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Tickets for Jennifer Lopez gig in Sofia go on sale

June 8, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Tickets for Jennifer Lopez’s concert in Sofia went on sale on June 8. Available online at eventim.bg, the tickets are

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Vitosha cleanup this weekend

June 6, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The directorate of Vitosha nature park has organised a cleanup of the park to be held on June 9 2012.

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Musagenitsa metro underground railway station on the Sofia main line
Bulgaria News 

Sofia Metro system slowly extends further to the east

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Sofia Metro system is gradually expanding, with the recent addition of the line to the Inter Expo Centre on

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The Banya Bashi mosque in central Sofia, Bulgaria
Bulgaria News 

Earthquake after-effects close Sofia mosque, damage Russian church and school

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgarian capital city Sofia’s historic 16th century Banya Bashi mosque has been closed because of severe damage after the May

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tequila shot glasses on a bar counter
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The Venue: Lorka

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 Nick Iliev Sofia

Good old Shishman street, in the Sofia city centre – a shabby little stretch of road spanning from Graf Ignatiev

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Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova, left, Italian ambassador Stefano Benazzo, centre
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Ninth Italian Festival in Sofia

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 Hristina Dimitrova Sofia

On June 2, Italian ambassador to Bulgaria Stefano Benazzo and Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova launched the ninth annual Italian Festival

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Leisure 

The Venue: Mixtape 5 – Resurrect your stereo

June 4, 2012May 27, 2013 Lora Petrova Sofia

Mixtape 5 has always been a club, mainly because of its size and location near the National Palace of Culture

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People 

Pashkevich ‘Politecology’ exhibition at Sofia’s National Gallery of Foreign Art

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition of work in the series entitled Politecology by Russian artist Andrei Pashkevich opened on May 31 at Sofia’s

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Poster for the German comedy film fest to be held in Sofia Bulgaria in June 2012
Leisure 

German comedy film festival in Sofia

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The question is, “humour from Germany? Why not?” The answer is the week-long event organised by Berlin’s embassy in Sofia,

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