Craven County Partners In Education (PIE) received over 38,000 items worth $70,000 for Stuff the Bus to help our students who have been identified as in-need in Craven County Schools classrooms. It is through generous community partnerships that Stuff the Bus is able to help those students to have the best possible advantage as they […] Continue reading 
Arts Around Town 27th – 29th: Disney “Alice in Wonderland” JR, Fri – Sat: 7:30 p.m.; Sun: 3:00 p.m. at the Masonic Theatre. Presented by RiverTowne Players. Call 252-633-3318. 28th: Walk-In Bathtub’s Improvised Comedy Show, 7:30 p.m. at the New Bern Civic Theatre. Call 252-633-0567. Community Engagement Sept 26th – Oct 6th: Craven County Fair at the Craven […] Continue reading 
For ten years, New Bern Now has been a place to discover all the great things that our community has to offer, but today, I can’t stay silent. Not after two more mass shootings that ended the lives of 31 people and wounded 38 others… all within 13 hours of each other in El […] Continue reading 
Episode 116 Today we talked about community news from locals; along with businesses and nonprofits! We also talked about the latest happenings in and around town and went Staytrippin’, Daytrippin’, and Night Trippin’ to surrounding areas! During this show, New Bern Now’s Podsquad: Tracey Stones (NCMZ.live), Rich Sheridan (Crystal Coast Discovery Map), Susan Moffat-Thomas, Parker […] Continue reading 
National Wireless Carrier Pledges $160,000 to Support 16 Youth Initiatives Impacting Communities Across the Country U.S. Cellular’s The Future of Good program returns for its fourth year, to champion and invest in youth who are doing good in their communities by raising awareness for their causes and increasing their impact through financial contributions. This year, […] Continue reading 
Statewide Public Media Network Hosts Packed Slate of Activities Tuesday – Saturday, September 4 – 8 North Carolina’s statewide public media network brings its listening tour—Public Media North Carolina CARES (Connecting Audiences with Resources through Education and Service)—to New Bern, Tuesday – Saturday, September 4 – 8. A team of dedicated, inquisitive producers, on-air personalities […] 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 
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. 7th: Jonkonnu Workshop, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Tryon Palace’s Waystation. Call 252-639-3500. 7th: National Night Out throughout the Greater New Bern area. Presented by Community […] Continue reading 
If you haven’t noticed, there’s been a lot of craziness, unbelievable tragedy, and incomprehensible things that have/are happening in on our Country. With that said, I’m not going to talk about politics because we live in a democracy where we all bare responsibility to those who served, fought, and died for the freedoms that we […] Continue reading 
With so much division and hateful incidents happening throughout our Country, I believe that our Community is better than that. It’s high time that we get back to the basics and focus on what’s happening in our backyards and wherever you live, I believe we should get to know each other! Why? Because together, we […] Continue reading 
16th – May 5th: Neuse River Senior Games and Silver Arts at various locations throughout Craven County. Call 252-636-6606. 24th: 8th Annual Community Fabric Awards, 12:00 p.m. at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. Presented by Craven Community College and Craven Community College Foundation. Call 252-638-7351. 25th: Girls Night Out and Networking Social, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at […] Continue reading 
Laura Johnson interviewed Jean Kenefick, Community Director for Easter Seals UCP in New Bern to learn more about the Great Glow Run. Listen to the radio interview aired on New Bern News Talk Radio WNOS 97.1FM and 1450AM. You can also hear the interview online on NBN’s Libsyn page: Support a great cause and have […] Continue reading 
5th – 7th: “Dashing through the Snow” a Jones Hope Wooten Comedy”, Fri – Sat: 7:00pm; Sun: 3:00pm, at the Masonic Theatre presented by the Rivertowne Players. Call 252-638-2577. 6th: Christmas Card and Wreath Day, 8:00am – 2:00pm at the New Bern Farmers Market. For details call 252-633-0043. 6th: Breakfast with Santa at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. […] Continue reading We’re excited to announce that we’re working on New Bern Now’s Quarterly Ledger Publication (October – December 2014). The current July – September edition is available in color, online and hardcopies are distributed throughout the greater New Bern area and beyond. The Ledger had a makeover in April and we added color to four pages. […] Continue reading 
Laura Johnson interviewed our friend, Pat Drake of the Tryon Civitan Club and co-owner of the UPS Store to learn more about “No Child Wet Behind”. Listen to the radio interview aired on New Bern News Talk Radio WNOS 97.1FM and 1450AM. The interview is published on NBN’s Libsyn page: www.newbernnow.libsyn.com: http://traffic.libsyn.com/newbernnow/NBN_No_Child_Wet_Behind_083114.mp3 During the month […] Continue reading 
GET THE FACTS! If you missed the New Bern Housing Authority Community Meeting or any of the other Choice Neighborhood events a few weeks ago, you can still get the facts. Mr. Julian Marsh, Executive Director of New Bern Housing Authority will be the Chamber Minority Business Council’s Guest Speaker on Wednesday, March 26. Join […] Continue reading