Locals gearing up for 42 Annual BBQ Fest on the Neuse. Here's what to expect
Contestants will be firing up their pig cookers for the 42nd Annual BBQ Fest on the Neuse this Friday and Saturday in Kinston.
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Contestants will be firing up their pig cookers for the 42nd Annual BBQ Fest on the Neuse this Friday and Saturday in Kinston.
Business has been good for craft store Tink & The Frog in downtown Adrian, owner Michelle Beechler says. The shop has its share of regulars as well as out-of-towners.
Gas prices and inflation don't seem to be cutting into travel in the area.
The 40th Annual BBQ Fest on the Neuse may have come and gone, but revenue numbers are still coming in and will not be final until late June.
All indications are that summer tourists will again flock to small towns such as New Bern and Kinston. With an easing of COVID-19 restrictions, coupled with vaccinations, local restaurants, shops and tourist targets are ready for the best tourist influx in recent years, following two hurricanes and a pandemic. "There is lots of excitement, because anywhere you read, people in bigger cities and densely-populated areas want to get to somewhere with fewer people, more open space, and that includes cities like New Bern," said Kevin Roberts, president of the New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce. ...