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What started as a hostage situation with an elderly man armed with a machete, has ended in massive car fires and destruction of property by protesters in Husby and its neighboring suburbs. It is uncertain whether the unnamed man shot by the police was a direct threat to them when they entered the apartment. He [...]
Stockholm, Vacation, & July = The Zombie Month
18, Jul 2012It’s summertime in Sweden. And that means one thing: semester. Vacation, that is. the stockholm summer photo collection Everyone is on vacation this month. I mean everyone. Like France and Germany vacating the cities in August, Swedes vacate their cities in July and head out to the countryside or abroad. In Sweden, if you are [...]
Public Drinking at Popular Parks in Stockholm
8, Jul 2012I always notice that whatever park I am in in Stockholm, people are drinking. Beer, wine in a box, cider kool-aid are the beverages of choice. When I first looked online at Stockholm’s official site, their information was totally outdated, by years. That was not helpful. This year however, they got it together and have [...]
Stockholm Decides to Consider, Maybe, Possibly Fining People for Cigarette Littering – Half Win
23, May 2012Two weeks ago, the Moderaterna Traffic and labor commissioner in charge of sanitation in Stockholm, Ulla Hamilton, wrote an op-ed piece in the newspaper Aftonbladet about cigarette littering {cigaretfimpar} and the need to curtail butt litter. Basically, she wrote littering is bad and that the city needs to pass a law that both makes it [...]
My 9 Favorite Spots in Stockholm
9, May 2012It’s that time of the year again. The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and the tourists are arriving by the boatload (literally) into Stockholm. I have previously published a few short articles about Stockholm but this should be your starter as to the must see spots in the city. First, the Visit Stockholm [...]
Berns Asiatiska {Dinner & Brunch Review}
10, Apr 2012One of the oldest, posh, buildings in the city belong to Berns, a restaurant and nightclub. Located at the end of Strandvägen and overlooking the beautiful Berzelli park (whenever they finish construction there) at the base of Östermalm, Berns is one of those places everybody goes to for something. A concert. Dinner. Julbord. Summer party. [...]
Springtime Hail in Stockholm! {Photos}
30, Mar 2012An afternoon of random hail, snow, and rain. Just like a crazy summer afternoon in the South.
Cupcake STHLM {Cupcakes You’ll Fall in Love With}
29, Mar 2012Exactly a month ago, on Leap Day, I spent the afternoon with Mikael, one of the cofounders of the cupcake bakery, Cupcake Sthlm (short for Stockholm). They are a growing local business that I have loved ever since they opened in late 2010. It was a glorious afternoon sampling mini cupcakes. Cupcake critics out there [...]
Springtime in Stockholm
27, Mar 2012Spring is arriving in Stockholm. It’s a beautiful feeling to throw off the heavy boots and coats in exchange for brighter, happier colors. Plus the people of Stockholm are coming out of the catacombs and smiling again. Yay! Here’s a photo post that I’ll update occasionally with photographs of springtime here. Hail!?!! Enjoy!
OMG, OMG, OMG! I have some super exciting news! I have been invited to participate in the food competition called The Food Experiments – The National Tour. This event is sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery and run by Theo at The Food Experiments. And if you’re wondering why a US national tour is in Sweden, it’s [...]
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