New Festival Hall Construction Update and Highlights | April 10, 2024: Take a Look Inside!

New Festival Hall Construction Update and Highlights | April 10, 2024: Take a Look Inside!

New festival hall with highlights | April 10, 2024 From 2025, the New Festival Hall will ensure that Bern has a new meeting place. Construction work is proceeding according to plan and at full speed. From May it will be possible to take part in construction site tours. Construction work for the New Festival Hall … Read more

BSV Bern Falls to Kriens-Luzern 30-36 in Handball Playoff Game 2: Farewell to Goalkeeper Aurel Bringolf

BSV Bern Falls to Kriens-Luzern 30-36 in Handball Playoff Game 2: Farewell to Goalkeeper Aurel Bringolf

Handball-Playoffs | 2. April 2024 In the second game of the best-of-five series, the first in front of a home crowd, BSV Bern leaves the pitch as a loser. Kriens-Luzern gets the break at 36:30. Before the game, the departing Bern goalkeeper Aurel Bringolf was bid farewell. The Bernese team also failed to win against … Read more

Restructuring and Expansion at 3S Swiss Solar Solutions AG: New Executive Suite Announced | March 12, 2024

Restructuring and Expansion at 3S Swiss Solar Solutions AG: New Executive Suite Announced | March 12, 2024

Restructuring in the executive suite | March 12, 2024 3S Swiss Solar Solutions AG recently opened a second production site near Bern, and the organization is growing at the same time. With the realignment of the management team and the establishment of companies in Germany and Austria, the company is optimally positioned for growth. Christian … Read more

Basel Jazz Festival 2024: Where the Crème de la Crème Meets a New Self-Confidence

Basel Jazz Festival 2024: Where the Crème de la Crème Meets a New Self-Confidence

Jazz Festival Basel Where the crème de la crème meets a new self-confidence The 34th edition of the Basel Jazz Festival features big names, but also looks to the future. The pianist Michel Camilo, who comes from the Dominican Republic, will close the Basel 2024 Jazz Festival on May 16th. Image: zvg When Urs Blindenbacher … Read more

10,000 Incorrect Speed Measurements in Bern due to System Error | February 19, 2024

10,000 Incorrect Speed Measurements in Bern due to System Error | February 19, 2024

Almost 10,000 flashed incorrectly | February 19, 2024 Between mid-September and mid-October, incorrect speed measurements occurred in the city of Bern due to a programming error in four measuring systems. The error has been fixed and the systems released for operation have been in use again since Monday. A system error led to some incorrect … Read more

Wengen forest road renovation: Lauterbrunnen municipal council approves 80,000 franc loan

Wengen forest road renovation: Lauterbrunnen municipal council approves 80,000 franc loan

From the Lauterbrunnen municipal council | February 3, 2024 The local council provides information about current business. For example, a loan of 80,000 francs was approved for the renovation of the Wengen forest road. In Wengen, which belongs to the municipality of Lauterbrunnen, the forest road is being further renovated. Photo: Rolf Wegmüller At the … Read more

Jannik Sinner vs Novak Djokovic: Australian Open Semi-Finals 2024 Battle of the Skiing Tennis Stars

Jannik Sinner vs Novak Djokovic: Australian Open Semi-Finals 2024 Battle of the Skiing Tennis Stars

Australian Open | 24. Januar 2024 Jannik Sinner against Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals on Friday is the duel between the two currently best players – and two athletes who once also excelled on skis. Jannik Sinner (right) defeated Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals in Turin in November. Photo: Keystone You can ski in … Read more

Viktorija Golubic’s Australian Open Run and Ambitions for the 2024 Tennis Season

Viktorija Golubic’s Australian Open Run and Ambitions for the 2024 Tennis Season

After Aus at the Australian Open | January 21, 2024 Viktorija Golubic can look back on a good start to the season in Australia despite a clear elimination in the third round against a strong Jelina Switolina. But the hunger is far from satisfied. The Australian Open ended in the third round for Viktorija Golubic. … Read more

City of Bern Launches Support for Affordable Housing and Rental Deposit Insurance

City of Bern Launches Support for Affordable Housing and Rental Deposit Insurance

City of Bern | January 18, 2024 People affected by poverty can now seek advice on finding or keeping an apartment. The city is also launching insurance for rental deposits. This is intended to reduce the financial barriers to access to the housing market. The city of Bern wants to provide support in finding accommodation … Read more

Uncovering the History of Skiing in Switzerland: A Nuanced Look at Arthur Conan Doyle’s Role

Uncovering the History of Skiing in Switzerland: A Nuanced Look at Arthur Conan Doyle’s Role

Sports history | December 31, 2023 The British writer Arthur Conan Doyle learned to ski during his stays in Switzerland. He helped to popularize skiing and even claimed ownership of skiing in Switzerland. A sports historian sees the whole thing in a more nuanced way. The legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in Meiringen. Photos: Keystone Doyle, … Read more