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No new holiday bungalows at Vogelenzang campsite until October 1. Mistrust remains despite court promise

The co-owner of MarinaParken has promised a Haarlem court that no new holiday bungalows will be installed at Camping Vogelenzang until October 1. This agreement was reached during a summary proceeding...

Forum for Democracy and Liberaal Blauw opt out of council-wide cooperation: 'Too much trust has been lost'

Forum voor Democratie and Liberaal Blauw have declined to participate in a council-wide cooperation in Velsen, ending an eight-year period of consensus in the local government. The parties cited a sig...

These were this week's best-selling books at Scheltema

‘A very complicated way to close a hospital’: Professor Girbes criticizes AMC and VUmc merger in farewell speech

Designer Heidi's style: ‘Everyone wants to look unique, but has the same idea about what unique is’

At the feminist book club in Nieuw-West, only work by women is read: ‘The idea of the wild woman is not accepted’

Marian Mudder (68) saw the city change from the Jordaan: ‘Money has taken over everything’

How spiritual oasis De Roos was saved by the men behind New York Pizza and Het Koekemannetje

According to Pepijn Schoneveld, every Amsterdammer should visit these 5 places: ‘The reading table belongs on the UNESCO list’

Dirk (66) lost his legs to diabetes and hopes to have his kitchen adapted so he can cook again

Wheelie bins are back in Amsterdam, but not everyone is embracing the green organic waste bin

A beer in Amsterdam, what should it cost? '6 euros – then no one will come anymore'

These Amsterdam architects came up with a never-realized design for Dam Square: ‘It would have been a world-class location’

Public space is still less safe for women than for men: ‘You’re startled, it’s disgusting, but perhaps the worst part was how disparagingly they laughed at us’

Spinoza – the Mokum musical is about the price of freedom: ‘Spinoza was seen as a burden in his time’

Israeli universities seek dialogue in the Netherlands, including at VU: ‘Boycott does not change government course one millimeter’

VPRO fundraiser Iris Soeurt’s Amsterdam: ‘I’d love to go to the RoXY with my 20-year-old self’

Bouillon d’Amsterdam is a quintessentially Amsterdam take on a Parisian restaurant classic (8)

Residents have complained for years about Pieter Calandlaan, where a 13-year-old boy was killed Saturday: ‘The manosphere rules the road here’

From strawberry jam to lip balm: how expensive oil is driving up prices in every household

The ongoing conflict between Iran and the U.S. is driving up oil prices, which will result in higher costs for various household items like jam, shampoo, and printer ink. Experts warn that consumers c...