"We need to talk." With these words, the Frankfurt book fair is this week kicking off its most politically charged edition in years, shining a spotlight on everything from #MeToo and free speech to life in Trump's America.
On Thursday afternoon, thunderstorms and heavy rain in the Frankfurt region were responsible for 148 flight cancellations at Frankfurt Airport, in addition to several delays in train traffic.
A German court has ordered French
bank Societe Generale to pay lender Helaba millions in compensation, the first conviction in a massive tax fraud investigation, AFP learned on Wednesday.
It's been 50 years since Jil Sander
founded her own fashion house as a plucky twenty-something in postwar Germany, creating modern, minimalist clothes that would go on to redefine the working woman's wardrobe.
Criminal statistics revealed on Tuesday that Frankfurt was once again the German city with the most registered crimes per head last year. But this has little to do with violence on the cityâs streets.
The general public will finally be able to see Frankfurtâs rebuilt medieval old town in early May. The Local got a guided tour behind the facades with the head of the ambitious project.
American burger giant Five Guys attracted visitors from across the country when it opened its first German joint in Frankfurt last year. But The Local's JĂśrg Luyken noticed one gaping hole on its menu.
Germanyâs financial capital will be presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when London and its financial institutions leave the EU next year. But the city on the Main has its work cut out convincing top talent that it is a desirable place to come to.
Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank on Friday admitted to a massive erroneous transfer of âŹ28 billion in a routine operation, more than the entire bank is worth.
German airline giant Lufthansa said it will cancel "more than 800" flights on Tuesday as public sector workers walk out on strike for more pay, hobbling major airports like
Frankfurt.
In light of public service union Ver.di planning to strike at the airports in Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne and Bremen on Tuesday, travellers have been warned of long waiting times and flight cancellations.
Travellers passing through the Frankfurter Hauptbahnhof on late Tuesday evening might be a bit fearful upon hearing rippling explosions in the train station. They donât need to be afraid though, as the blasts are part of a police drill held in preparation for a potential terror attack.
In August the Mokita Kindergarten is set to open in Frankfurt, offering parents the chance to send their children to a preschool where there are no meat, egg or dairy products on the menu. The concept has come in for heavy criticism from city politicians.
A pensionerâs trip to Thailand was ruined last week when he decided to drink two bottles of wine which didnât get through a security check at Frankfurt Airport.
Peter Feldmann was re-elected mayor of Frankfurt on Sunday with 71 percent of the vote, ensuring he will hold the reins of power in the finance city until 2024.
The chief and finance committee in Frankfurt voted by a large majority in favour of AirBnb guidelines on Thursday which regulate the conditions under which landlords can rent their apartments out to tourists in the financial hub.
Police have described a Second World War bomb found in Frankfurt on Wednesday as posing an âacute danger.â The bomb will be defused on Thursday, leading to disruption to the transport network.
An organization which supports the rights of Sinti and Roma in Frankfurt has accused city officials of âscandalous" behaviour for tampering with the passports of Roma migrants.
On February 25th, the residents of the city of Frankfurt will go to the polls to vote in a new city mayor. The Wahlkompass could give you a better idea of who to vote for.
The Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt re-elected their president on Sunday after he pledged to ban anyone who supports the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) from the club.
