STORIES
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Capturing Real Moments And Emotions In Berlin - Corina Straub
Looking at a city through the lens of a local
An interview with photographer Sandra Uittenbogaart.
Q&A with photographer Tom Brown
Want to Fight Food Waste? Check out the Project Equal Food from Lisbon!
Lukas and Alberto are the two founders of The Equal Food Co, fighting food waste in Lisbon.
Reconnecting, a Cup of Tea and a Dream: “I formed a Band” - Olympe Bille
Navigating through 2020’s turbulent waters also meant taking the plunge and realising a lifelong dream. Olympe formed a band - Read the story here!
Is This The Happy Street?
Photography helps me to connect with my surrounding, be present in the moment and meet new people along the way. Here’s my newest photo walk!
Exploring the streets of The Hague
It’s just great to explore a new city through photography. Join my first street photo walk.
Do you want to move to a new city?
I had that feeling a couple of months ago… After 15 years in Amsterdam, I felt it was time to change my scenery. But changing your scenery help to change your situation? Well, sometimes there’s only one way to find out.
Inside Nico Casal’s Studio - A Creative Escape Outside The City
Nico, his piano and multiple keyboards, moved outside the city. From a tiny apartment on a high floor of a building in crowded Madrid, to a stone little house, with a garden with huge windows. Let’s get to know more about this talented musician.
How to Build a Better City?
From those insights of 40+ changemakers, we’ve created a 15 page long digital guide on how to build a better city. Download it for free and be inspired!
The Empty City - Amsterdam Nightlife in Lockdown
An empty city photographed by Paul Bakker. Enjoy the series and let’s hope it will be over soon.
Our 10 Local Heroes of 2020
Plentiful of great things have been happening in our cities all around the world. We would like to look back on the last year with you and present the top 10 A City Made By People Local Heroes.
The story of JADE Activity Centre - Supporting and empowering elderly migrants
JADE is a meeting place that “promotes inclusion, participation, and wellbeing” of the ageing migrants by organizing weekly social, recreational, and educational activities and providing help with some of the practical obstacles that they might face living in Finland.
Learn with Farmed Today - The Impact of Eating Local
Meet Farmed Today, a game-changer in the subscription box industry helping consumers buy food directly from the farmers who grew them. Follow along to discover how buying local food is far more sustainable than eating fruits and vegetables that have travelled farther than any of us did this pandemic season.
Giving back this year – more than just a thought
It’s not just the thought that counts this year, it’s the gesture that follows too. With the most vulnerable in our communities isolated, all odds are against inclusive festivities this year and for the most able among us, it’s time to step up.
A Hopeful Christmas in Berlin
“It is our responsibility this year to bring joy and love everywhere we can, being hopeful that one day everything that we cannot enjoy this year will be brought back. Maybe the key is to carry that Christmas spirit inside of us, and spread it around. Here is my way of doing so.”
Neighborhood Feminists - local support for women in Amsterdam
Anneloes, Camila, and Tammy want to be there for the neighborhood people, making activism and volunteering accessible, local, and simple - for everyone!
How have friendships changed during the pandemic?
We have drafted 7 tips on how to sustain friendships during the pandemic.
5 Tips to Support Your Local Business
Cities are entering a second lockdown. As small/local businesses try to navigate this crisis, there are still a few ways we can show our support while staying safe in the city.
A Rascal approach to overcoming a pandemic through supporting local
The approach from Rascal, of adjusting their business model, staying strong and overcoming the challenge faced is admirable.