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Monday January 30, 2012

Food

'Adana Grill Haus': Beyond Doener Kebab In Berlin

by  Layne Mosler

January 30, 2012 • The Adana Grill Haus was tounded 26 years ago a few blocks from the epicenter of Berlin's "Little Istanbul" neighborhood in Kreuzberg. The 40-seat restaurant claims to be the first Turkish grill of its kind in the city.

Thursday January 26, 2012

Berlin Community Event

Monthly Music Tip: Yodeler Doreen Kutzke

by  Anouschka Pearlman

January 26, 2012 • This month's music tip features Berlin's country yodeling queen, Doreen Kutzke. This weekend, this singer is hosting a 4-hour yodeling workshop at Jodelschule Kreuzberg.

Tuesday January 24, 2012

Berlin Daily Life

Free WiFi And A New Internet Policy For Berlin?

by  Jennifer Collins

January 24, 2012 • Does Berlin have a Silicon Valley in it's future? Thanks to backing from the Pirate Party, pressure is on the Senate to pass legislation resurrecting the plan for free WiFi within the Berliner Ringbahn as part of larger policy to support the digitization of the city.

Wednesday January 18, 2012

Travel

Inhaling Egyptian Culture at Berlin's Largest Shisha Lounge

by  Tam Eastley

January 18, 2012 • There are well over 100 shisha bars in Berlin, many lining the streets of Turkish Neukoelln. Unlike other hangouts in Berlin, Sehraya, Berlin's biggest shisha lounge is Egyptian, not Turkish, and the owners are obviously very proud of its heritage.

Tuesday January 10, 2012

German General Interest

'NOVONO': A German-Born Design Firm

by  Abigail Wick

January 10, 2012 • Nora von Nordenskjöld recently opened NOVONO, a Berlin-based design firm. Her recent projects include restaurant redesigns, pop-up diners, and clothes boutiques.

Monday December 26, 2011

Berlin Event

'Les Pêcheurs de Perles' Premieres At Deutsche Oper

by  Rebecca Schmid

December 26, 2011 • The Deutsche Oper, for its "premiere production" of the opera Pecheurs de Perles, presented a concert performance that allowed the company to maintain its high standard for leading soloists.

Thursday December 22, 2011

Berlin Daily Life

Why So Many H&M's In Berlin?

by  Miriam Widman

December 22, 2011 • Take a breather during the busiest shopping season of the year and you might notice one store that pops up everywhere. 104,1 contributor, Miriam Widman, began to wonder why there were so many H&M clothing stores in Berlin.

Tuesday December 20, 2011

Kirsten Harms' "Tannhäuser" debuted this month at the Deutsche Oper. Matthias Horn/Deutsche Oper Berlin hide caption

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Music

Kirsten Harms' 'Tannhäuser' At The Deutsche Oper

by  Rebecca Schmid

December 20, 2011 • Kirsten Harms' 2008 production of "Tannhäuser," which was revived last season, took the stage again this month. The opera boldly challenges the subjugation of the feminine principle. Kirsten Harms' "Tannhäuser" at the Deutsche Oper is saved from aesthetic failure by its compelling music.

Monday December 19, 2011

Travel

A Mongolian Yurt Comes to Berlin

by  Tam Eastley

December 19, 2011 • Globetrotter, the outdoors store at Rathaus Steglitz, has set up a traditional Mongolian yurt, or tent. Visitors can learn about Mongolian culture, history, art and customs.

Wednesday December 14, 2011

Berlin Daily Life

A Foreigner's Guide To Christmas In Berlin

by  Tam Eastley

December 14, 2011 • For those new to Germany and German traditions, Christmas can be as confusing as it is exciting. Why? In part because Germany celebrates Christmas not with a one gift-giver but two: St. Nikolaus and the Christkind, or Christ child.

Monday December 12, 2011

Music

Monthly Music Tip: Peter Bonev's Bulgarian Bagpipes

by  Anouschka Pearlman

December 12, 2011 • This month's music tip features Peter Bonev, one of Bulgaria's most acclaimed bagpipe players. Bonev will be performing this Thursday at Haus der Sinne in Prenzlauer Berg.

Friday December 9, 2011

German General Interest

Berlin's Interior Minster Call For Ban On NPD

by  Jennifer Collins

December 9, 2011 • Berlin's newly appointed Interior Minister, Frank Henkel, recently called for a ban on the populist NPD party. A series of murders by an NPD ex-party functionary have increased the call to put an end the party.

Thursday December 8, 2011

Berlin Event

This Weekend, Berlin's 'Min to Max' Architecture Symposium

by  Jennifer Collins

December 8, 2011 • The international architecture symposium, Min to Max, will bring together architects, artists, and activists from all over the world this weekend. Influential architects attending the conference include the New York Times' critic, Michael Kimmelman, Anne Lacaton, and many others.

Wednesday December 7, 2011

Berlin Daily Life

I Violated The Badeordnung

by  Miriam Widman

December 7, 2011 • 104,1's newest contributor, Miriam Widman, writes about violating the Badeordnung at Stadtbad Wilmersdorf; the shame, the fear, and why she'll never forget her bathing suit again.

Monday December 5, 2011

Music

Austro-Hungarian Nostalgie At The Berlin Philharmonic

by  Rebecca Schmid

December 5, 2011 • Hungarian conductor and composer, Ivan Fischer, made a guest appearance with the Berlin Philharmonic this past Friday. He is preparing to step in as music director of Berlin's Konzerthaus next season.