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There aren't that many cinemas in Antwerp anymore. We have about 4 in the heart of the city (UGC, Cartoon's, Cinema Zuid and Movie House Klappei). Every single one has a very unique character. We talked to the people of Cinema Zuid to give you a better image of what you can expect and why you should definitly visit it.

If you wouldn’t know where to look, you would walk right by. The majestic Antwerp Zoo lays hidden in a quiet corner of the Astridplein. But it’s right there, next to the train station (Antwerpen Centraal), where a one-way trip to childhood is waiting for you.

Jonas Govaerts (32) is a Antwerp television/music video/short film director/musician. He'll start filming his first feature film (Cub) this summer. It’s a horror movie about Sam, a twelve-year-old imaginative boy who goes to camp in the woods with his pack of cub scouts. Together with the other cubs and the leader of the pack Sam finds himself in a dark wood where a psychopathic poacher and his masked helper live. What the cubs don’t know is that the poacher has laid out ingenious, lethal traps all over the forest. We talked to Jonas about how he got started and what's going on with the project now...

Meet Tquiero: a loving introduction to the South American cuisine.

I introduce to you Sofie Valkiers. Judging by what the majority of Belgian journalists are saying, Sofie Valkiers is building her way up to Belgium’s fashion empire and she doesn’t seem to make a big fuzz out of it. “I’m not only doing the thing I love most, blogging, I work beyond my limits”. The Antwerp based twenty something girl is now official a big hit in Belgium and her blog fever only got her on top of Belgium’s lifestyle scene. In between her ambition to become a fashion designer at some point in time and her actual collection for Essentiel I was able to trick her into a small interview. Since she only had little time, I needed to stick to my schedule questions.

Scheld'apen in invading the Sjacherbeurs and we talked to Robin Hectors, who of course works there, to find out a bit more about what to expect this weekend!

Antwerp is known to deliver great talent, especially when it comes to fashion. The era and influence of the avant-garde Antwerp 6 is still a story that captivates experts and students all over the world. This article hopes to provide a better view on Antwerp’s fashion and the influence of the Antwerp Fashion Academy on Antwerp itself and on the world as well.

I am proud to present to you, ladies and gents, the new building for the Wasbar in Antwerp! In Flanders this is already a well-known concept, but I’ll explain it to you, dear tourists. If you translate ‘Wasbar’ it literally means ‘laundry bar’ and that is exactly what this is all about: doing your laundry in a jazzy environment where you can drink a latté and can hang out with friends. The perfect place for backpackers, don’t you think?

Belgian fashion designers selling their stock is nothing new under the sun. In addition to every known designer in Belgium it’s very common for multi brand stores, institutes and jewelry artists to present their collections as well or at least in Antwerp. Showrooms, pop up stores, and desolated premises are filled with clothes and accessories dating from a few years ago. It takes five seconds to download the iphone application made by the Flanders Fashion Institute and a lot of patience to find the right AF Vandevorst jacket. But it sincerely is worth the wait. Also, be on time!