On Friday, 2 June, Blue Flags were raised at two beaches in Riga, Vecāķi and Vakarbuļļi, to demonstrate their compliance with international environmental quality standards. This year’s raising of…
For the third year, the Latvian Fund for Nature (LDF) in cooperation with Riga City Council and neighbourhood associations have been jointly creating urban meadows, i.e. wild plant oases to preserve…
The first round of the Riga Philharmonic design competition, which closed on May 10, attracted 38 design entries from European and Asian countries. The first round of the competition will select six…
A Public Private Partnership (PPP) tender is to be launched in 2024 for a major modernisation of the street lighting system in Riga, renewing 80% of the lighting, increasing energy efficiency and…
This year, the Riga municipality will devote more resources to developing the city's green infrastructure by planting more trees, maintaining existing green spaces, renovating park paths, installing…
For the 16th time, Riga City Council, in cooperation with the movement “Lielā talka”, invites residents to clean up their neighbourhoods. “Lielā talka” 2023 will take place on 22 April, and residents…
The spring and summer café season in Riga starts on 18 March. This year the procedure for entrepreneurs to obtain permits for outdoor cafés has been eased, the catalogue of standard solutions for…
Riga Municipality will again this year take part in the largest global campaign “Earth Hour” organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature On Saturday, 25 March, from 20:30, the decorative lighting of…
Until 31 May, Riga residents have the opportunity to submit ideas for the development and improvement of their neighbourhood as part of the Participatory Budget Ideas Competition. This competition…
Three beavers still live in the Riga City Canal between the Latvian National Opera and Ballet building and the National Theatre, where they bring joy to both Riga residents and visitors during the…
