News from Lindenfeld and the river valley
The Lindenfeld Courier reports on the city, the climate and the culture of a river town of 240,000 people. Every article names its author and shows when it was published and last changed.
Edited by Clara Weiss
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Tram line 4 will reach the eastern quarter by 2029
Read article: Tram line 4 will reach the eastern quarter by 2029After eleven years of planning, the city council voted 41 to 17 on Thursday to extend tram line 4 by 3.8 kilometres. Construction starts in spring 2027.
City
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Tram line 4 will reach the eastern quarter by 2029
After eleven years of planning, the city council voted 41 to 17 on Thursday to extend tram line 4 by…
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Empty offices in the centre could become 900 flats
A study for the planning department finds that a quarter of the empty office space in the city centre could…
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Why buses on line 12 are late on two of three trips
We analysed 48,000 departures from the open timetable data of the transport company. Line 12 stands out, and the cause…
Climate
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The river is at its lowest October level since records began
The gauge at the old harbour read 41 centimetres on Tuesday, two centimetres below the previous October low from 2018.…
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Every third school roof is getting solar panels
By the end of 2027, solar panels on 23 school roofs are to cover about half of the electricity the…
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500 new street trees, chosen for hotter summers
Lime and maple have lined the streets of Lindenfeld for a century. The trees planted this autumn are hornbeam, silver…
Culture
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Review: Open House turns the theatre foyer into a stage
Opinion. For three months, the dramatist Lea Kowalski worked at a desk in the foyer of the Stadttheater and talked…
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The central library now stays open until midnight
Since September, the central library has kept its reading rooms open until midnight from Monday to Friday. Staff leave at…
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Regulars save the Blue Lock jazz cellar
When the landlord raised the rent by 60 percent in the spring, the oldest jazz club in the city looked…
Latest news
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Tram line 4 will reach the eastern quarter by 2029
After eleven years of planning, the city council voted 41 to 17 on Thursday to extend tram line 4 by 3.8 kilometres. Construction starts in spring 2027.
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The river is at its lowest October level since records began
The gauge at the old harbour read 41 centimetres on Tuesday, two centimetres below the previous October low from 2018. Cargo ships are running at a third of their usual…
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Review: Open House turns the theatre foyer into a stage
Opinion. For three months, the dramatist Lea Kowalski worked at a desk in the foyer of the Stadttheater and talked to anyone who came in. The result, Open House, opened…
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Empty offices in the centre could become 900 flats
A study for the planning department finds that a quarter of the empty office space in the city centre could be turned into homes, at around two thirds of the…
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The central library now stays open until midnight
Since September, the central library has kept its reading rooms open until midnight from Monday to Friday. Staff leave at 8 pm; after that, visitors get in with their library…