When confined to urban living in the summer, there is undeniably an added pleasure in sipping a drink under open skies. And these stylish rooftop terraces offer the perfect escape from the noise and bustle of city streets. Tipi Cinquantenaire is a new guinguette-style pop-up bar offering an...

The city of Brussels has decided not to stage a scheduled football match between Belgium and Israel at the King Baudouin stadium on 6 September, due to the political situation in the Middle East, reports RTBF. Holding the match in the capital would “undoubtedly cause significant consequences,...

The monumental lift shaft of the Atomium now provides visitors with a unique sound and light experience. Look Up by French artist collective Visual System showcases the unique structure of the 100m-high elevator, the tourist attraction announced in a press statement. When it was built in 1958 for...

The Westmalle brewery will open to the public for the first time in history for two days in September, against the wishes of its monks. Online reservations open on Wednesday morning at 10.00 and 1,500 people are expected to visit the brewery on 25 and 26 September, between 8.30 and 15.30. The price...

Brussels football club Union Saint-Gilloise (USG) raised €2.5 million on a participative financing platform to pay its corporation tax, in a move described by the club's management as a "flexible financing solution". The platform USG used, called Look&Fin, is for crowdlending. This is different...

The Decathlon store in Evere has become the first branch in Belgium to implement a new layout design that features a circular route that requires customers to walk past every aisle to reach the exit. The circular route is the same layout used in Ikea stores, for example, and Decathlon plans to...

Belgian soprano Jodie Devos has died at the age of 35 as a result of breast cancer, her agent has announced. An undisputed star in the international opera scene, Devos died “surrounded by her family and close friends, as a result of breast cancer which forced her to cancel several recent...

With the Euro 2024 football championship already underway in Germany, The Football Village has opened in Brussels to screen all the matches. The popular fan village has relocated from Autoworld to the Fox Food Market in Auderghem. Until 14 July, the new food court becomes the "Fox Football Market"...

Bringing its successful season to a close, the Brussels Muzique collaborative stages its flagship jazz concert in the grand hall of the Royal Conservatory on 30 June. Jazz maestro Lars Danielsson will be performing his own composition with Brussels Muzieque’s Chamber Jazz Consort , promising a rich...

Bicycles in the capital are more and more common, but with this rise comes a big increase in bicycle thefts, according to new figures from the safe.brussels public safety body. Conducted in partnership with the federal police's Brussels coordination and support directorate, the research revealed...