Café owner from Hoevenen scores local hit with song about driving goose: “Ak oan da kopke trek, gottem af” (Stabroek)

The Polder is completely under the spell of goose riding again. They started on Saturday afternoon in Berendrecht and Zandvliet, but it is also alive in Hoevenen. So much so that the owner of Café In Den Oude Bareel has written a song about it. ‘We gon pull’ has become a minor hit in the … Read more

The curtain falls for Judas Theater Productions after subsidies are cut: Sandrine closes the door for good with ‘Josephine B.’

Antwerp – The Flemish musical sector is getting a new blow, because Judas Theater Productions is throwing in the towel, now that the company no longer receives Flemish subsidies. Josephine B.with Sandrine Van Handenhoven in the title role, it will be goodbye. – Guy Van Vliet Yesterday at 17:32– In its fifteen years of existence, … Read more

Residents of Borsbeekse Parkkwartier fear for the value of their home: “We have stepped on our toes” (Borsbeek)

Commotion in the Parkkwartier in Borsbeek. Residents received a letter that from now on the municipality will receive a pre-emptive right if owners sell their homes. – Saturday 4 June 2022 at 19:33– Borsbeek wants to prevent project developers from buying up the houses in order to put apartment buildings there. But residents fear that … Read more

Removing the majestic float evokes strong emotions: “Those sawn trees really hurt the eyes and the heart” (Wommelgem)

Wommelgem/Oelegem – The scenes that take place this week along the Oelegemsteenweg in Wommelgem are not for sensitive nature lovers. A woodcutter quickly gets rid of the 154 silver poplars that together formed a beautiful, French-looking canal. Groen demands that the college of aldermen fulfill its promise to reconstruct the paved road and plant new … Read more

Holiday comedy ‘East West, Home Best’ possibly last chance to see Carry Goossens play: “I am considering quitting” (Antwerp)

The cast of East West home is best started rehearsals yesterday in a cheerful atmosphere, with Spanish snacks and drinks. In the summer comedy Carry Goossens and Danni Heylen squabble as a married couple about their holiday destination: sunbathing in Spain or a staycation in their own country. “The comedic chemistry between the two has … Read more

Infected cases of monkey pox linked to Antwerp fetish festival, organization itself reports (Antwerp)

The three confirmed cases of monkeypox virus are linked to the Antwerp fetish festival Darklands. The organization itself makes this known via Facebook. They ask visitors to be vigilant for possible symptoms, such as flu-like complaints and blisters on the skin. The organization assumes that the virus had traveled with foreign festival-goers. Every year, more … Read more