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New Dog Sitting Record Set on Piltenes Street — No Service or Menu Included
While Riga pet owners pay thousands for dog hotels, a creative owner in Liepāja has invented a free alternative — a tree with a rope.
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Jelgava Resident Tests Liepāja Ice Walking Technique — Results as Expected
While Jelgava rescues people from Lielupe river ice, in Liepāja we've known for years that ice is only for looking, not walking on.
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Explosion at synagogue in Belgium — Liepāja tourists ask if it's included in the tour
The explosion that occurred at a synagogue in Liège caused only material damage, but Liepāja tourists are asking whether such an experience is also available at our Karosta Prison.
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Kazdanga rescues a deer, Durbe – chimneys: weekend full of drama
While the capital searches for reasons why the tram hasn't arrived, the Liepāja area proves that real life happens where there are both deer on ice and soot fires in chimneys.
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Arsonists Launch New Season — Liepāja Museum Offers Historical Alternative
The first haystack ignited in Talsi, but experts warn — this is just the beginning. Liepāja offers a more civilized way to explore the history of fire.
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Saldus Crematorium Offers Express Service: From Pētera Street to Urn in Just 48 Hours
While Riga residents queue at crematoriums like in Soviet times for bananas, Liepāja residents now have the chance to become ashes in record time.
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Association 'Changes in Latvia' Collects Signatures Against Halal Slaughter — Liepāja Has Been Practicing Gentle Baltic Fish Catching for Years
While a new association tries to change slaughter methods across Latvia, in Liepāja we've long known how to treat animals — with respect and local fishery wisdom.
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DVI reveals: Smart glasses can photograph, but can't make their users smart
While Riga hipsters need to learn how not to film strangers with smart glasses, in Liepāja we continue using the time-tested method — simply looking with our eyes.
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Trump Offers Kurds Jobs at Liepāja Museum — 'You'll Be Safe There'
While the US President worries about Kurdish safety, in Liepāja we're offering them work with history that's actually interesting.
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Oslo Explosion Raises Questions About Nordic Security Culture
While Norwegians mobilize dogs, drones and helicopters over entrance damage, there's never been such fuss over smaller noise in Liepāja.
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Mārupe Municipality Unveils New Fire Promotion Method — People Suffer
While Riga neighborhoods compete in the art of burning, in Liepāja nobody has forgotten where the fire hydrant is located.
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Historical archives reveal: In 1995, Liepāja had one parapsychologist but 50 fare dodgers
While people in Riga were learning to use their first mobile phones, in Liepāja rabbits were already mastering the basics of economics and a parapsychologist from Novosibirsk was teaching people to walk on hot coals.
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