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Neighbourhood farm Ons Genoegen leaves Marineterrein and reopens in Westerpark on 1 November

Ons Genoegen closed on the Marineterrein in mid-September after the state declined to extend its temporary permit. The farm reopens in its restored Westerpark building on 1 November.

Essentially Amsterdam Staff · September 30, 2026 at 11:11 p.m. CEST
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Amsterdam’s forgotten pottery to go on show at Stadsarchief

A free exhibition tells the story of an 18th-century pottery factory on the Overtoom whose products matched those from Delft.

September 30, 2026 at 10:16 p.m. CEST
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Parliament backs Schiphol cap of 478,000 flights a year

A majority in the lower house supports the first new Schiphol aviation decree in eighteen years.

September 30, 2026 at 10:16 p.m. CEST
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Noordermarkt haberdasher retires at 86 after 44 years

Tineke Tonkes is spending her last week at the Noordermarkt, where she has sold sewing supplies since the early 1980s.

September 30, 2026 at 10:16 p.m. CEST
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Overtoom rehabilitation centre swaps graffiti for murals

Two graffiti-covered walls at the Reade rehabilitation centre on the Overtoom are now colourful artworks.

September 30, 2026 at 10:16 p.m. CEST
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Rain is back, and so is work for Amsterdam’s sunken boat raisers

A two-person salvage business in Amsterdam had little work during an extremely dry summer.

September 30, 2026 at 10:16 p.m. CEST
Queue of people outside Fabel Friet on the Runstraat in the Negen Straatjes, Amsterdam

Homes closest to Fabel Friet queue lose 11.4% in value

A TU Delft researcher compared 6,233 home sales and found that prices fell once the TikTok queues grew in 2022.

September 29, 2026 at 11:44 p.m. CEST
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Direct trains from Amsterdam to Hamburg start on Friday 2 October

NS International ICE trains start running from Amsterdam to Hamburg and Bremen this Friday, with single fares to Hamburg from €33.

September 29, 2026 at 11:12 p.m. CEST
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