After a COVID-caused hiatus, the River Bend Community Organic Garden (RBCOG) has returned to present its Seventh Roundtable for Gardeners. With spring just around the corner, it is time to start planning your garden. Perhaps you are already growing winter vegetables and […]

This puzzle is a simple substitution cipher, where every letter of the alphabet is replaced by a different letter. For example: ‘CAROLINA’ becomes ‘EMFBYWXM’, where J = M.  Every quote is sourced from a famous North Carolinian. Today’s Puzzle: HB HD F […]

Once again, the New Bern community responded and the Women’s Clothing Drive hosted by Tried By Fire, Inc. (TBFI) on Jan. 16, was an overwhelming success! “We expected to get a good response, but this turned out to be far greater than […]

During its recent meeting of the Board of Directors at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, the African American Heritage & Culture Center (AAHC) leadership elected new Directors and its 2023 Officers to the Board of Directors.    Elected to the Board of Directors for […]

During Black History Month, we recognize the many contributions that African Americans, past and present, have made to North Carolina’s history and culture and continue to make. In celebration, Tryon Palace presents Colored Silk: A Mother’s Civil War Odyssey at the North […]

In an era when women didn’t have the freedom to open a checking account or apply for credit, a group of dynamic women undertook an ambitious project: the removal of the 200-block of George Street, relocation of a major highway, and the […]

Pancakes for Puryear will be held on Feb. 25 from 8 – 11 a.m. at Two Rivers Church located at 3321 Neuse Blvd. in New Bern, NC. Kick Stands Up at 11:30 a.m. Lee and Brittany started Bear City Cycles in February […]