Leipzig on the web

Leipglo Helpboard launched amid Covid-19

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Our newly launched Leipglo Helpboard (covid.leipglo.com) depends on #Leipzig community to succeed, serving as connector and aggregator of services and apparel, offers and calls for help, tips and resources to get each other through the #coronavirus crisis.

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Why do we blog? (A photo story)

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Rather than a way to escape "real" life for me, it's ended up becoming a way to enhance it.

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German purity laws turn 500

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"To honor the 500th anniversary of the German Purity Laws, I've started a year-long series in my online column, The Flensburg Files, looking at the history of beer in Germany and trying (and recommending) beers only made in Germany."

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Seven generations of migration

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"I wanted to understand where I came from and what made me who I am. Actually, I was inspired by Thomas Mellon, a 19th century Irish emigrant to the US who wrote: 'If you would know yourself, begin with the study of your forefathers.'”

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Internationalized Leipzig native and her creative space

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Corina, the blogger behind thisistopa.wordpress.com, was perhaps the first person to welcome LeipGlo to the cybersphere, by leaving a friendly comment on our page. Since then I've been following her blog and really enjoy the mix of creative veins she brings in: photography, food, writing, lifestyle and entertainment tips always with her very particular touch

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First home abroad for young American newlywed PhD candidate

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It's nice to see other people adding to a pool of diverse voices narrating life in and visits to our great little city. Today is Becky Markovitz's turn to be featured in our Q&A; we are happy that, recently, she moved to Leipzig and has been chronicling her cultural discoveries and experiences living abroad for

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