BZO and Lugner join forces over Sunday opening

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Politics

Shopping centre operator Richard Lugner has been fighting for Sunday opening hours in his shopping centre “Lugner City” in Vienna. He is now supported by the BZÖ and will lobby in Brussels for the extension of opening hours. „I will go tho Brussels in June, together with representatives of the Berlin chamber of commerce and […]

Vienna Prater Park Opens for Business

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Travel

This weekend was the official start for the opening of the funfair and amusement Park section of the Prater park, known as the Wurstelprater. It includes 250 attractions which are accessed from the controversial Riesenradplatz that had been originally criticised because of cost – but feedback since its opening has been entirely positive from the […]

Schweizerhaus opens for season

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Lifestyle

Schweizerhaus, a huge beer garden, popular with locals and tourists alike has opened for the summer season this week just in time for the warmer weather this weekend in Vienna. The beer garden opens every year on 15 March at 10am and many locals rush to its opening to sink their first beer of the […]

Salzburg Festival Ball unveils its traditional dress

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Travel

Preparation work is gearing up for the very first Salzburg Festival Ball set to take place at the Felsenreitschule on 1 September. And Festspielpräsident Helga Rabl-Stadler had the chance to get an idea what would be an offer together with ballroom professional Elisabeth Gürtler and Intendant Alexander Pereira in Gössl´s Gwandhaus. He said: “We will […]

Ziegler expelled over Gaddafi connection claims

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Culture

The provincial government of Salzburg has uninvited Jean Ziegler from speaking at the opening of a high-profile festival later this year.Social Democratic (SPÖ) Governor Gabi Burgstaller announced yesterday (Thurs) that she decided to withdraw the invitation. Ziegler – a well-known globalisation critic, sociologist and author – was initially asked to hold a speech at an […]

‘Desperate Housewife’ Longoria visits Vienna

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Lifestyle

“Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria visited Vienna yesterday (Thurs), a city centre jeweller confirmed today.A spokeswoman for posh jeweller Kornmesser said the actress attended the opening of the firm’s new store at the Graben last night.She explained that Longoria was a “friend of the company”.The 35-year-old American was among star guests of last year’s Vienna […]

Bisamberg Dirndl Party

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Lifestyle

By John MorrisBisamberg may have lost one attraction after the giant TV mast was destroyed recently – but it will gain another, at least for a day, when a traditional “Dirndl” party takes place on Saturday 10th April with Miss Austria Celine Roschek.Bisamberg entrepreneurs Christina Hladik and Renate Knorr are staging the town’s first “Dirndl” […]