North Carolina is no stranger to hurricanes so, how prepared are you? A little, a lot, gone overboard, never crossed your mind? And what have you done to safeguard your pets in the event of a major storm? You want to have everything in order when the power goes out or you’re told to evacuate. […] Continue reading 
The New Bern Breakfast Rotary Club invites the community to its Eighth Annual Oktoberfest Celebration on Saturday, September 29th at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. A delicious traditional German meal, catered by the Chelsea Restaurant, will be served from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. and the fun continues for the whole family until 10 […] Continue reading 
Craven County Schools is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant in the amount of $133,332 from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to support additional School Resource Officers in four of our elementary schools. This is a matching grant program which will provide funding to secure School Resource Officer services […] Continue reading 
August is Agency Partner Appreciation Month and we are Celebrating our 200 nonprofit network of food pantries, shelters, and social service agencies in the Food Bank’s Greenville and New Bern Branch 10-county service area. New Bern – Monday, August 13th Appreciation Kick-Off Luncheon 11 am – 1 pm; Tuesday, August 14 – Thursday, August 16 […] Continue reading 
Celebrating our 100th Episode Find out the latest “positive” news and information about our beautiful and happening town of New Bern and Beyond. Beyond, meaning our travels throughout Eastern North Carolina! During this show, New Bern Now’s Podsquad: Laura Johnson (New Bern Now), Lisa Bisbee-Lentz (Greater Good Gallery), Rich Sheridan (Crystal Coast Discovery Map), Susan […] Continue reading 
1st – 31st: 5th Annual “No Child Wet Behind” Diaper Drive present by the Tryon Civitan Club. Diapers can be dropped off at the UPS Store, 1822 S. Glenburnie Rd. Call 252-288-6983. 14th: Nexus Poet’s Poetry Open Mike Night, 7:30 p.m. at the New Bern Arts and Wellness Center, 919 Broad St. Call 252-617-0939. 16th: Lunch and Learn: […] Continue reading 
Partners In Education recognized Barbara Dotterer at the PIE Spring Luncheon with the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award in recognition of her significant contributions and faithful service to the ideals and mission of PIE. Presenting the award to Ms. Dotterer are Dr. Cecil Staton (Chancellor, East Carolina University) and Ervin Patrick (Craven County Schools, […] Continue reading 
During a recent conversation with Lisa Bisbee-Lentz and members of our Podsquad, ArtWalk and ArtCrawl came up. Although ArtWalk had been happening for at least 20 years, Lisa Bisbee Lentz started ArtCrawl in September 2013. Soon after, New Bern’s Arts Scene seemed to really take off! When asked what the difference was, Lisa Bisbee-Lentz said, […] Continue reading 
Tim Thompson Presents at Historical Society Lunch & Learn The New Bern Historical Society’s September Lunch & Learn will highlight one of New Bern’s oldest and most interesting historic neighborhoods. Riverside resident Tim Thompson will be the featured speaker on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. at the Chelsea Restaurant. Join him as he […] Continue reading 
The North Carolina Community Foundation through the Craven Community Foundation, recently awarded Craven County Partners In Education $12,000 for a grant for West Craven High School for graphing calculators and $7,500 for a grant for Vanceboro Farm Life Elementary for audio equipment for their auditorium. These grants were funded through the Richard Chapman Cleve Fund […] Continue reading 
Karen Dodd, the Quilting Mandarin, donates a quilt to the Promise Place Barn Bash Auction that will be held Saturday, September 8 at 5 p.m.. Tickets for the Bash can be purchased on line at PromisePlaceNewBernNC.org. The quilt displays an assortment of Carolina shorebirds. Each silhouette is mounted on a piece of batik fabric that […] Continue reading 
Coastal Women’s Forum’s (CWF) New President Shows Us How It’s Done When Eileen Nonemaker was looking for a theme for her 2018-2019 term as CWF Board President, the idea of connections and how they shape our lives came to mind. When she ran the idea by her sister, her reaction was, “It’s Like Connecting the […] Continue reading 
Help Us Redefine “Community News” Since inception in 2009, New Bern Now’s mission has been to promote the people, places, businesses, non-profits, events, and everything in between in the greater New Bern area. Fast forward nine years and our citizen media company has rapidly morphed into a community news and information website, magazine, and podcast […] Continue reading 
Celebrate the height of summer with a “Sun-sational Sidewalk Art Show” at Community Artists Gallery & Studios during New Bern’s Art Walk on Friday, August 10. The nonprofit organization’s 33 member-artists have been invited to contribute sun-themed works to display outside their gallery at 504 South Front Street, across from the Farmers Market. Ceramics, oil […] Continue reading 
As school begins, school supply lists are made available to students and parents, but not all students are able to arrive the first day of school with the items required to put them on the road to success; some parents simply can’t afford to purchase the items needed. To assist those students, Partners In Education […] Continue reading 
August 16, 2018 – 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Guest Speaker Zen Priest Ryushin Hart Life is stressful. Buddhism, as a tradition has devoted 2,500 years to the exploration of navigating through life with minimal stress and pain. We invite you to join us as Zen priest Ryushin Hart shares the foundation for a calm and balanced […] Continue reading