Amsterdam’s long-awaited plans to diminish its red-light district and establish a legal alternative "erotic center" continue to face pushback from sex workers, bartenders and entrepreneurs. City ...
It’s the latest in a long line of efforts to tame the neighborhood. It’s been just over four years since Femke Halsema, Amsterdam’s first female mayor, began in earnest her campaign to overhaul the ...
Traveling the world offers a kaleidoscope of experiences, from awe-inspiring landscapes to vibrant cultures. However, there’s another facet of global exploration that delves into the unconventional ...
A murdered Dutch prostitute is haunting Amsterdam’s famed Red Light District from beyond the grave — pleading with passers-by for help finding her killer. Bernadett “Betty” Szabó, 19, was a new mother ...
Amsterdam will ban visitors to the city's infamous Red-Light district from smoking marijuana and limit alcohol sales in the area starting in mid-May in response to complaints from local residents ...
Royal Zoo ARTIS has officially been certified as an Urban Night Sky Place by DarkSky International. ARTIS is the first ...
Sex workers in Amsterdam say they are being unfairly targeted by city plans to tame its red light district. Known as De Wallen, the city’s centuries-old district takes its nickname from the red neon ...
The mayor wants to improve the neighborhood for residents, but sex workers oppose measures recently put in place. Now the city is looking to set up legal prostitution elsewhere. By Claire Moses ...
Sex workers are protesting Amsterdam’s new regulations as the city looks to tone down rambunctious drunken tourism in its infamous red light district. A new curfew this month forces sex work ...
In a bid to improve the quality of life for residents, Amsterdam will ban the use of marijuana on the street and take new steps to discourage alcohol in its red light district, the traditional center ...
The city of Amsterdam is banning the smoking of marijuana outdoors in its red-light district. The ban is part of a host of changes to appease those who live in the popular neighborhood, which attracts ...