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Summer break

Dear reader, Crossroads is taking its annual summer break on August 1 and will resume daily updates on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Best... 

July 30, 2010 | Read the story »

Wanted: stories on relocation in South Limburg for US TV show

House Hunters International is looking for contributors in South Limburg for TV show: Hello, My name is Kristen Lombardo and I work... 

July 29, 2010 | Read the story »

links for 2010-07-20

6 Websites The Maastricht Expat Should Know | Maastricht Minutiae I would have loved to start this list off with my own blog, but... 

July 20, 2010 | Read the story »

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Maastricht can ban tourists from its marijuana cafes: EU court official The border town of Maastricht should be legally allowed to... 

July 19, 2010 | Read the story »

Vacancy: Community Manager/Editor at the European Journalism Centre

VACANCY: COMMUNITY MANAGER / EDITOR Main tasks: * Monitoring and moderating online platforms * Managing community, and other... 

July 19, 2010 | Read the story »

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Friendship is… This summer we will pass through the city of Tours on our way to our holiday destination on the French Atlantic... 

July 17, 2010 | Read the story »

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Call for radio talent!, EUradio.fm - Media UK EUradio.fm is the first and only Brussels based English radio station. It’s dynamic... 

July 16, 2010 | Read the story »

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Google to scan Dutch library collection Google said Wednesday it is teaming up with the National Library of the Netherlands to scan... 

July 15, 2010 | Read the story »

Agenda

6 Oct: Who owns the city? A free and public debate on regional urban cooperation

Debate: WHO OWNS THE CITY? Maastricht Debates and the Municipality of Maastricht present: Urban connections A free and public... 

10 Jul-23 Oct: The Netherlands in the 70s, seen through the eyes of advertising

“It was only yesterday when I was still into it… The 70s through the eye of commercials and ads” is the title of a... 

1 October: Language event translates language barrier into opportunity!

Press release Euregio-Taalregio: Language event translates language barrier into opportunity! Friday 1 October 2010, Hotel School Maastricht Perhaps... 

24 July-24 Aug: Leonid Babiitchouk Exhibition: Funny Animals

Funny Animals exhibition 24 July – 24 August B32 ARTSPICE, Bourgognestraat 32 www.B32.org Opening on Saturday 17th July, 20:00... 

12 July: Interview with Chilean artist Sandra Vásquez de la Horra at Bonnefanten Museum

Interview with Sandra Vásquez de la Horra Sunday 12 July, 2 pm Auditorium of the museum Sandra Vásquez de la Horra will give an... 

In the spotlight

alt text Confessions of a culture junkie: Pecha Kucha Maastricht makes the grade

I’ll admit I’m a culture junkie who until June 20, 2009 found the culture seen in Maastricht, well – politely boring, lacking... 

alt text Welcome to the reading table

I had reason last fall to feel like I didn’t much belong in the Netherlands. Getting a temporary residence permit was proving surprisingly... 

alt text Raising children bilingually

Accepting the offer of job abroad requires a lot of prior thought, not least when one has a family to consider. When children of school... 

alt text Brazilian percussion in Maastricht with Passatempo

They can’t be missed anymore during carnival. For the past few years Brazilian samba bands have become an increasingly popular feature... 

alt text Between Two: Selexyz Dominicanen as Church and Bookstore

Cathedral-fatigue. Many visitors to Western Europe know the feeling all too well. The Duomo in Florence, Notre Dame de Paris, the Kölner... 

alt text Maastricht Carnival: to beer or not to be here

Why I love Carnival in Maastricht Nowhere in the world have I come across the magic that is Carnival in Maastricht. The people, the... 

alt text De Tempeleers: guardians of the Maastricht carnival

As it happens, I was born and raised with the carnival feeling and like many other Maastrichters, I don’t know otherwise that the... 

alt text “Carnival is a feeling”

Very soon you will understand the special meaning of the number eleven in Maastricht and all the joyous madness and silliness that... 

alt text Let’s stick together now

When I told my husband that I wanted to write down my thoughts about the Dutch word ‘mee’, he looked baffled. “What is... 

alt text A spring guide to Maastricht’s parks

Ahhh, spring in Maastricht! Outdoor chairs appear at every café, the sun shines, flowers bloom, and Maastrichters head outdoors with... 

alt text The history of carnival in Maastricht

During my childhood years in the late 1950’s, carnival didn’t start earlier than one week before Ash Wednesday. Our schoolmaster... 

alt text Culture: The Five Heads

Crossroads proudly presents an original short story by Anke Scheeren, a promising young writer from Maastricht. Anke’s imagination... 

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