#Neukölln
Life & TimesA Coffee Date and Some Sunshine
Late last month I met up with Chris and Florian at a Neukölln coffeeshop for the first time in far too long. The last time we were all together was before…
February 12, 2019 · 2 min read
Art & CultureEating our way through Neukölln
Even though there are many corners of Berlin I've yet to explore, I sometimes get a little too complacent here. I go through the motions of my day, visiting…
June 21, 2017 · 6 min read
Life & TimesGörli to Hermannplatz
Ask anyone who has been in Berlin for a few years, and all will agree that this past winter was not a particularly bad one. However, it has been kind of on the…
May 2, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesBerlin: Richardkiez
The other day I was in Neukölln running errands, when I realized I was dangerously close to Vux, just in time for a perfect afternoon snack. I was a bit worn…
April 10, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesSunday in Neukölln
The last awesome weekend in Berlin before the cold sets in is typically sometime in mid-September, but the city can be full of surprises. This year, it treated…
October 29, 2014 · 3 min read
Art & CultureBerlin: Gemeinschaftsgarten Prachttomate
The seasons have been playing tricks on us as of late, with the weather threatening to plunge into the single digits and accompanying misty days and…
October 3, 2014 · 3 min read
Eat & DrinkBerlin: Giro Coffee Bar
If there's one thing I never worry about, it's a shortage of coffee shops in Berlin; it seems I can't walk 500 meters in my neighborhood without coming across…
May 26, 2014 · 3 min read
Here & ThereBerlin: Kunger-Kiez
We live in a relatively unique spot in Berlin, district-wise. Back when the wall was still up, our neighborhood was considered the very edge of West Berlin (as…
May 8, 2014 · 3 min read
Life & TimesAlong Kaiserdamm
Though I technically live in former West Berlin--about 300 meters from where the Wall stood, as a matter of fact--it's rare that I venture out West. And while…
April 4, 2014 · 3 min read
Life & TimesBerlin in March
I absolutely love riding my bike, but at the same time, I feel like I miss out on a lot when I do. Sometimes, it's just nice to explore on foot, discovering…
April 1, 2014 · 2 min read
Eat & DrinkBerlin: Two Planets
This week, Two Planets celebrated its soft opening. Located at the top of the hill on Hermannstraße, just up the block from Hermannplatz, Two Planets is a tiny…
March 28, 2014 · 2 min read
Eat & DrinkBerlin: Pêle Mêle
For the first nine months that I lived in Berlin, I was a resident of Neukölln, one of the city's poster children/scapegoats for gentrification. But it seems…
March 20, 2014 · 3 min read