Last year, one of the other English language papers reported that Sora was a shadow of its former self. We went to visit it during the lockdown, and there was not a…
Mini Christmas market in Northern Cluj
You might not have been to the Iris neighborhood unless you live there. North of the river Somes, North even of the train station, you will find the Piața Karl Liebknecht. There…
Cluj Art degrees worth millions
A graduate of the University of Art and Design (UAD) in Cluj, Andrian Ghenie, has sold a painting in Hong Kong for seven million Euros. UAD is supposedly the lowest ranked University…
Successful metro bidder to be announced early next year.
According to Railway Pro, there are two bidders for the Underground Metro (Subway, to Americans) in Cluj Napoca. Faclia de Cluj reports that the winning bidder will be announced early next year….
Cluj women’s team in Romania Cup
The Romanian football cup will be held at Gherla, at 1.30 pm (1330) on 7 December 2022 at the municipal park. Gherla is about an hour from Cluj-Napoca by car or train….
Review: Mirculica
If you have lived in Cluj long enough, you have probably heard of Mircea Bravo. He is a YouTube star with a sitcom that is more popular than many of the shows…
Learning Romanian in Cluj
There is a new source of Romanian classes in Cluj. Free classes According to the group for Foreigners and Expats in Cluj-Napoca, Volunteers who are second language speakers themselves plan to teach…
Romanian government to tax sunlight
Why do energy taxes exist? Is it to encourage us to use fossil fuels more sparingly, to save the environment, to preserve natural resources, to reduce dependency on imports, and to fight…
Was Emperor Sponsianus real?
Emperor Sponsianus (which the BBC shortens to Sponsian) had a reputation for being a fake. They found coins that had the guy’s face and name on them, sure. But in the old…
Shows for young people
Faclia of Cluj reports that the Puck theatre is here again. Free plays, mostly puppet shows, in December. These are mostly in Romanian and can be a good introduction to the rhythms…