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Due to host nation regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some community events may be cancelled or postponed. Please verify the status before making plans to attend a community event. Come Work with Us The U.S. Army Garrison-Rheinland-Pfalz Family and MWR are hiring for several positions in administration, sports […]

CHRISTMAS MARKETS HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEKEND: SHOPPING ON SUNDAY, NOV. 27, 1 P.M.-6 P.M., CHRISTMAS MARKETS PEDESTRIAN ZONE, KAISERSLAUTERN The shops in Kaiserslautern will open their doors on Sunday, enjoy a shopping spree and stop by the Christmas market at Stiftskirche/Schillerplatz that opened on Nov. 21 as well as the Cultural […]

In 2021, Germany altered its traffic laws and also implemented a few new traffic signs. You may have spotted it somewhere, but many drivers are not familiar with this new sign. The sign with a white background and a black frame under the blue parking symbol depicts four people, two […]

FASTNACHT/KARNEVAL START, NOV. 11 NATIONWIDE Nov 11 marks the beginning of the Karneval season in Germany. Some cities such as Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz have colorful festivities and street events to kick off the season. The day is NOT a public holiday and all offices and stores are open for […]

On a sunny October Saturday in downtown Kaiserslautern, strategically placed in a popular shopping area, garrison employees took a grass roots approach to letting German citizens know how to apply for jobs with the U.S. government.

Halloween is coming but what you should be more frightened by is having the wrong tires on your car during wintertime.

SAMHAIN IM KELTENDORF, OCT. 31, 5 P.M. STEINBACH/DONNERSBERG The Celtic village in Steinbach will celebrate a Celtic Samhain festival with special events. Samhain, of Celtic origin is the early version of Halloween and was the beginning of the new year and also the winter. 2,000 years ago the Celts feasted, […]