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Too much artificial light harms the biorhythm and health - on top of consuming a lot of energy. In our interview on Local Matters, lighting counselor Daniel Gliedner explains how lighting can be improved in public spaces and on an individual level. This interview is part of this week's Local Matters series on light pollution.

Think Pink Luxembourg is an excellent resource for cancer support. A cancer diagnosis can be scary but you are not alone. thinkpinklux.com

Parenting can be hard. Passage is here for parents in Luxembourg to support when needed. passage.lu

99 percent of Europe’s residents live in light polluted environments. In Luxembourg, the most polluted areas are the ones in the south and around the capital. But even in the rural north, light pollution is a problem - for animals and humans. Last year, the Nature Park Our completed an EU-funded project on light pollution – together with other European regions. In our interview on Local Matters, project leader Laurent Spithovel tells us about the impact of light pollution.

The Come Together Show with Joanne is expanding into an event series. Further towards the goal of helping people integrate into life in Luxembourg, Come Together will be holding monthly meets for associations to network. the events will feature a new guest speaker every month and provide an opportunity for associations to support each other in their activities in Luxembourg. There will also be an annual showcase event each year where members of the public will be able to meet with associations to find out about volunteering opportunities and how to get involved with different clubs. Come Together goes out every 2nd wednesday between 12 noon and 1pm on Ara City Radio. If you have an association that you would like to promote on the show, you can get in touch with Joanne at cometogether@ara.lu

We’re back with City Scenes on our trip around the world looking at the music scene of a different city each week. We’ve been moving through the alphabet as we go and this week for the letter J we are in Johhanesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg is a city of over 14 million residents making it the Largest City in South Africa. When it comes to Music, Johannesburg has birthed some of South Africa’s most famous musicians including the likes of Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Dave Matthews, Letta Mbulu, Johnny Kleg, Mandoza and countless others. This episode focuses on the development of popular dance music forms from the 1960s right up to the present day to have come mainly out of the townships of Johannesburg and in particular one called Soweto. The townships of Johannesburg have produced some incredible music and to get the context in which a lot of this music was made it's important to understand that the history, geography, demographics and consequently music of Johannesburg has been shaped by the legacy

The new service "Gutt Geschier" provided by the Emweltberodung (EBL) Letzebuerg rents tools to anyone for free. Instead of buying tools and leaving them in cellars until they become rusty, people can rent them for one week - and for free. Check out this last feature of this week's Local Matters on the circular economy.

Luxembourg Under Destruction is an organisation that campaigns for better protection of Luxembourg's architectural heritage. Their petition has currently received just over 50% of the required signatures for it to be considered in parliament with just under 2200 more signatures required before the deadline is reached in 16 days. The petition calls for the government to install a moratorium on the destruction of histroic buildings and introduce better regulation on the protection of Luxembourg's buildings and monuments. Sandra Latanik from the organisation joined Tom on The Breakfast Show this morning to talk about it. According to Sandra there has been very little regard paid to conserving the beauty of Luxembourg's architectural identity through the protection of old buildings. Instead, many are torn down and replaced with modern appartement blocks that do not integrate into the traditional landscape and take away from the beauty of Luxembourgish towns and villages. The petition (number 2477) can be f

An eco-village is in the making in Esch. The BENU village is an experiment. The founders want to learn how to construct more sustainably and share their experiences. This feature is part of this week's Local Matters series on the circular economy.

Kids Life Skills run workshops for children aged 4-13 in teaching the essential skills of modern technology including logical thinking, problem solving, creativity, team work and entrepreneurship. This morning Ronen Evan Tzur, founder of Kids Life Skills joined Tom on The Breakfast Show to talk about the organization and what they have coming up. Kids Life Skills was started by Ronen when he realised there was a lack of educational offerings in technology in Luxembourg for children of a young age. What started as some informal playful lessons with his own children and children of friends developed into a professional organization when Ronen was inspired by his daughter's reactions to the lessons. At Kids Life Skills, children learn to work with technology through fun and interactive learning games, being encouraged to use their creativity to solve problems. Workshops last 2-3 hours depending on age groups, take place on a weekly basis and are taught in English and French. Workshops generally cost €12.50

Ten years ago, way before the government started promoting circular economy, volunteers founded the Repaircafé Letzebuerg. They regularly host repaircafés in different locations across the country.

