The Brussels South police zone, which covers the municipalities of Anderlecht, Saint-Gilles and Forest, shut down 10 restaurants and bars at the weekend that did not conform to coronavirus regulations. The closures happened during a sweep in response to complaints about late-night noise in several...

The Le Kiosque open-air bar and eatery is back in la Cambre. While last year’s many activities have largely ground to a halt because of stupid Covid-19, Jazz in the Woods is at least happening every Wednesday. Sip a cocktail in a bucolic setting against a background of groovy music. Open daily 9.00...

The Brussels government will give €60 million to help communes invest in new facilities to respond to the city's population boom, it has been announced. Brussels' population has grown from 1.1 to 1.2 million in little over a decade and is expected to reach 1.3 million before 2060. To cope with the...

Deep in the Ardennes, close to the French border, lies Bouillon, an ancient town in a forested valley prized for its hilltop castle soaring over a serpentine river. It’s easily walkable, if sometimes steep, for a day trip and there’s plenty more to explore in the surrounding area for a longer stay...

A Brussels man has won a small legal victory against the Stib, after he challenged the requirement to scan a Mobib pass at the start of every journey. Kaddour Sellika was fined €10 during a routine ticket check, because he did not validate his annual season ticket when boarding. He refused to pay...

An open letter signed by more than 700 physicians around the country is demanding that measures to control the spread of Covid-19 continue to be enforced among the population. The doctors also state that the use of facemasks should be required. The letter was published in Knack magazine. The...

When bars and cafes were ordered to close in March, the new generation of Brussels-based breweries faced a problem. They had too many kegs of beer that could not be delivered. Necessity being the mother of invention, four breweries - Brussels Beer Project, En Stoemelings, La Source and No Science...

The town of Ypres was a major cloth producer in the middle ages, but we know very little about the people who put it on the map. Studying around 500 skeletons recently unearthed from a medieval cemetery could help us learn more. “In the 12th and 13th centuries Ypres was an economic powerhouse, one...

Preparation work has begun on a new stretch of cycle path along the E40 as it enters Brussels from the east. The path itself should be ready by the end of next week. The two-way path is temporary, part of the region’s plan to create 40 kilometres of cycle lanes during the corona crisis. The idea is...

On first acquaintance, Belgium’s smallest provincial capital can seem as impenetrable as its former city walls. Once it’s breached, though, you’ll discover a loyal and down-to-earth community. The town occupies a hill in the southern corner of Wallonia, close to the border of Luxembourg and France...