Single-use cups have been missing from universities for a month now. Students point out inconveniences caused by the new regulations...

The municipality ranks ninth in the country in fines distributed for drink driving. Driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol or...

A 16-year-old boy, armed with what appeared to be a firearm, threatened a supermarket cashier at an Albert Heijn near Paddepoel on Monday...

The iconic symbol of the Netherlands, the tulip, is now finally in season again. Although it’s still early for the open-field tulips,...

Bright pink and centrally located, sex shop EasyToys created a lot of buzz when their first store opened in Groningen in early December....

With the announcement of the new City Poet, Poetry Week starts off in various locations around Groningen. Yesterday evening, the Poetry...

A dairy store in the city centre displayed a witty sign in response to the municipality of Groningen removing their advertisement. “We...

Bashar George, 27, greets me in his neat and tidy barber shop, which is perched on a quiet street corner in Binnenstad-Ost, as its windows are lashed by chilling rain and heavy gusts of wind. Inside, however, Bashar is warm and accommodating, if a little timid. He is more than used to cutting hair, but an interview doesn’t come along every day.

In our society nowadays everything needs to be fast. Delivering something and receiving it the next day, or eating in a rush between two...

The Indian restaurant 'Spices' is on the ground floor of a very unassuming building - typical Dutch architecture with brown bricks and...

At the beginning of December there is a highlight for all music lovers in Groningen: the Live Music Night, where more than 50 young...

Members of the Black community in Groningen express delight at the municipality’s plan to name streets in new residential areas after...

Groningen municipality revealed plans last week to rejuvenate historic streets, but skepticism lingers among some shop owners, while...

For the next 4 weeks anyone can stop by the SOUP SHOW, an art installation in Groningen’s Grand Theatre, for a free bowl of meatless...

This Friday sees the opening of the Sustainable Moments Festival in Groningen, a seven-day event which includes various food, drinks,...

Today, October 3rd, downtown Groningen hosted the largest market in Northern Netherlands. Even though some vendors were worried about the...

The police who came to evict the squatters residing in the historical monument found the building empty yesterday morning. With no...

Groningen’s mayor is under pressure to disclose details on the crime situation in the city after two shootings and a bombing took place...