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Urban redevelopment: Boulevard Auguste Reyers

Urban.brussels has issued a planning certificate to Brussels Mobility for the redevelopment of Boulevard Auguste Reyers into a pleasant city boulevard. Until not so long ago, a colossal bridge for…

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archi & urban heritage

Urban history: Saint-Géry residence becomes Brussels heritage

The Brussels government has approved the proposal to protect the prominent Saint-Géry residence, designed by architect Paul-Amaury Michel. Paul-Amaury Michel is one of the most important representatives of Belgian’s modernist…

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New Economy

From Brussels to Paris: BUDDY BUDDY expands its unique nut butter coffee shop concept

BUDDY BUDDY, the brand known both for its specialty coffee and nut butters, will open its first nut butter coffee shop outside Brussels in early March in the vibrant 10th…

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culture & creativity

Culture in the city: Brussels Museums website gets a complete makeover

Using striking graphics and innovative features, the new brusselsmuseums.be website makes Brussels’ museums more accessible to a wider audience. Brussels has more than 120 museums of all sizes and on wide variation…

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The Town Hall of Saint Gilles: a Glorious Building of the Turn of the Century

Do you know where Brussels sprouts come from? Saint-Gilles used to be a rural area known for developing and cultivating the Brussels sprouts. The cabbage crop proved to be very…

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Expo Agenda: Throwaway – The history of a modern crisis

The new temporary exhibition Throwaway – The history of a modern crisis has opened at the House of European History in Brussels on 18th February 2023. The new exhibition and…

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Events diary

Follow the Light: Bright Brussels Festival, 16-19 February

What do you do to brighten up while the days are still gloomy? Put on your woollens and gear up for an extended weekend of the annual light festival –…

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A new way for online content creators to get support and work independently

Interview with founders of BackMe, Ahmed Aarad and Gerard Oosterwijk In today’s world, crowdfunding has become a popular way for individuals and organizations to raise money for their projects and…

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Events diary

5 Things to do in Brussels this February

It is officially the month of love but quite a lot of the winter still remains and you can explore the wondrous activities lined up in the cosy comforts of…

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“The Voices of Brussels” – New video shows how Brussels entrepreneurs and creative minds see their city

Newly released video “The Voices of Brussels” shows how Brussels entrepreneurs and creative minds see their city. The video was made by hub.brussels, asking Brusselers to explain the meaning of…

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Europolitans

Venice: A Story of Bridges, Art, and Hidden Gems

Venice was somehow never a trip that I wanted to take – I thought that it could not be too different from the rest of the Adriatic coastline that I…

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3rd edition of Menart Fair in Brussels

Unique in Europe, Menart Fair (MENA for Middle East, North Africa), an international modern and contemporary art fair dedicated to the art of the Middle East and North Africa, is…

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culture & creativity

Encounters in Flagey: Higgi and the young choristes of Flagey Academy

On Saturday 28 January, 15 young choir members of Flagey Academy YOUTH CHOIRS met British choral conductor Edward Higginbottom, who directed for 40 years the New College Choir of Oxford, one of the world’s…

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Urban redevelopment: Boulevard Auguste Reyers

Urban history: Saint-Géry residence becomes Brussels heritage

From Brussels to Paris: BUDDY BUDDY expands its unique nut butter coffee shop concept

Culture in the city: Brussels Museums website gets a complete makeover

The Town Hall of Saint Gilles: a Glorious Building of the Turn of the Century

Expo Agenda: Throwaway – The history of a modern crisis

Follow the Light: Bright Brussels Festival, 16-19 February

A new way for online content creators to get support and work independently

5 Things to do in Brussels this February

“The Voices of Brussels” – New video shows how Brussels entrepreneurs and creative minds see their city

Venice: A Story of Bridges, Art, and Hidden Gems

3rd edition of Menart Fair in Brussels

Encounters in Flagey: Higgi and the young choristes of Flagey Academy

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