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Grand opera on an honest budget: Walk into the world’s finest acoustic hall for the cost of lunch. Pick up my books on my Amazon Author Page if you want straight, raw stories. When you need clean copy that lands hard and runs on time, hire me on Upwork. In New York, London, or Paris, world-class classical performing arts have become an exclusive playground for hedge-fund managers, corporate sponsors, and aging billionaires. If you want to... Read more

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These numbers sound terrible. This article says 30 companies have been closing each day in Argentina for the past 1.5 years with a net loss of 236,000 jobs. Argentina’s industrial sector loses more than 30 companies a day - UPI.com More than 30 companies have been closing each day in Argentina for the past 1 1/2 years, with a net loss of more than 236,000 jobs, data show. www.upi.com

The problem hitting building associations: debt for maintenance fees is growing in Buenos Aires - Ambito Financiero​ Source: El problema que golpea a los consorcios: crece la deuda de expensas en Buenos Aires El 16% de las unidades bonaerenses registra deuda de expensas, mientras en San Nicolás el cumplimiento cayó del 85% al 70% y en Mar del Plata la mora se ubica entre 15% y 20%. www.ambito.com September 09, 2026 16% of units in Buenos Aires province have outstanding maintenance fees, while in San Nicolás compliance fell from 85% to 70% and in Mar del Plata the delinquency rate is between 15% and 20%... Read more

Art in a van: take a unique and free tour of the cultural circuit of the La Boca neighborhood​ Source: Arte en combi: subite a un recorrido único y gratuito por el circuito cultural del barrio de La Boca – proanoticias When? Saturday, July 13 from 12 to 18h – Free tour and admission to each space Starting point Santander Foundation 📍 https://maps.app.goo.gl/tKNdMkZMVwmL87iE8 Free transportation from 12 to 6 p.m. We present... Read more

FIBA: Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires The Buenos Aires International Festival offers 12 days to experience the performing arts at their finest. When? From September 9 to 20, 2026 Where? Various points in the City. Don't miss one of the most important cultural events in the region! Since 1997, FIBA has been setting the agenda for lovers of theater, music, visual arts and dance. This edition will bring together national and... Read more

The SCA, with a federal perspective, presents "Twenty-Five Argentine Houses" - Ambito Financiero​ Source: La SCA, con una mirada federal, presenta “Veinticinco Casas Argentinas” La muestra reúne, hasta el 25 de septiembre en el MARQ, obras de estudios emergentes de doce provincias argentinas que piensan la vivienda unifamiliar como territorio de experimentación disciplinar. www.ambito.com September 09, 2026 The exhibition, which runs until September 25 at the MARQ, brings together works from emerging studios in twelve Argentine provinces that consider single-family housing as a territory for disciplinary experimentation... Read more

You cross the invisible border behind Retiro station, and the glass towers of the financial district drop off into brick, dust, and raw survival. Villa 31 sits right beside the wealth of Buenos Aires, tucked beneath highway overpasses where traffic roars overhead day and night. I rode in on the back of a motorcycle with Lenny, a local guide who knows where the lines are drawn. In certain alleys, he signaled me to keep the camera down. You do not argue with a man who knows which... Read more

Six months after touching down in Ezeiza, you find them glued to the zinc counter of some overpriced coffee joint in Palermo Soho. They sit there nursing cold flat whites, swapping bad news about red tape with three other guys from Ohio, wondering why nobody in this town invites them over on Sunday.

Driving in Argentina will strip the romance out of your wanderlust within ten city blocks. You either learn the unwritten codes of the asphalt or let the tow trucks sort out your wreckage.

The real estate market is losing momentum: what happened to property prices in August - Ambito Financiero​ Source: El mercado inmobiliario pierde impulso: qué pasó con los precios de las propiedades en agosto Los departamentos subieron 0,9% interanual en AMBA, mientras los alquileres aumentaron 21,1% y la oferta de viviendas en renta creció más de 300%. www.ambito.com September 08, 2026 Apartments rose 0.9% year-on-year in AMBA, while rents increased 21.1% and the supply of rental housing grew by more than 300%. In the apartment sales segment, the median price per... Read more

The cheap ride is over, and Buenos Aires just dropped the check.