I’m very sorry, my doorbell just rang. It was the postman who just handed me a small package. He throws the letters reliably into the mailbox. The man smokes a lot, even while cruising along the sidewalk on his yellow bike. In summer, on particularly hot days, he preferred to wear colorful sports shirts with psychedelic prints. I know that because I meet the man almost every day on his rounds through the neighborhood.
For some of you it must have been painful to read these lines, because as I now know from numerous e-mail messages: In the meantime, receiving mail every day in Munich has become a privilege. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you how to get this privilege. If I lived 500 meters further west, things would look very different. For some time now, the mail has only arrived there once a week. The frustration is great in the neighborhood. Many Munich residents feel the same way. Read more about a nuisance that can have far-reaching consequences here. (SZ Plus)
I remain optimistic that my postman will not drop my post, and I hope that your post box will soon be rattling regularly again.
OKTOBERFEST IN MUNICH
Entry in costume prohibited Some bars in Munich refuse entry to guests in dirndls and lederhosen during the Oktoberfest. “Harry Klein” operator Peter Fleming talks about what he has already experienced with Oktoberfest-goers and how the guests react.
Every day at the Oktoberfest Anja Berger is Munich’s new Wiesn city councilor. She says: “This is the most wonderful job you can have.” But what does a Wiesn city councilwoman actually do?
Connection to Wiesn visit? Seriously injured people are a mystery to the police After visiting Wiesn, two people are in Munich clinics with serious injuries. Are the two the victims of brutal violent criminals?
“I never saw a woman back there!” Melanie Dirnberger hears this sentence all the time, because she is the first bar waitress at the Wiesn. About working in a male domain.
Just too much alcohol or a brain hemorrhage? This can be found out quickly at the Wiesn this year, because the emergency services have a mobile computer tomograph with them. The Ebersberg chief physician Viktoria Bogner-Flatz and her Munich colleague Dominik Hinzmann on their first experiences. (SZ Plus)
THE DAY IN MUNICH
Apple is planning a new building on state property The US group wants to push ahead with its expansion in Munich and could spend a further 400 million euros on it. It is unclear whether the Free State wants to sell the area or lease it – the state government is silent on this. (SZ Plus)
Continue building under strict supervision Now it’s official: The new S-Bahn tunnel across Munich will cost more than seven billion euros. It will be built anyway, the railways and the Free State have agreed on that – and the state parliament will be added as a supervisory authority.
“It would be extremely embarrassing if the project did not progress now” The expansion of the Museum of Man and Nature has come to a standstill. The state government is sticking to the project, but has not made any clear statements. (SZ Plus)
More salary for more than 100,000 people in Munich From October 1st, the statutory minimum wage will increase from 10.45 to 12 euros. Because of the high cost of living and rents, the increase in the city is of particular importance, explains the DGB – and calls for further help.
Seriously injured in the S-Bahn tunnel A 63-year-old was hit by a train in the main line tunnel. The train driver takes the man to safety.
The incidence is increasing, as is the number of unreported cases The health committee admits that the expected boost in the number of corona cases came from the Oktoberfest. On Wednesday alone, the health department officially reports 3,000 new infections.
“We want to pick people up from where they are today” The museum was closed for almost a decade and the renovation cost 73 million euros. The house has one of the largest ecclesiastical collections in the world – and the director has big plans.
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