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A chance encounter in Zürich's Niederdorf has exposed an unlicensed brothel, drug dealing, and illegal medication sales, all traced back to a single unsolicited offer made to a plainclothes police officer. On a day last June, a 40-year-old woman approached an undercover cop on the street and offered
Culture
The Swiss Museum Pass kicked off its 30th anniversary year on a high note, surpassing 1.5 million admissions in 2025 — a record for the foundation, and a jump of more than 6% on the previous year. The celebrations launched on 30 April 2026 at the Kunstmuseum Bern, where Federal
Culture
The Bürkliplatz flea market returns, the 1st of May brings its usual mix of politics and partying, and there's a lakeside rave, a literature festival, and Mozart at the Opernhaus. Busy one. 1st of May Demo The traditional march kicks off at 10:00 from Helvetiaplatz (now also
Culture
In summer 2027, Zürich's City Vereinigung will fill the city's streets, shop windows, and public squares with hand-crafted wooden sculptures of native wildlife. The ten-week installation features species that actually inhabit urban Zürich — foxes, badgers, owls, squirrels, and fire salamanders — most of which go unseen day-to-day
Environment
A court has sided with local residents. Now everyone's waiting to see if anyone appeals. It's not often that a residents' campaign against a fast food restaurant ends in a courtroom win. But that's exactly what happened this week on the Limmatquai, where
Transport
A 12-year plan for the area around the Hauptbahnhof has been approved by the city parliament. Not everyone is happy about it. If you have ever tried to cross the road outside Zürich's Hauptbahnhof on foot and felt like an afterthought, the city's transport planners would
Transport
Opened just under a year ago, the cycle tunnel beneath the main station has already embedded itself in daily Zürich life. A tunnel that spent decades sitting unused beneath Zürich's main station, originally built for a motorway that never came, has now clocked one million bicycle journeys since
Business
Zürich's Most Famous Provisional Building Is Finally Getting a Permanent Future. It was built in 1961, planned to last eight years, and is still standing. Now, after more than six decades of debate, the city has finally decided what to do with the Globus Provisorium — and for once,