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Happy Easter, spring is here

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Entertainment Reporter

One advert on the bus once said that Cluj is a “sleepless city.”  Fortunately, we do sometimes get sleep.  I suppose they meant there are sometimes things to do after dark, and even in the holidays. There are a few … Continue reading →

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YouTube channel talks about Romanian business successes

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Entertainment Reporter

The site: https://www.youtube.com/@vlaicudr  The topic, Romanian commercial successes, like eMag, Bitdefender, and Altex. It’s not necessarily a site celebrating great inventors, but savvy business owners who have created successful brands in Romania. Vlaicu Dragos tells us how eMag started when … Continue reading →

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Expats love Cluj’s version of Mark Twain

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Entertainment Reporter

In the film festival, we saw the screens of Cluj.  During the rest of the year, we have visited the three main theatres. The Hungarian Theatre is showing an adaptation of “Tom Sawyer” toward the end of every night.  Expats … Continue reading →

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Lidl’s design has improved

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Entertainment Reporter

In the past few years, we have noticed changes in the designs of Romania’s major supermarkets. Kaufland, Auchan, Mega Image, Profi, Carrefour and now Lidl have all added new self-checkout lanes or moved the self-checkouts. Auchan’s seemed most drastic, with … Continue reading →

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Rroma film festival in Brasov

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Entertainment Reporter

We missed the festivals in Cluj.  Actually, we did see some but haven’t reported on them. Yet. Anyway, Brasov, one of Romania’s and Transilvania’s most interesting cities, is holding a film festival that might interest fans of TIFF.  Or, the … Continue reading →

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