Opportunity to promote your local Business or Non-Profit for free this Thursday!

Now’s your chance to spread the message about your non-profit or businesses and reach thousands! All you have to do is stop by the Doubletree by Hilton in Downtown New Bern on Thursday, April 18th between 10am – 11am and tell Thea […]

Spoken Word Poetry Expo coming to New Bern!

Laura Johnson enjoyed interviewing Meg Wethington about the upcoming Spoken Word Poetry Expo. Listen to the interview on Radio Free ENC’s WNOS 105.9FM or 1450AM or here: https://newbernnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/NBN-spoken-word-poetry-042013.mp3 Meg announced that April is National Poetry Month and she’s excited to be part […]
North Carolina History Center

NC History Center Temporarily Closes to Host Special Event

Tickets for Governor’s Palace, Homes and Gardens Available at Waystation The North Carolina History Center in downtown New Bern will be closed to the general public April 30 through May 1. While this temporary closure does limit access to some of Tryon […]

The Greater Good Gallery revitalizes the Isaac Taylor House and Gardens!

With all the events happening around town this weekend, Laura Johnson and I had the chance to stop by New Bern Now’s new physical location at the Isaac Taylor House & Garden and Greater Good Gallery. Every time I visit, I notice […]

Visit the New Bern Historical Society for fun-filled and educational programs!

Thea Kincaid and I enjoyed our visit with Nelson McDaniel, President of the New Bern Historical Society during our monthly video “Shout outs”. New Bern Now has been promoting the New Bern Historical Society for four years, but we didn’t realize that […]

The Cogs & Wheels Project presents “Gathering”

First Annual Exhibition at the Historic City Laundry May 10 and 11, 2013 901B Pollock Street This weekend, Laura Johnson and I visited the Historic City Laundry to learn about the Cogs and Wheels project spearheaded by Blake Wiggs, Teacher at Craven […]
Union Point Park in New Bern, NC

Help clean-up our streets and waterways!

Craven County Clean Sweep sponsors three annual clean up events on the first Saturdays of February, May, and October to help keep New Bern streets and waterways free of litter. The upcoming one will be Saturday, May 4th, but if that day […]