Fiery wine
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com PROSECUTORS CHARGED a man in California, US, with burning down a warehouse containing six million bottles of wine, worth in total between 200 and 250 million
Football stars muck in
PORTUGAL’S NATIONAL football team coach, Luís Filipe Scolari, commemorated World Forest Day last Wednesday by planting new trees in Campo Grande, Lisbon. He was joined by members of the squad,
Free yoga
A FREE introductory session to the DeRose yoga method is being given in the auditorium at the Instituto Português da Juventude (IPJ), the Portuguese Youth Institute in Faro, located next
Freebies
Don’t FORGET that the next free open days at Barringtons are on April 1, from 10am-6pm and April 5, from 6pm-10pm. Attending one of these days will entitle you to
Guggenheim investments
FOUNDING MEMBERS of the Guggenheim Museum in New York have invested in a project valued at more than 32 million euros in the Algarve. The purchase of plots of land
Inspectors worry property owners
INVESTIGATORS LAUNCHED an operation last Thursday to inspect 44 rented properties in the Algarve. Thirty-two owners were fined for not having the appropriate rental licence. The operation was carried out
Jazz concert
TO LIVEN up your weekend entertainment, São Brás Museum will play host to Oo-Boop-I-Do, the 1920’s ´16 piece band on April 1 from 7.30pm. The band plays lively infectious music,
Marriage scam
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A WOMAN was jailed for six months in Singapore last week for conning a man out of 45,000 US dollars to marry her. She was already
New Lisbon park inaugurated by president
WORLD WATER day on March 22 was chosen by Lisbon Câmara to inaugurate the city’s newest park, Parque Bela Vista Sul. The park is one of the largest green open
Open meeting
NETWORK’S OPEN meeting text in last week’s edition of The Resident was incorrect. The meeting will take place on April 18 at the Hotel Montechoro, not on April 12 as