Save The Wreck!
Insider News 21 October 2017 0
Efforts are underway to rescue one of Warsaw’s great surviving war ruins from outright destruction. Substantially damaged towards the end of WWII, the building at Waliców 14 has become one of the city’s quirkier landmarks on account of its crowning feature: a shattered exterior wall adorned with a 1,400... Read more
Polin Reaches Landmark
Insider News 17 October 2017 0
A Polish couple from Szczecin are celebrating after being named the one millionth visitors to Polin, a.k.a The Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Aside from receiving lifetime passes to the museum, the pair have also earned themselves an all-expenses-paid trip to Tel Aviv. First opened to the... Read more
New Wisła Project
Insider News 27 September 2017 0
City Hall have revealed plans for the next stage of the Wisła’s redevelopment – and, by the looks of it, this could be the most stunning section to be built. The winning project has been coined by the WXCA architectural studio and envisions ‘a linear park’, sports facilities, an... Read more
It’s nearly upon us! Set to officially open for business on September 29th, Hala Gwardii welcomed members of the press this week for a sneak preview of what promises to be the biggest gastronomic story of Warsaw’s year. Housed inside a cavernous brick structure behind Hala Mirowska, the opening... Read more
SKRA To Die?
Insider News 5 September 2017 0
The future of SKRA stadium (ul. Wawelska 5) hangs in the balance after it was announced that the property will pass into the hands of City Hall at the end of September. Though the city is thought to be considering a substantial rejuvenation that would cost up to PLN... Read more
Future Soho
Insider News 28 August 2017 0
Plans for a major redevelopment of Kamionek’s Soho Factory have been made public, with the architectural renderings visualizing the creation of new office, residential and leisure facilities around a ‘heritage zone’ of former factory buildings. Structures such as the cult Neon Museum will be retained as part of this... Read more
Grounds For Optimism
Insider News 19 August 2017 0
The long-suffering fans of Polonia Warszawa have had little to celebrate the last few seasons, though that could yet change with news that their ramshackle stadium is set for a swank overhaul. Set to cost approximately zł. 57 million, the five-year revamp will involve the construction of two 2,000-seater... Read more
Under The Bridge
Insider News 14 August 2017 0
A new footbridge spanning the Wisła river has opened following eight months of work. Running underneath Most Łazienkowska, the PLN 13.5 million project consists of two separate footbridges running on either side: one for cyclists and pedestrians, and the other solely for bike users. Additionally, a further footbridge, this... Read more
Disaster For Tiger
Insider News 11 August 2017 0
The Tiger energy drink brand has found itself at the center of a ferocious PR storm after an advert published online backfired in style. The ad, depicting an obscene hand gesture, appeared on Instagram on August 1 – the anniversary of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising – along with a... Read more
Black Cat Loses Life
Insider News 7 August 2017 0
The end is nigh for possibly the most iconic of all of Warsaw’s post-communist architectural atrocities. Years of legal wrangling appear to be over after it was announced that a tender for the demolition of the Czarny Kot hotel would be launched within the next 60 days. Originally constructed... Read more
