scholarship and Awards Committee presents: Annual Banquet, Parade, and Memorial Service https://newbernnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/MLK-Weekend-Infomercial.wma Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade Saturday, January 18, 2014, Line up 10:00am, Parade starts at […]

Girl Scouts from the New Bern area converged at the New Bern Battlefield Park on Saturday December 7th 2013 to work on a merit badge called ‘Playing the Past’. The visit was sponsored by Troop 1420 and organized by Battlefield Guide Lee […]

Tryon Palace Set to Host Exhibit in Duffy Gallery from Jan. 3 until Feb. 15 Treasures and 300-year-old artifacts from Blackbeard’s ship will sail into Tryon Palace during a special exhibition entitled Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge-1718. Held inside the Duffy Gallery from Jan. 3 to […]