Veteran American bluesman Corey Harris comes to Brussels for a show-and-tell of trans-Atlantic proportions. This blues programme kicks off on Friday with a screening of Martin Scorsese’s 2003 documentary The Blues: Feel Like Going Home, in which the award-winning director follows Harris (pictured)...

The Brussels museums have received up to 75% less visitors since the terror attacks on 22 March. The museums that mainly target foreign visitors are especially hard-hit. Many locals, on the other hand, have made a conscious effort to keep visiting the museums, writes Brusselnieuws. The Comic Strip...

A Roma slum has emerged along the railway between the Brussels communes of Jette and Laeken. About 50 people have been living there for a few months in ramshackle houses, shacks pieced together with any materials they can find. Many of the residents are families with young children. The ramshackle...

Brussels has issued a call for projects that breathe new life into 10 neighbourhoods, with up to €30,000 available to the winning project in each area as decided in a public vote. The initiative, called Make.Brussels , aims to strengthen community spirit and a sense of identity in areas ranging...

American restaurant chain TGI Friday's wants to establish itself in Belgium, writes Brusselnieuws. The chain's initial aim is to open four restaurants: in Brussels, Antwerp, Liège and possibly Namur, with the first openings expected in the second half of 2017. The exact location of the new Brussels...

Brussels is the biggest concert destination in Belgium, hosting more than 28% of all the concerts in Flanders and the Brussels-Capital Region. Jazz and classical music are especially well represented in the capital, writes Brusselnieuws. The City of Brussels, with an average of 3,184 concerts a...

Children and young adults in Belgium are not getting enough exercise, and even spend most of the day sitting still, according to a large-scale study published today by the Scientific Institute of Public Health (IPH). The study reveals that 3- to 5-year-olds spend half the day sitting down, and...

Belgian air traffic controllers (ATC) have received widespread criticism for a protest action this week that has led to hundreds of flight cancellations to and from airports across the country. The action comes just days after the airline industry was getting back to normal following the 22 March...

The German airline Lufthansa will announce on 27 April whether it plans to acquire the remaining share in Brussels Airlines. Lufthansa owns 45% of the airline and is expected to bid for the remainder, according to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. Lufthansa took an option to buy the shares when...

Inviting strangers into your home is something AirBnB and BookaLokal have turned into a business. Now a Brussels start-up is extending the concept to international house parties. Tribes.City aims to provide a more personal alternative to meet-ups in bars and clubs, by offering an online platform...