Tag Archives: Berlin

Berlin professionals spend their lunch breaks dancing

June 26, 2012 – 1:15 pm

by Ann Kathrin Weldy WHAT’S HAPPENING Young professionals can let loose during their lunch hour and shake off any work tension at Lunch Beats, the Stockholm-born lunchtime club concept which premiered in Berlin in May 2012 (Sugarhigh.de, 29 May 2012). Lunch-hour clubbing sessions come complete with healthy food, non-alcoholic drinks (usually water) and techno beats. […]

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Berlin pop-up restaurant: Diners pay in time, not money

April 24, 2012 – 2:36 pm

by Inga Seidler WHAT’S HAPPENING The German chapter of the Time/Bank artist collective recently opened Time/Food, a pop-up restaurant in Berlin (E-flux.com, 17 February 2012). The restaurant serves lunch every other Sunday, in exchange for time currency, earned by helping others in the Time/Bank community. The price of a meal at Time/Food is half an […]

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The last straw: Soho bars move to ban drinking straws

March 20, 2012 – 2:30 pm

by Nancy Ludwig WHAT’S HAPPENING Restaurants and bars in London’s trendy Soho district are tackling the problem of plastic waste by only giving drinking straws to customers on request (Londonist.com, 2 February 2012). Eighteen eateries have so far signed up to the “straw wars” campaign in a bid to stem the tide of plastic that […]

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DON’T JUST PUT A BIRD ON IT

February 21, 2012 – 1:43 pm

by Sarah Fazio “I love your sweater.” “Thanks. It used to be a bicycle.” This “used to be a” refrain echoes as upcycling’s cachet expands beyond locavores, Etsy zealots and conscientious hipsters. Upcycling, the love child of recycling and reuse, turns castoffs into artisan crafts. I respect the practice. I even have a clutch made […]

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Germans involve tourists in local protests

July 5, 2011 – 12:47 pm

by Kimberly Ochs WHAT’S HAPPENING As Germans continue to protest rising housing and electricity costs across the country, a group of Berliners are involving tourists in protests by creating techno parties in squatted buildings (Local.de, 31 May 2011). As Berlin is known across Europe as a key techno music capital, activists are integrating tourists into both […]

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Cowork spaces give German free agents structure and social support

April 26, 2011 – 12:27 pm

by Jana Branch WHAT’S HAPPENING Any freelance creative or digital nomad knows the struggle of sticking to structure outside of an office environment. In Germany, lone rangers are heading to coworking spaces like ClubOffice, Studio70, Betahaus and Wostel, where a coffeehouse atmosphere and office-type space combine for greater productivity. ClubOffice is an early supporter of […]

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