Curiosities
Explosions in Lviv, but in Liepāja our tram only explodes sometimes
While real explosions are happening in Lviv, the biggest risk in Liepāja is getting stuck in a tram near Karosta.
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Riga Museum Prepares to Tell Its 250-Year-Old History While Liepāja Museum Quietly Smiles
Riga residents are getting ready to learn how one doctor created their oldest museum collection, but in Liepāja they've long known that the best exhibitions are born by the sea.
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City Life
Liepāja Retirees Reveal Secret: How to Live on 100 Euros a Month and Still Smile
While Riga retirees count every cent, 10,480 heroes in Liepāja prove you can survive on a hundred euros even by the seaside.
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Baroque Artists in the Small Guild to Battle Against Riga's Cultural Emptiness
Conductor Māris Kupčs leads Liepāja musicians into baroque battle, featuring arias about war, peace and love - everything that Riga doesn't understand.
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City Life
Duseņka - the kitten who survived Liepāja's street university and is now seeking a family with a degree
Kitten Duseņka, after two years of life in the Lauma district, is now looking for a home where she won't have to hide from stone-throwers and aggressive dogs.
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Grīņi Women Reveal: How to Survive with Six Children and One Bread Box
On the nature reserve's 90th anniversary, local ladies share memories of times when instead of Netflix, you had to milk a cow.
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Curiosities
NASA astronauts hesitant to embark on journey as they lack Liepāja tram experience
Artemis 2 mission postponed as Americans can't handle helium leak. For Liepāja residents this isn't a problem - we're used to all kinds of leaks.
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Culture
Liepāja's art world loses another provocateur - Miervaldis Polis has departed for the eternal performance
While Riga is still figuring out what photorealism is, Liepāja is already mourning its art legend.
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Culture
Berlin's 'Golden Bear' goes to Turkish film, but Liepāja cinema still only shows Hollywood blockbusters
While Berlin hands out prestigious awards, our only cinema 'Balle' still only screens the latest Marvel series.
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Curiosities
While Riga's residents drink coffee, a Liepāja man saves someone from ice - but where did everyone else go?
An NBS staff sergeant at Mangaļsala shows how real Latvians do it, while other onlookers turn into ice sculptures.
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Curiosities
Liepāja's Historical Twists: When the Bathhouse Becomes an International Diplomacy Center
Archives of Kurzemes Vārds reveal stories proving that Liepāja has always been ahead of Riga in progressive thinking.
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Politics
Trump Learns the Art of Customs Tariffs from Liepāja Market Vendors
The American president, after studying the Supreme Court decision, has decided to implement global customs tariffs, apparently inspired by Liepāja Central Market's pricing policy.
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