In the centre of Groningen, Paul Vetter works in his atelier making common shoes into one-of-a-kind works of art. As the world moves towards more mass production, with everyone wearing the same styles, we ask if there is still a place for high-quality, individualist, artisanal work.

Solidarity was the word of the day as striking university workers gathered to protest cuts to the Dutch higher education budget. The impromptu action followed the cancellation of a national protest in Amsterdam following rail strikes nationwide. Education wasn’t the only issue on the agenda, as strikers emphasized the links between cuts to the education budget and increased military spending in support of Israel.

As Groningen prepares for Pride this weekend, a temporary art bar in the city center is building momentum towards the celebration.

The Niemeyer factory closed three years ago due to a decline in tobacco consumption. This week, the building reopened again for the first time - in a completely new context: as a cultural venue.

The city of Groningen, quaint as it is, is not as accessible as advertised.

This week, winter has transformed Groningen into a white wonderland.

The local community in Groningen came together to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

In order to combat illiteracy, Groningen’s municipality and partner organizations have implemented initiatives. 

The aftermath of COVID-19, coupled with rising rent prices, is driving many small businesses to closure.

Nationally, six percent of Dutch school students become early school leavers, as per data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics.

Poetry Week 2025 celebrates poetry across the Netherlands and Flanders while showing the power and beauty of words.

Baltic Association Groningen is hosting a Baltic Singing Workshop on February 7. The event will bring people from the Baltics together.

Upcoming May, the students and staff of the University of Groningen will vote in the university council elections.

As people of Groningen plan ultimate date nights, businesses roll out red and pink-themed promos full of hearts and rose petals.

The krabbenscheer (stratiotes aloides), a water plant classified as endangered, is making a comeback in Groningen.

Groningen will enforce a zero-emission zone in the historic center, restricting delivery vans and trucks for businesses.

Starting this week, for two days only, Fair Priced Vintage, the biggest vintage market in Europe, is opening its doors.

On Saturday, January 25th, at approximately 3:45 a.m., a robbery took place at the Drents Museum in Assen.

On January 20th, new cycling rules were introduced on Groningen’s main square Grote Markt.

Psychologists call it 'expat blues'—the quiet loneliness that often follows the initial excitement of moving abroad.