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Lost motorist drives van along premetro tracks into Diamant

Well, it’s been a few years since the last one, so it was about time that some confused motorist drove into the wrong tunnel and got lost in the underground labyrinth that is the Brussels metro system. This time it was the lucky public transport users waiting at Diamant in Schaerbeek who pulled out...
Illustration shows the city hall of the Anderlecht municipality. (BELGA PHOTO THIERRY ROGE)

Anderlecht's fake document scandal expands with more officials investigated

The scandal revolving around the sale of false documents by officials at the Anderlecht town hall, which was revealed in October, has now spread, with news that at least four municipal employees are allegedly involved in the large-scale fraud, according to the Brussels public prosecutor's office...
The interior of one of the Auberge Espagnole pop-up shops © hub.brussels

Hub.brussels announces two new pop-up centres for entrepreneurs

Hub.brussels, the capital’s business support agency, inaugurated two new Auberge Espagnole pop-up centres in Jette and Woluwe-Saint-Lambert on Tuesday. Five years after the first Auberge Espagnole was opened in Etterbeek, and a year after the last one in Saint-Gilles, the two pop-up centres will...

Five saunas in Flemish Brabant to warm you up this winter

While saunas are open year-round, there’s a special kind of feeling in the winter, as visitors step out of the cold and into a 70°C chamber smelling of eucalyptus and cedar. If you’re lucky, there is a window in your sauna where you can gaze out at the blustery day and, just maybe, a bit of snow falling.

It sounds idyllic, but there are many saunas just like this, and quite close to Brussels. Our five choices here will certainly get you through the winter.

Brussels-City rents hotel rooms for homeless asylum-seekers

Brussels-City has rented 100 hotel beds to house asylum-seekers who are sleeping rough. Up to 100 migrants are currently spending nights on the street around the Petit-Château immigration centre. Every day a long line forms at the entrance to Petit-Château, where asylum requests are processed...

Pede Park lake to open for swimming in 2024

A lake in Pede Park in Anderlecht will become an open-air swimming spot by the summer of 2024. The lake will be cleaned and professionally managed, with changing areas and lifeguards. The southern section of the lake known as l’Etang Moyen will become the new swimming area, equal to four Olympic-...
HALLE, BELGIUM: Illustration picture shows a student working at a bookstore in Halle. (BELGA PHOTO SISKA GREMMELPREZ)

Supply chain problems leave bookstores in limbo as Christmas approaches

Bookshops are experiencing increasing delays on their deliveries as the Christmas period rapidly approaches, leaving many to wonder whether their festive orders will arrive in time or if planned presents will even be available. The delays are due in particular to the problems of pulp supply in...
Illustration picture shows a protest action of household helpers working with service vouchers in Brussels. (BELGA PHOTO JUAN GODBILLE)

Domestic workers protest for better wages and expenses

About 70 domestic helpers and union representatives protested outside the headquarters of the company Daoust Titres-Services in Ixelles on Monday, calling for an increase in travel allowances and an improvement in working conditions. The three unions which organised the protest announced that it...

Romantic Lyricism - Brussels Muzieque Concert

Submitted by Full Circle on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 21:16

Brussels Muzieque delights us with an evening of lyricism with three of the greatest composers of the Romantic period interpreted by a special ensemble set: soprano, clarinet and piano. 

The stunning lyric soprano Déborah Salazar, concert pianist Monika Dars and solo clarinet of Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen Daniel Mourek, will combine the unique colours and nuances of their instruments to recreate masterpieces by Schubert, Schumann and Brahms.

On the Menu:

Schumann - Drei Fantasiestücke, for clarinet and piano

Book Club: The Promise

Submitted by Full Circle on Mon, 12/06/2021 - 20:42

Join Full Circle monthly gathering around a great read, 
along with drinks & good company

"Again and again [...] Galgut stages intimate dramas that have the force of ancient myth.” - Wall Street Journal

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