Naomi Hunt
Naomi Hunt is a managing editor at Metropole, with roots in the U.S. and Malaysia that have long been buried under Austrian soil. She previously served as a program manager at the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) and was a Senior Press Freedom Adviser at the International Press Institute (IPI).
Business & Career
From Timber to Timbre
In a fast-paced, digital world, Vienna’s master instrument makers seem to live a time apart.
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Philippa Strache – in or out of Parliament? In, she says.
The far-right Freedom Party decides not to give Philippa Strache a seat in parliament (though they may not have a choice), while husband H.C. appears to be floating the idea of founding his own party
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Scientists Offer Advice on Climate Change
We spoke with climate researcher Mathias Kirchner about Austria’s forthcoming Energy and Climate Plan, scientists’ efforts to help politicians, and why systemic reform is barely on the horizon.
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Wiener Wiesn | The Chipmunks Couldn’t Save Us
It was all as it should be: Schlager music, gigantic beers, traditional dress, sizable pretzels. It isn’t you, Wiener Wiesn. It’s me.
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Thomas Cook Insolvency Affects Thousands in Austria
The British travel giant announced Monday its would cease all operations, stranding tens of thousands and costing thousands of jobs.
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Fridays for Future | How a Movement of Kids Is Leading the Way
This Friday, the youth-led movement will launch its largest collective action ever. Three local representatives tell us how complex the challenge is – and how, with collective effort, we can rise to the challenge.
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Blue + Yellow = Green | Let’s Talk Trash
Sorting out recyclables just got a little easier in Vienna, thanks to an initiative that lets people chuck plastic and metal into the same container.
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Back to School | Our Vienna Survival Guide for Education Helps Expats Aged 1 to 100 Navigate a Compl...
Metropole adds another title to its Survival Guide series this November – this time, we tackle education in Austria. Here, an excerpt from the introduction.
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The Casinos Austria Scandal Stains Everyone
Election campaigns for the National Assembly are in full swing, but the fallout continues for the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and Novomatic. As Metr...
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Measles Keeps Rearing Its Ugly Head
Nearly twice as many cases were reported by mid-August as in all of 2019 – a quarter of which have resulted in hospitalization.
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North Vienna Gets Its First Daytime Shelter for the Homeless
Nord_light in Vienna’s 22nd District will provide shelter, beds, food, laundry and showers – the first such offer north of the Donau.
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The Return of Wolves and Bears in Austria
The reappearance of apex predators in the alps have some calling for a cull; but environmentalists decry the “scaremongering” and call for more electric fences.
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Tough Times for Austria‘s Retail Sector
One in three Austrian retailers booked losses in 2017/2018, new research shows – as did every second book, jewelry and watch dealer. Still longer-term trends are positive.
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Red Cross Sanguine in Blood Drive Dispute
The Austrian Red Cross has called for a law to be lifted that requires a medical doctor to be present at blood drives; the Medical Chamber disagrees
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E-Scooter Troubles
Electric scooters offer a fast and affordable means to zip around town – but as with other new tech, there are growing pains.
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Bomb Threat Leads to Shootout Near Innsbruck
A caller’s threat to the Altstadt in Innsbruck on Wednesday led to a wide-ranging evacuation and shootout between the alleged caller and police.
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Uber’s Last-Ditch Petition to Avoid Taxi Rules
A new law would impose standardized cab fares on ride-hailing services Uber and Holmi – which they and the NEOS say undermines fair competition.
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Creative Bookkeeping at the WKO
The Vienna Chamber of Commerce has been “hiding” payments to retirees as non-profit contributions, while the Chamber says the auditors knew about it all along.
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Vienna Police Under Scrutiny for Violence
Officers captured on video striking activists has brought recriminations, reviews and uproar on social media.
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The Sweet Taste of Success
How hard work and good planning made Taybat Sweets a Viennese Model for Entrepreneurship
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U.S. Consular Services with a Side of Fries, Please
The U.S. Embassy in Austria has partnered up with McDonald‘s to help “citizens in distress”. We sent an American to try it out.
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FPÖ Dodges Fallout from Ibiza-Gate
The Freedom Party paints itself as a victim of conspiracies, but numerous unanswered questions remain.
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Kurz No Longer Chancellor, Government Dismissed
+++ Breaking News, May 27, 16:20 +++The vote of no confidence went through. Sebastian Kurz is no longer Chancellor of Austria. Th...
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EU Election Countdown | Kurz Adopts Far-Right Coalition Partner Positions
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s populist swipes at Brussels in the run-up to the EU election reap opposition scorn, but maybe a few votes, tooPart of ...
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A Rising Tide: Measles and the Vaccination Debate
A wave of cases in Austria puts the spotlight on anti-vaxxers, the health care system and society’s short memoryAustria has been facing a spike in...
Culture
A Hello to Arms | Rojava at the Volkstheater
Rojava offers lessons on love, life and death from the Autonomous Administration of North and East SyriaRojava, the self-described autonomous admi...
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Much Ado About Guns
The opening of a new sporting goods store on the Mariahilferstrasse reveals the cultural rift over firearms in AustriaA minor kerfuffle ensued las...
How To
How to Grow Up in Vienna
Coming of age in Vienna can be frightening, freeing and exhilarating at the same time - just like growing up.Arriving in Vienna at 14 wa...
