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Sheep-walking project brings residents closer in Woluwe

The organisers of a community-building trial project that saw sheep and residents fraternise in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre say the project has succeeded in its aim of bringing the neighbourhood closer. The trial project was organised at the initiative of the local Gemeenschapscentrum Kontakt community...

What’s on this week: 27 September to 3 October

After five editions dedicated to far-away lands, Belgium’s biennial arts festival Europalia returns to the EU for its 50th anniversary edition. Europalia Romania takes on the ambitious task of showcasing the arts and culture of an Eastern European country continuing to recover from a profoundly...

Brussels real estate prices continue to increase

A report from Statbel, the federal government’s statistics bureau, has revealed that apartment prices in Belgium have increased with 2.7 percent, or roughly €5,000, compared to last year. The median prices for detached and semi-detached houses have also risen compared to 2018, according to the...

Call for proposals to uncover part of Senne river in Brussels

The Brussels Capital-Region is about to publish a call for proposals for an urban renewal project that will see a part of the Senne river that has been hidden for more than 100 years brought above ground. While the 103-kilometre Senne is visible on the edges of Brussels and in the other two regions...

The world on your plate: Three foreign chefs in Brussels share their stories

With Brussels a melting pot of 184 nationalities, it’s no surprise that there are so many multinational chefs cooking in the capital of Europe. We meet three of them.

Gramm

Kenzo Nakata’s restaurant, Gramm, has been greeting customers on the Rue de Flandre for more than five years. The interior has a clean minimalist look, with a fanciful large-scale neon sign in the window the only exuberant element.

Police emotional support dog experiment hailed a success

Belgium's first emotional-support police dog is celebrating her first year in the job - and the successful experiment has inspired other police forces to try the same. Switch, a two-and-a-half-year-old Labernese, has been busy working for the Brussels-North police force since last October. Her job...

Brussels-City declares climate emergency

Brussels -City council has declared a climate emergency, following the example of hundreds of other cities around the world including Sydney, London and New York. The declaration is a way for the municipal council to emphasise the importance of its climate policy, which includes an improved traffic...
Pairi Daiza elephant herd

A day out at Pairi Daiza: It’s all about the animals

Spread over 80 hectares with a vast lake at its centre, the award-winning Pairi Daiza animal park is largely contained within the ancient walls that once encircled the former Cistercian Cambron Abbey in the province of Hainaut. It’s an intriguing combination of the medieval and exotic: abbey ruins...
A bear at your window

Watching brown bears and grey wolves from Pairi Daiza’s hobbit hole hideaway

The lumbering mass of a brown bear is at our window, pawing the ground in search of scraps. While admiring its gorgeous thick pelt of fur, those massive paws, claws and sharp teeth are a reminder why bears remain at the top of the food chain. Now a grey wolf slinks past; long rangy legs beating a...

Muntpunt's new Medialab encourages digital creativity

Muntpunt, the largest Dutch-language library in Brussels, has opened a digital laboratory that will allow its members to learn, test and share new skills. It is now inviting people with ideas, stories or projects to get involved. “The Medialab is a logical extension of what libraries have always...

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