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Fri, 2 Oct 2026

15:50BerlinSatireThe Miracle of the Never-Ending Construction SiteBerlin, the city that is never finished and seems proud of exactly that, has announced a new project.

Wed, 30 Sep 2026

11:40BerlinSatireBerlin Wins Gold. In the Withdrawal Event.Berlin wanted the Olympics. Then Berlin voted. Now Berlin would rather not. A city that knows its airport may simply have learned from experience.

Mon, 9 Mar 2026

23:38BerlinRent Inspection Office: Berlin Discovers Extortionate RentsIn 222 cases the rent was more than 50 per cent above the local reference rent. That is the range where people stop saying "too expensive" and start talking about suspected rent extortion, which can be a criminal matter.23:30BerlinMoabit, 4 a.m., Beusselstraße, and the "Small" ExplosiveBerlin has its own kind of night-time routine: some people grab a kebab, others try to open a cash machine with explosives. According to Berlin police (Mitte, no. 0267), officers were called to an explosion on Beusselstraße at around 4 a.m. yesterday.

Sun, 8 Mar 2026

23:33BerlinA New S-Bahn LineThe punchline, of course: a new line that is extremely short to begin with is still treated like an infrastructure breakthrough.

Sun, 1 Mar 2026

11:00BerlinGörlitzer Park: Closed at night — and Berlin calls it orderThe Senate is closing Görlitzer Park at night. Fences and gates are finished; the announcement is official. Sold as safety, it’s also a test: how public does a city stay when things get messy?