5x new Hague hotspots in May (2025)
Door: Renske Hagendijk |
29 April, 2025 1. Hop & Stork op de Fred Je kent Hop & Stork vast wel uit de Passage, maar nu is er ook een tweede winkel aan de Frederik Hendriklaan in het Statenkwartier geopend! Anil Soekhoe, die tien jaar geleden zijn carrière als internationaal bankier inruilde… Read more |
The Passage, strolling through 140 years of history
By: Jasper Gramsma |
23 April, 2025 An imposing glass and steel roof, repeating neo-Renaissance facades and gleaming terrazzo floors with sumptuous decorations. The Passage still exudes the grandeur envisioned by its founders - gentlemen in top hats - at the end of the nineteenth century. 'The Hague has from... Read more |
Judith van Doorn's (Communications advisor Campus The Hague, Leiden University) favourites
Door: Judith van Doorn |
23 April, 2025 1. Favoriete restaurant Portfolio Judith van Doorn: “Mijn broer en ik vieren onze verjaardagen elk jaar door goed uit eten te gaan en dan proosten we op onze moeder die in 2013 veel te jong is overleden. Hoogtepunt was Portfolio in de Prinsestraat. Niet goedkoop,… Read more |
Europol chief Catherine De Bolle: 'I believe in the power of citizens'
By: Mick van Biezen |
9 April, 2025 The question is whether coincidence exists. At least at Europol's security check, they leave as little as possible to that chance. Scanners, serious faces. On to the most heavily secured wing of the building on Eisenhower Avenue. There, Catherine De Bolle,... Read more |
5 x Hague hotspots you don't want to miss (April 2025)
By: Renske Hagendijk |
2 April, 2025 1. Onda Music and good food come together at Onda, the new hotspot in the Station neighbourhood. The menu, inspired by Northern European flavours, offers everything from subtle dishes to bold combinations. Think, for example, of a leek dish wrapped in seaweed - almost like a sushi roll. Meanwhile, hear... Read more |
Kingstreet+ helps Hague children 'grow' with language
By: Renske Hagendijk |
2 April, 2025 Publisher Media Fresca dedicates its Kingstreet+ networking dinners to charity. Before we started this, we asked ourselves: which charity really suits us? We chose language development in children. As journalists and content creators, we work with language every day. Reading and writing open worlds, expand opportunities and give... Read more |
Franck Diafouka (Head of Audit at the European Medicines Agency) favourites
By: Franck Diafouka |
27 March, 2025 1. Favourite ice cream parlour Het IJskabinet Franck Diafouka: "For the best ice creams in The Hague, Het IJskabinet is the place to be. The flavours, the friendly and fast service and the long opening hours make it my regular address. Dark chocolate, walnut, pistachio or rum-raisin - you can... Read more |
Hague Historical Museum revamps: new entrance and more exhibition space
By: Jelle van der Meulen |
27 March, 2025 Location, location, location. It is a mantra from the real estate business, but location is also very important for the museum world. In The Hague, you can safely call the Museum Quarter, around the Hofvijver and Lange Voorhout, the A-location, with major crowd-pullers like the Mauritshuis... Read more |
Summum knows what women want
By: Jasper Gramsma |
27 March, 2025 'All I wanna do, is have some fun,' sings Sheryl Crow through the speakers at Summum on the Hoogstraat. And this stalwart Australian rock, pop and country singer might just succeed for an outfit at this fashion shop. "Feminine and sexy, yet quirky and... Read more |
Pure Flowers brings spectacular floral concepts to life
By: Vera de Jonckheere |
27 March, 2025 As an eight-year-old boy, Peter van der Meij (Valkenburg, 1976) was already shouting at his father's flower stall: 'You'll find the most beautiful tulips and gladioli here!' When the owner of Pure Flowers utters that same phrase now, forty years fall away and that little boy flashes by. "That's... Read more |