Blog Tag - Community Matters

Community Matters: Celebrate White Cane Safety Day With This Music Video From Bethel China, From Dynasty to Republic
Check out the premiere of this heartwarming little music video from the people at Bethel China, an organization dedicated to educating visually...
Comedy Club China Serves up Comedy Dim Sum This Saturday
Just when you thought it was safe to wonder Beijing's impending change of season in peaceful gloom, Comedy Club China gives you something new to...
Community Matters: The Future Fashion of Air Purification (BJDW), All Expenses Paid Art Residency
I hope the pollution here doesn't get so apocalyptic that we have to resort to this, but a group of Dutch designers have developed a wearable air...
Community Matters: New Night Bus Routes to Open on Sep 22, Hiring Standards For Foreigners Get Tougher, Kickstarter For Elle Holmes
Beijing Youth Daily reported that Beijing will open up 34 night bus routes starting September 22, from 11.30pm-4.50am. These will replace the current...
Community Matters: Beijing is Trying to Curb Migration
Check out this informative report from Bloomberg about Beijing's failing clampdown on people migrating to the capital at alarming speeds. Beijing...
Community Matters: Beijing is the Healthiest City in China…
Based on the conclusion of a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Beijing may actually not be as bad as we thought. Despite how...
Community Matters: 2 Kolegas Bust Update, It's Ok to Ride With Rich Strangers
Recently a man took a little joyride in one of the most expensive cars known to man, a USD 800,000 Lamborghini convertible, and went around to...
Community Matters: For the People With Uber, Bring Me App to Bring You Stuff, Clear Skies Ahead in August
Check out what Uber is doing to spread its gospel of a dependable black cab system. Currently every service that Uber offers is for profit, but there...
Community Matters: Open Call for Auditions with Beijing Playhouse (200 People Needed), Restricting Expansion of Businesses Around Forbidden City
Beijing Playhouse is looking for 100 cast and crew for their big show this Christmas. They will be performing Robin Hood, and are currently seeking ...
Community Matters: New Horror Movie "The House That Never Dies" Spawns Paranormal Interest In Haunted Beijing Landmark
The new Beijing-based horror film The House That Never Dies (Jingcheng No. 81) is bringing visitors, cos players, and ghost enthusiasts from around...
Community Mattes: No Public Pee Pee for Beijing Marathon Participants, RMB 28,000 For Eric Lee, Sanctuary THRIFT
Beijing Youth Daily reported that it is now forbidden for participants of the Beijing Marathon, being held on Oct 19, to relieve themselves in public...
Community Matters: Voices for Fenni,  A Fundraising Event at Zajia Lab
This Sunday on July 14, Zajia Lab will be holding a fundraising event for local musician and artist Fenni (Zheng Miao). Fenni has been an integral...
Community Matters: Foreigners Wanted as Rickshaw Tour Guides, Concrete Flux Issue #2 Online Launch
China Daily reported that a popular rickshaw service called Houhai Baye in the Shichahai area is recruiting foreigners to become professional drivers...
Wasabi Sound's Eric Lee Hospitalized and Seeking Donations, The Beijinger's Annual Chili Pepper Eating Contest
Wasabi Sound's Eric Lee was in a terrible car crash and needs your help. His condition has since stabilized following a craniotomy on Sunday and he...
Beijing Ready for Flood Season
Beijing’s urban development agency is hard at work preparing for a wet summer. It appears they've received some sort of insider info from mother...