Sugarhomes residents hit with shocking rent increase
Students who are living in the Sugarhomes received a less-than-welcome surprise last week when they opened their inboxes to find ...
Tag: Suikerunie
Enormous ‘seed-bomb’ art work comes to Suikerunie in Groningen
Though it looks like a nuclear rocket, the giant sculpture is filled with seeds and is completely biodegradable Translated by ...
Legionella bacteria found in water mains at Sugar Homes in July
In early July, students living in the Sugar Homes on the Suikerunieterrein had to leave their apartments due to legionella ...
Pop-up housing development at Suikerterrein
Construction on a temporary housing development will get underway at the Suikerterrein this week: the 46 homes being built will ...
The Guardian: Groningen among best party destinations for backpackers
On the heels of the CNN programme "Quest's World of Wonder" naming Groningen one of the best places to visit ...
Students move into incomplete, messy containers at Suiker grounds
After weeks of delays, international students finally moved into the containers at the grounds of the former sugar beet factory ...
Groningen city council: “build student housing at Zernike”
The municipality of Groningen wants to build 1,500 new housing units for students at the Zernike campus. Translation by Traci ...
Container housing units at Suikerunieterrein delayed
The 250 short stay apartment units being assembled at the former sugar beet factory grounds were meant to be ready ...
Eierbal Festival: celebrating Groningen’s favourite snack
The famous Groningen eierbal is getting its very own festival in September. Translation by Traci White First things first: what’s ...
Sugar beet farming continues to grow
According to the Dutch Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS), 14,000 more hectares of land were used for growing sugar beets ...