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Code Red activists blockade several TotalEnergies sites

Activists from campaign group Code Red have staged a demonstration in which they blocked TotalEnergies sites in Belgium, aiming to raise awareness about the company's "polluting and extractivist activities". The blockades took place over the weekend at the TotalEnergies site in Feluy (Hainaut) and...

The First - concert by Brussels Student Orchestra

Submitted by bruso on Mon, 10/28/2024 - 12:26

The newly created Brussels Student Orchestra presents its first production centered around two "Firsts". Ludwig van Beethoven, with his First Symphony, would go on to define the Romantic symphonic genre for centuries to come. His First Symphony was a pivotal moment in symphonic music history, published on the cusp of a new era of personal artistic expression. Exactly 131 years later, in 1932, Florence Price completed her First Symphony in Chicago.

Michelin-starred Antwerp restaurant The Jane to move

With the former chapel that houses famous Antwerp restaurant The Jane up for rent from next spring or summer, head chef Nick Bril is seeking a new home for the two Michelin-starred establishment. “After 10 years of excellence in an iconic chapel, we will soon be writing a new chapter in the history...

Plan to re-surface buried stream in Uccle

In the centre of Uccle commune lies an invisible river waiting to be discovered - and authorities are planning to make this possible. Back in 1833 the Ukkelbeek – now more of a stream than a river – was buried, some 30 years before the City of Brussels decided to bury the Senne for hygiene reasons...

Newspapers lose legal appeal against RTBF's free online news

Belgium’s Council of State has ruled that French-speaking public broadcaster RTBF can continue to publish its news articles free of charge on its website, after a legal challenge by several newspapers. None of the complaints made by press publishers and LaPresse.be – an alliance of French- and...

Ixelles swimming pool to reopen in December

Work on Ixelles swimming pool – a 1904-built gem and the oldest in the Brussels region – is now almost complete, with the pool finally expected to reopen before the end of the year. Closed in September 2019, the scheduled renovation time was a very optimistic 30 months. With the Covid pandemic and...

Infirmiers de Rue sells 5,800 comic strips to raise funds

The "street nurses" association Infirmiers de la Rue is auctioning off its comic strip collection to raise funds for its work helping the homeless. The charity inherited a total of 5,800 works that it will be offering for sale, including original plates and first editions. A number of authors have...

Ixelles restaurant bans children under 12

A restaurant in Ixelles has banned children under the age of 12, saying staff are fed up with having to deal with disruptive behaviour. “The place is cramped and not suitable for children,” manager Ayrton Marsani of Feta & Oregano told RTBF. “The restaurant staff are not there to educate them,...

Several months of tram works in Jette

Brussels public transport operator Stib will start replacing several kilometres of tram tracks in Jette from next week, with significant disruptions expected to tram lines 9 and 19 for months. Stib plans to deploy shuttle buses between Simonis and Place du Miroir while the works on Avenue de Jette...

Saint-Gilles prison to stay open, citing capacity needs

Saint-Gilles prison will be kept open into next year, despite concerns about its poor conditions as the second-oldest jail in Belgium. “The capacity we have in Saint-Gilles is desperately needed to house Brussels detainees,” Kathleen Van De Vijver, spokeswoman for the Belgian prison system, told...

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