The monumental architectural installation ‘The Passenger’ in Mons was brought down today, ending a five-and-a-half-year run arching over the narrow Rue Nimy. The work was created by Belgian artist Arne Quinze and erected in 2015 during the European Capital of Culture celebrations . The installation...

The new Suzan Daniel bridge connecting Brussels’ northern quarter with the Tour & Taxis area, will be placed this week. The canal will be closed to maritime traffic and Quai des Péniches to motorised vehicles from 15 to 18 April to carry out the works. The main part of the bridge will be placed...

For the first time in almost 60 years, Schaerbeek has its own brewery. At one point in the past, the Brussels municipality had 15 but the last one, Brasserie Roelants on Avenue Rogier, closed in 1962 ending the commune’s long and rich history of beer brewing. Now, the brewery ‘La Mule’ hopes to...

Three Brussels residents from Koekelberg and Molenbeek have come up with an ambitious plan to create a park that would connect the Simonis and Belgica stations – by building a green space canopy over the top of the existing metro lines. The idea for Parck XL28 was developed by Lien Mostmans, Arno...

Alessandra Teston grew up among the sounds, smells and – crucially – tastes of her parents’ Italian restaurant and deli in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. She is now the owner and operator of Mosto , an importer of artisanal Italian wine. To get people familiar with the small, independent vineyards she...

Brussels theatre KVS has scheduled five performances for the end of April, which it will stage regardless of coronavirus measures in effect at that time. “To prove that it is possible to organise events safely, we are opening our doors,” says KVS in a statement. “The culture sector has been under...

We might still be fighting Covid, but at least chickens and geese will be socialising again, as the threat of bird flu has passed. All domestic foul in Belgium had to be housed indoors, or at least in fully enclosed pens, for the last four months after the avian flu was detected in wild birds in a...

The snow(!) has melted, and spring is back in the air. Floralia Brussels is one of the annual events that can happen right now as it is out-of-doors. Taking place on the grounds of the Groot-Bijgaarden Castle, Floralia boasts more than one million blooming flowers spread across 14 hectares. Fields...

Amnesty International has released its 2020 annual report on the state of human rights around the world, and while the organisation praised the global public’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and the work carried out on the front lines, it was damning in its condemnation of nations and their...

The dramatic swing from last week’s heatwave weather to the snowfall of the last few days has caused concern among many in agricultural circles, specifically those who run vineyards, as well as fruit growers and asparagus farmers. The big question is what impact the rapidly fluctuating temperatures...