Etiket: Amsterdams
Blacklist for jerks in Amsterdam’s catering industry is back
In the entertainment venues on and around Leidseplein, the ‘black list’ of people who have misbehaved – and are therefore no longer welcome – is back. This concerns, for example,…
Raccoon dog found in Amsterdam’s Flevopark: “What is he doing here in the city?”
Is it one lost individual or are there more of them? That is a question that arises for ecologist Atze van der Goot after the discovery of a deceased raccoon…
Amsterdam’s Tes Schouten takes world title in 200 meter breaststroke
Tes Schouten won the world title in the 200 meter breaststroke with great conviction. The 23-year-old swimmer from Amsterdam beat her major competitor Kate Douglass in 2.19.81. The American, who…
Amsterdam’s Tes Schouten takes silver at the World Swimming Championships; Kira Toussaint from Assendelft disappoints
Swimmer Tes Schouten surprisingly took silver in the 100 meter breaststroke at the world championships in Qatar. The 23-year-old resident of Amsterdam swam with 1.05.82, only a tenth above her…
Six months after the telephone ban at Het Amsterdams Lyceum: “It’s not very, very, very bad”
Today is the first day of school that the national telephone ban in secondary schools comes into effect. The first and second graders of Het Amsterdams Lyceum have known what…
Amsterdam’s “Fashion Library” targets mountains of clothing
Elise and Diana Jansen in front of the LENA Library. Image: LENA Library Handing over a multi-colored blue and white blouse, Ikram Cakir selects a similar item of clothing, this…
Plant thief active on Amsterdam’s Herengracht: “Maybe she gets a kick out of it”
Plants have been stolen from planters on the Herengracht for weeks. Residents are now done with it. “She really takes everything.” CCTV footage from last night shows the thief unceremoniously…
Haarlemmermeer critical of Amsterdam’s demand for Schiphol shrinkage: ‘Economy will really take a big hit’
Haarlemmermeer airport councilor Jurgen Nobel is critical of the municipality of Amsterdam. The councilor issued a press statement earlier today after the Amsterdam city council announced that it was now…
Meters of graffiti in Amsterdam’s Bloesempark
The concrete ring of the Bloesempark in the Amsterdamse Bos is completely covered with graffiti tags and texts, someone reports on Twitter. A large part of the texts consists of…
Bells of Amsterdam’s Westerkerk sound for the last time for Ukraine today
This afternoon the bells of the Westertoren in Amsterdam could be heard for the last time to reflect on the war in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the war, volunteers…