A popular children's playground in Uccle has been shut down for urgent repairs after an accident in which a four-year-old girl broke her foot. The girl was taken to hospital, diagnosed with a fracture, and her foot was put in plaster, after getting trapped on a slide in Wolvendael Park. “At the end...

Staff at Brussels' French-language local television channel BX1 have returned to work after a second one-day strike in three months. The strike was approved at the end of August with workers citing "vague responses from the management to the urgent demands and needs they have expressed on multiple...

Belgium’s bishops are seeking €800,000 to finance the costs of last year’s papal visit to Brussels. The Belgian bishops announced in a letter sent to parishes that a special collection will be held in all churches on the weekend of 20 and 21 September. The money from that special collection will be...

More than 50 breweries set up their tents for the 25th Belgian Beer Weekend . From small-scale family operations to big name brands, it’s an opportunity to sample different tipples, although it’s best you pace yourself as there’s some 500 on offer. They include the big five Belgian Trappist brews...

Community Kitchen and Mbedza Belgium are hosting a charity fundraiser at Holy Trinity Brussels on 4 October. Harvest Moon offers an engaging evening of delicious food and entertaining music that is raising money for good causes in Brussels and Malawi. The joint initiative by the two nonprofit...

Despite a slight increase in the number of hotel stays, summer proved a difficult season for Brussels’ hospitality sector, according to the sector federation Horeca Brussels. Although more international tourists visited the capital, fewer Belgians went to cafes or restaurants, Bruzz reports...

Dogood Café, which claims to be Brussels’ very first dog café, will open in Ixelles this Thursday (4 September). The initiative is not only aimed at dog owners who want to have a drink with their four-legged friends, but also wants to offer social added value, Bruzz reports. The cafe will be...

Tickets are now on sale for two exhibitions on Pompeii staged in the Belgian capital from this autumn. The Last Days of Pompeii: The Immersive Exhibition opens on 23 October at Brussels Expo, while Pompeii at Tour & Taxis welcomes visitors from 1 November. The exhibition at Brussels Expo’s...

Showcasing a generation of emblematic Belgian and French artists, Echoes of Dreams. Symbolism in Brussels is an enchanting immersion in the mysterious world of this influential fin-de-siècle art movement. The exhibition is staged in the Art Nouveau gem Maison Hannon in Saint-Gilles that features a...