Metaxourgeio

Old buildings around Omonia are getting a second life in the hospitality sector, with funds from abroad.

One of the latest examples is the brand new “VISION Omonia” on the site of an old building at the junction of 36 Halkokondyli and September 3rd.

English musician Miles Kane will rock the Arch Club stage (11 Konstantinoupoleos) in Metaxourgeio on May 17. Kane is best known as a solo artist with hits like "Rearrange" and "Change the Show" and for being in the Last Shadow Puppets as a co-frontman with Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner. Don't miss out on the last few 28-euro tickets from Viva's more.com.

The group exhibition "Natura Patiens," curated by marine ecologist Dr Nina Frangopoulou, takes place at the Municipal Art Gallery of Athens (Leonidou & Myllerou, Metaxourgeio). Thirty contemporary Greek artists will explore the profound impacts of the climate crisis on both society and the planet.

Police have apprehended a 31-year-old Turkish man in the heart of Athens based on an international arrest warrant.

The arrest occurred shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday as members of the DIAS motorcycle unit conducted a patrol on Treiber Square in the Metaxourgeio neighborhood.

No further information is currently available.

There are only a few days left to catch the Athens Municipal Gallery's (Leonidou & Myllerou, Avdi Square, Metaxourgeio) retrospective on one of Greece's most prolific and influential wood engravers, Nikos Dessekopoulos.

The French comedy series 'Greek Salad' ('Salade grecque') which has been available on Amazon Prime for a few weeks now, vividly depicts the less touristy side of Athens. Filmed almost entirely in the capital, the series also features many Greek actors.

At least seven videos of pornographic content featuring a 14-year-old girl have been found on the mobile phones of two of three suspects arrested in connection with a pimping case involving the minor.

A new playground created by the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation for the City of Athens stands out with its vivid colors in Avdi Square, in the downtown district of Metaxourgeio.

The planning of the Municipality of Athens for free space in the neighborhoods of the city and the creation of green spaces everywhere, continues with the innovative "pocket parks", which are growing rapidly.

The municipality of Athens on Friday announced that it is suspending the operation of cultural venues and indoor sports facilities, in line with official guidelines for containing the spread of coronavirus.
Among the venues to be closed is the Athens Technopolis in Gazi.