One of two kiosks installed in New Bern. The city of New Bern Municipal Service District Advisory Committee recommended that the New Bern Board of Aldermen approve the purchase of two digital kiosks with MSD tax dollars in May 2025 and the […]
UPDATE: We did not conduct a survey because the social district committee temporarily postponed the proposal on April 26, 2022. A few weeks ago, I unwittingly hit a “hornets’ nest” when I published a list of questions and concerns related to the
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New Bern is in the midst of celebrating MumFest, MumFeast and a MumFest Concert, a wonderful “month-long, weekends only festival,” If you scrolled through the MumFest website, you had to be amazed at all the attractions and events that are taking place
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WRNS 95.1 and Swiss Bear, Inc., the Main Street organization for the City of New Bern, announced 3-time Grammy Award Winning Artist, Nelly will be headlining the WRNS/Swiss Bear MumFest Concert, presented by Riverside Auto Group. This year’s concert will take place
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Swiss Bear Inc., the Main Street program administrator for the City of New Bern, is happy to announce a safely re-imagined MumFest, now appropriately renamed MumFeast! This month-long weekends only event will be an expansion of Downtown New Bern’s very successful Friday
New Bern, NC – The COVID-19 Small Business Loan Program is being launched at 12 p.m., Friday June 5. This program is specifically designed for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis to provide emergency, short-term loans for eligible small businesses located
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New Bern, NC – Swiss Bear, Inc. is happy to announce that the state of North Carolina has selected New Bern as the host of the 40th Annual NC Main Street Conference at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center and throughout downtown
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This year on October 10-11, MUMFEST, celebrating its 35th year, will take over the historic downtown of New Bern, NC filling the streets with over 300 vendors, street performers, great food, art in the park, a huge boat show and a concert
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Tom McGraw emceed the Retirement Celebration for Susan Moffat-Thomas. He shared his first experience with Susan in this special story with us. He said, Susan “paved the way” for the Ship Hauling Machine’s “ultimate installation in Lawson Creek Park as a tribute
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Swiss Bear Downtown Development Corporation and the New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce are happy to announce the July Sunrise Business Update will be held Thursday July 31 with featured speaker Timothy Downs, Director of Economic Development for Craven County. He will provide
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