Mir wëllen Iech Ons Heemecht Weisen is a Luxembourgish grassroots NGO that fosters intercultural dialogue between local residents and refugees. Patricia Abdelnour joined us this morning to talk about their activities and take a look ahead at their fundraising concert that is taking palce at Trifolion in Echternach in March. Mir wëllen Iech Ons Heemecht Weisen (we want to show you our heritage) create informal moments of exchange through intercultural events and workshops for refugees to get to know locals and vice versa. From cooking workshops to museum visits, their meet ups provide space for cultural dialogue and exchange and building new friendships as well as helping refugees to integrate into society in Luxembourg. Their new portal fenster allows refugees and Luxembourgers to suggest activities for the group. On the 3rd of March, Ons Heemecht will host their annual fundraising concert. Three well known Luxembourgish musicians Serge Tonnar, Pascal Schumacher and Jean Muller will all perform for a go

Luxembourg's parliament resumes session this week after the winter break and with elections scheduled for October this year it will be a busy time for MPs as they attempt to pass laws through the house before any potential changes to a majority at the next election can effect their success. Cordula Schnuer joined Tom in the studio for Delano's Top of The Week today to talk about it. Cordula's Event Picks for the week included: 16th January - Joshua Bell at the Philharmonie: https://delano.lu/event/2023-01-16-violinist-joshua-bell-at-the-p 19th Jan till 26th February - We can have it all exhibition at Neimënster: https://www.neimenster.lu/en/events/we-can-have-it-all/ 22nd January - Contemporary art, facts and the crisis of democracy lecture at Mudam: https://www.mudam.com/events/contemporay-art-facts-and-the-crisis-of-democracy-lecture-with-vid-simoniti And her personal pick, a book - Africa Is Not A Country by Dipo Faloyin: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881530

City Scenes is our weekly dive into the music scenes of different cities around the world. Each week we’re moving through the alphabet and this week we find ourselves in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul is a city in Turkey with 16 million inhabitants. Istanbul holds a special significance in that in many ways it is the place where east meets west - in both geography and culture. Istanbul sits on the Bosphorus straight, a body of water that separates the continents of Europe and Asia and so the city and its residents are formed by this meeting and melting of European and Asian influences. It’s also a city that is steeped in History. During the Roman period it was called Constantinople and stood as the capital of the eastern roman empire and then the ottoman empire. Due to its strategic location it has always been a hub for trade and transport attracting people, produce and cultures from across the world. All of this has given the city a hugely dense cultural identity which has undoubtedly affected the music tha

On 29 January, the municipality of Bertrange invites all their non-Luxembourgish residents for a brunch. In our interview on Local Matters, mayor Monique Smit explains how this brunch is getting people to vote.

Cesar from Clean Something for Nothing shares how the app works and why we all should want to participate in making Earth a cleaner place.

The Zentrum fir politesch Bildung (ZPB) aims to encourage people to vote in the municipal elections and to think about how and whom to vote for. On Local Matters, Annaïk Garin talks about their project "Gemengewalen fir jiddereen".

Lizzo, The Arctic Monkeys, Paul Kalkbrenner and Robbie Williams will all play at the Luxexpo Open Air Concert series In July 2023 hosted by Den Atelier. Michel Welter, Programmer of Den Atelier joined Tom on the Breakfast Show to discuss the line up and look ahead at a busy summer for live music in Luxembourg. For Tickets and Info go to www.atelier.lu

On Local Matters this week, we focus on this year's elections for the first time. Marc Piron tells us about Asti's project Let's vote.

Jess Bauldry joined Tom in the Studio today for the first installment of a new collaboration between Silicon Luxembourg and Ara City Radio. Every Month we will have Silicon in the studio to discuss news from Luxembourg's tech startup and business scene. Today we talked about the widespread tech layoffs that were seen in 2022 and the phenomenon of NFTs and whether they are here to stay or were just a passing trend. Keep up with Silicon Luxembourg: https://www.siliconluxembourg.lu/