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Scooter firms win court case to continue operating in Brussels

Scooter operators Lime and Voi have temporarily been allowed to continue operating in the Belgian capital following a favourable verdict from the Brussels courts. When the region moved to limit the number of scooter rental companies operating in the city to just two and called for a public tender...
Banad Festival Brussels 2024

Style capital: New look for Brussels Art Nouveau & Art Deco festival Banad, 9 to 24 March

Following a year-long spotlight on Art Nouveau in 2023, the annual Banad Festival returns this spring with a new stylistically distinct programme from 9 to 24 March. Staged over successive weekends, activities will be divided for the first time between Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles along with a...

St John’s International School: Open day on 13 March

This year St. John’s International School, a leading premium, independent school in Belgium, celebrates the 60th anniversary of its founding. With a magnificent campus located 20 minutes from Brussels in the vibrant, historic city of Waterloo, and close to two international airports, the school is renowned for nurturing academic excellence through outstanding pastoral care, global opportunities and a commitment to community outreach.

Small shops struggle with workload as package pick-up points

Small retailers in Brussels are struggling in their efforts to serve as package pick-up points for bpost and other postal services, with some of them required to handle as many as 1,000 parcels in a single week. From long queues and overworked employees to the chaos of hundreds of packages taking...

New shelter for homeless single men opens in Forest

Aid organisation Samusocial has opened a new shelter for homeless single men in a former rest home in the Brussels neighbourhood of Forest. “The additional places will enable us to better meet the ever-increasing demand,” the organisation said. The new shelter offers 24/7 medium- and long-term...

Jazz Café: Jérémy Dumont New Trio

Submitted by Full Circle on Thu, 02/01/2024 - 17:37

This new high-flying trio is particularly enthusiastic about its jazz and swing, whether it's covers or new compositions. This dynamic group brings a fresh touch to jazz. Jérémy Dumont's compositions offer a unique fusion of traditional swing elements and contemporary jazz, creating an engaging and sophisticated musical experience.

Jérémy Dumont, piano - Géraud Portal, bass - Gabriel Moraes, drums

 

Palais du Midi/Zuidpaleis in Brussels

Brussels’ Palais du Midi included in list of Europe’s most endangered heritage sites

The capital’s monument to eclectic architecture, Palais du Midi, is among the 11 most threatened sites in Europe, according to Europa Nostra, a Europe-wide citizens’ movement protecting cultural and natural heritage. The shortlist, compiled with the European Investment Bank Institute, highlights...

Brussels Rhythm and Blues Club

Submitted by KateH on Thu, 02/01/2024 - 12:42

Dino Baptiste Boogie Woogie & Blues Trio + Midnight Mary + late blues jam

Doors 7:30pm Concert 8.45pm PAF - €22 (in advance) €25 (on the door) Only 100 places available – buy tickets here

Jef Geys at WIELS contemporary art center Brussels

What’s on this week: 2 to 8 February

Until his death a few years ago, Jef Geys was one of Belgium’s most famous contemporary artists. Working in every conceivable genre and categorising almost everything he did as artistic practice, his work has always been impossible to summarise. So museums work with emerging themes, as does...

Associations call for more guide dog host families

With blind or visually impaired people having to wait up to five years to get a guide dog, it is essential that more families come forward to host and train these animals, guide dog schools are warning. At the moment, “as we lack host families, we are not sure we can buy enough puppies to train and...

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