AMSTERDAM, June 2 (Xinhua) The Van Gogh Museum hosted a series of festive activities here to commemorate its 50th anniversary and honor the legacy of Vincent van Gogh, one of the most famous and prolific Dutch artists.
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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter cruises toward second term despite criticism about crime and policing The 42-year-old first-term mayor of Minnesota s capital city has no high-profile opponents. May 8, 2021 6:36pm Text size Copy shortlink: Mayor Melvin Carter could hear the gunshots from his house in St. Paul s Summit-University neighborhood last weekend. Seven people were injured in three separate shootings. The next day, he listened to distressed neighbors make competing demands, some for more police, others for alternative approaches to preventing violence. With the police chief at his side, Carter condemned the shootings but made no new commitments. We have a lot of work to do, he said in response.
The Flower Bike Man bringing smiles to a city in crisis Warren in the Vondelpark, wearing trainers spray-painted to match one of his favourite bikes. Photo: Deborah Nicholls-Lee Spring is bringing welcome cheer to the Netherlands, but Amsterdam now blooms whatever the season thanks to the public art created by its sunniest resident, the Flower Bike Man. The pandemic has infected over 1 in 10 Amsterdam residents, driven up unemployment to almost three times the national average, and driven out the tourists. But weaving through the capital’s muted streets and creating a welcome distraction from the gloom, is a bearded figure on a bike bedecked bumper-to-basket in synthetic flowers.