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Northern Water Agencies sound alarm

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Corona-proof paddling pool terrace to appear on Groningen’s Grote Markt

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Retro and Craft Market comes (back) to Groningen

Drenthe becomes socially-distanced sun seeker’s destination of choice

Terschellinger cheese goes international

Ameland has cleanest beaches in the Netherlands

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Archeology for Groningers of all ages: interactive activities at the University Museum

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Wolkentheatre to entertain Drents asylum seekers with open-air circus

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CatVideoFest returns to Groningen

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“We were hoping to start making friends in the summer”

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NHL Stenden and partners get 5 million euro EU subsidy

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More school leavers turn to Universities thanks to Coronavirus uncertainty

BMTEC from Emmen goes worldwide

Students in Groningen call for library re-opening

Drents company hopes to move the world by rail

New report suggests that up to a quarter of International Students have been put off coming to the Netherlands due to the COVID-19 outbreak
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Improv comedy group considers putting audience members in giant hamster balls

Improv comedy group considers putting audience members in giant hamster balls

by Marjolein Wiersma

Stranger Things Have Happened is an English-speaking improv comedy group in Groningen. The group’s members have been rehearsing online and...

A gateway into a different reality

A gateway into a different reality

by Marjolein Wiersma

Be productive. But don’t forget to take breaks! Work out at home. But don’t forget to relax! Do something creative...

Tour guide Leeuwarden plans virtual tours

Tour guide Leeuwarden plans virtual tours

by Marjolein Wiersma

Interview by Jonas Diercks. Editing by Anna Mastorou. Henk Leutscher is CEO of “A Guide to Leeuwarden”. Before the Corona...

Vice governor of Friesland calls on expats for community initiatives

Vice governor of Friesland calls on expats for community initiatives

by Marjolein Wiersma

In this Covid Chronicle, we spoke to vice governor of the province of Friesland, Sietske Poepjes, about what a provincial...

Hotel in Drenthe rents out rooms during the day for people who are fed up with their partner

Hotel in Drenthe rents out rooms during the day for people who are fed up with their partner

by Marjolein Wiersma

Alderman of the municipality of Emmen, Guido Rink, tells us how his city is coping with the Corona crisis, and...

“You can’t really deliver 5 shots of Jägermeister to someone’s house”

“You can’t really deliver 5 shots of Jägermeister to someone’s house”

by Marjolein Wiersma

Interview by Jonas Diercks Hessel Onstein owns nightclub Shooters in Leeuwarden and talks about the struggle the bar is facing...

From a different perspective

From a different perspective

by Marjolein Wiersma

Everything is different and strange these days. But still or even because of that this time can also be an...

“We were hoping to start making friends in the summer”

“We were hoping to start making friends in the summer”

by Marjolein Wiersma

In this Covid Chronicle, we interviewed Canadian expat Alexis Veenendaal who is currently living in Groningen with her partner....

Groningen may have a drive-in cinema soon

Groningen may have a drive-in cinema soon

by Marjolein Wiersma

Paul de Rook, alderman of the Municipality of Groningen, reveals one of the many short-term ideas that the local cultural...

Party at home like a King with Temple this weekend

Party at home like a King with Temple this weekend

by Marjolein Wiersma

Groningen-based audiovisual collective Temple has quickly adapted to the lockdown. Many of its members live in the same student...

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