Déchainé·es is going ahead with its Ride des Sorcières cycle event, sans gathering. The ride is for all women, trannies, non-binary and gender fluid folks. Feel free to don your favourite witch hat or vampire cape. 31 October 16.00 Bozar’s online magazine Radar offers up art, stories and a chance...

It’s the final sprint in the Trump versus Biden clash that will shape the next four years in American politics as well as international relations around the world. As Republican incumbent Donald Trump and Democratic hopeful Joe Biden hit the campaign trail in hotly-contested battleground states,...

Teams from Brussels Mobility, the capital’s transport department, will start placing some 1,350 50kph limit signs across the city from 9 November until the end of the year, indicating exceptions to the general 30kph rule that will come into force in Brussels next January. The work will be carried...

After almost two years of absence, Bird electric scooters have come home to roost again in the Belgian capital, with a fleet of 500 scooters now available across Brussels with more expected to follow. “People are now much more cautious about using public transport,” says Jonatan de Boer, a...

Aid organisation Doctors of the World has called for homeless people living on the streets or in squats to be given access to fast Covid-19 tests. Homeless people exist outside of the care system and this means there is no overview of the number of infections among this often 'forgotten group', the...

The Brussels Capital-Region is planning to launch a cycle leasing programme for low-income families. It is part of the region’s overall outreach efforts to get under-represented groups into cycling for work, school and to run errands. The region has co-sponsored such cycling campaigns as Kidical...

Leuven has been named a European City of Sport for 2021. The title is bestowed every year by Aces Europe, the European Capitals and Cities of Sport Federation. Leuven was chosen for its number of sport facilities, its city-wide policies and the enthusiasm that its citizens show in taking part in...

Belgium's Court of Appeal has ordered the Belgian state to pay millions of euros to more than 300 residents living in the proximity of runway 02/20 at the national airport in Zaventem. Since 2004, the Belgian state has allowed the occasional use of the shorter runway despite the fact that it...

By 2023, Axa's former headquarters in Watermaal-Bosvoorde should be completely renovated, housing a hotel, an open-air swimming pool, restaurant and a lot of office space. According to project developer Nicolas Billen of Cores Development, an application for planning permission will be submitted to...

Every two years, Brussels firefighters pose in various stages of undress for their charity calendar. This year, for the first time, the calendar will only be available online. Sales from the new 2021 calendar featuring men and women from the capital’s fire service will benefit three charities:...