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Restoration and preservation works are fully underway on another important monument of Thessaloniki, the Hamza Bey Mosque, also known as Alcazar.

Most metro stations in Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, are bustling with workers carrying out the final tasks as the countdown to the inauguration begins. Even Google Maps has adapted to the upcoming reality, now showing the stations' locations, making a future that once seemed unreachable feel close at hand.

Thessaloniki: Green Light for the Redevelopment of the Former FIX Brewery Premises
The path is now open for the redevelopment of the former FIX Brewery facilities, located at Thessaloniki’s western entrance, with the issuance of a Presidential Decree (Government Gazette D’ 805/2024). This decision activates the area urbanistically, enabling its development potential.

The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and the Regional Authority of Central Macedonia are organizing the fourth Thessaloniki Future Thinking Dialogues, titled "Urban Resilience for Future-Ready Cities," under the auspices of the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Friday.

The event is to be held at The MET hotel in Thessaloniki. For more information, go to amcham.gr.

It's important to distinguish between the bureaucratic process and the aesthetic result. The decision to call off the design competition for a logo for the Thessaloniki metro should be discussed separately from the end-result, which everyone will have a different opinion on.

For the first time, Asia Minor studies will have a focused presence in Greek higher education with a new endowed chair at the University of Macedonia's Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies. 

A typesetter explains how his small printing shop works during the first part of the Open House initiative in Thessaloniki on Saturday.

The Environment Ministry has commissioned the Athens Academy and other institutions to create a national climate database that will allow Greek authorities to better predict extreme weather events.

Aegean Airlines last week launched new direct flights between Thessaloniki and Amsterdam, further expanding the company's international network from its hub at Thessaloniki's Makedonia Airport.

The Municipality of Thessaloniki is closing a club that served alcohol to minors, which resulted in three teenagers ending up in the hospital early Sunday morning.