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Primorsk Port Experiences Unexpected Pyrotechnics — In Liepāja We Only Put On Such Shows During Midsummer
Curiosities

Primorsk Port Experiences Unexpected Pyrotechnics — In Liepāja We Only Put On Such Shows During Midsummer

50 drones staged a fireworks display at the Russian port that surpasses even our traditional holiday salutes. Local residents say they haven't seen so many sparks since Soviet times.

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Natural gas prices shoot up like actors at Liepāja Theatre — just without the applause
Business

Natural gas prices shoot up like actors at Liepāja Theatre — just without the applause

Natural gas became 17% more expensive on the TTF exchange, but there's still less gas in Inčukalns storage than there is dampness in downtown Riga.

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DVI fined municipalities for data leak, but in Liepāja the wind also blows away password sheets
Politics

DVI fined municipalities for data leak, but in Liepāja the wind also blows away password sheets

Thirty-six municipalities received a slap on the wrist for data leaks, while in Liepāja the wind has been blowing away all documents for years.

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Historical Miracles: When Pensions Were 31 Lats, But Footballers Swore Like Karosta Sailors
Curiosities

Historical Miracles: When Pensions Were 31 Lats, But Footballers Swore Like Karosta Sailors

Archives reveal 1990s Liepāja reality - pensioners lived on 31 lats, banks promised 23% annually, but the biggest problem was footballers' profanity.

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Liepāja Animals Eat Everything — Even Veterinarians Wonder Where They Got So Much Rope
Curiosities

Liepāja Animals Eat Everything — Even Veterinarians Wonder Where They Got So Much Rope

A veterinarian reveals that our four-legged friends regularly swallow everything that isn't bolted to the ground. Cats beat dogs — their tongues are like sandpaper.

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Writer Māris Linde: "My books dissolve faster than Liepāja snow"
Culture

Writer Māris Linde: "My books dissolve faster than Liepāja snow"

Writer rewrites his books because soft covers can't withstand readers' enthusiasm. 15 copies for 350 euros — cheaper than one coffee in Riga per day.

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Liepāja Woman Reveals Shocking Truth: Rome Is Not Tosele Bus Stop
Culture

Liepāja Woman Reveals Shocking Truth: Rome Is Not Tosele Bus Stop

Cultural researcher Maija Meiere-Oša, after a week in Rome, concludes that the Eternal City leaves only a minority aftertaste, as you can't get proper potato salad there.

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Vitkov: Progress Made in Florida - At Least There's No Need to Talk About Heating Fuel
Politics

Vitkov: Progress Made in Florida - At Least There's No Need to Talk About Heating Fuel

Ukraine's Foreign Minister reports progress in Florida talks, where the main achievement is that nobody complained about the cold.

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21 people arrested in IT procurement group – even more than at a Liepāja rock concert
Politics

21 people arrested in IT procurement group – even more than at a Liepāja rock concert

State police have arrested 21 people in a fraud case involving IT procurements worth 1.5 million euros. In Liepāja they'd say: finally someone organized a bigger event than us!

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Hungarian Minister Turns Out to Be Best EU Informant Since Liepāja North Pier Storm Watchers
Politics

Hungarian Minister Turns Out to Be Best EU Informant Since Liepāja North Pier Storm Watchers

Szijjártó has been calling Lavrov for years during breaks, narrating EU meetings like a radio commentator covering football.

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KNAB wiretaps Citskovskis' phone calls: even Karosta Canal bridge hasn't divided this much
Politics

KNAB wiretaps Citskovskis' phone calls: even Karosta Canal bridge hasn't divided this much

Former State Chancellery director reveals that KNAB has been listening to his private conversations with family for several months.

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Germans voted like Liepāja residents in church - with great respect for traditions
Politics

Germans voted like Liepāja residents in church - with great respect for traditions

In Rhineland-Palatinate, CDU won with 30.5%, proving that even Germans can be more conservative than the congregation of Liepāja Cathedral.

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