Is Peek & Cloppenburg leaving Dam Square? ‘It will be a fight over who gets to rent here’

Amsterdam was wrong to withdraw the Weespersluis development plan: ‘Hopefully they will talk to us residents again’

Weekend tips: things to do in Amsterdam from June 5 to June 7

Amsterdam offers various activities for the weekend of June 5th to June 7th, including jazz performances in the city's oldest neighborhood. Additionally, visitors can enjoy wine tasting events held in the Amsterdamse Bos.

Uplifting pop as grief processing for POM’s Liza van As: ‘I wanted to feel happy again’

Liza van As, lead singer of the pop group POM, has released the band's second album, 'Enlightened, baby', which uses upbeat music as a method of processing grief. Despite her initial expectations of writing a somber record, she found that creating joyful pop songs helped her regain a sense of happiness.

KLM employee fired after leaking 1,000 liters of kerosene: 'High fire risk'

A KLM employee has been fired and denied severance pay after causing a leak of 1,000 liters of kerosene last year. A court in Haarlem ruled that the incident created a significant fire hazard and seriously endangered safety, justifying the dismissal.

Picking strawberries on Strawberry Day: 'We're going to eat them all'

On 'Strawberry Day,' schoolchildren in Beverwijk participated in strawberry picking to learn about the region's history as a fruit cultivation and auction hub. The event aimed to teach children about the agricultural origins of fruit, emphasizing that strawberries grow on land rather than in supermarkets.