Kat Nickola

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Slim Jim checking out a stone boundary marker near Kaiserslautern, Germany (Kat Nickola) The image below is the back of a Notgeld issued by the Kaiserslautern government in the year 1923. Notgeld was emergency money printed to counteract inflation and currency shortages during World War I. On it, they have chosen to highlight one of the city’s unique medieval traditions: the Waldumgang (and it’s interesting spanking ritual).

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“Charlotte’s Web” at Bavaria Performing Arts in Grafenwöhr (Alia Carita Tompkins) An inspirational story of friendship, the youth performance of “Charlotte’s Web” at Bavaria Performing Arts in Grafenwöhr follows the unexpected bond between a pig and a spider. Based on the popular children’s book and directed by Rachael Harper, this family-friendly show found the audience immersed in the sights and sounds of farm life.

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Inclusion athlete Abdul Dogan joins with Kaiserslautern-connected runners to tackle the world record for Longest Cumulative Distance Run by One Team in 90 days. (Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH©) Have you ever dreamed of being part of a world record? Now is your chance! Local inclusion athlete Abdul Dogan has long been active in wheelchair sports and decided to pursue setting a personal world record.

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A German Forest during sunrise (Von zeitraffer - Adobe Stock) Like most groups, any gathering of Germans citizens will find people who disagree on everything from politics to diet, however what they will find consensus on is the value of German forests. More than just locations for recreation or an environmental green lung (though they very much are revered as such), forests hold a deeper, nearly mythological, space within the German psyche.

1 week ago | europe.stripes.com | Kat Nickola

The “Night That Creates Knowledge” or Nacht, die Wissen Schafft is an open-door free event at research institutes across Kaiserslautern on Friday May 9, 2025. () The “Night That Creates Knowledge” or Nacht, die Wissen Schafft is an open-door free event at research institutes across Kaiserslautern. It gives you the chance to see what is happening in the world of science here in our local community.