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National Theater to celebrate 117 years in unprecedented style

You may wonder why 117 years warrant such festivities. For Inés Revuelta Sánchez, the theater’s new managing director, this anniversary is a special one: Revuelta wants to reintroduce the National Theater to Costa Rica.

Art City Tour to celebrate half-decade of GAM Cultural

For five years, Art City Tour has been re-introducing Costa Ricans to their own capital. Organized by the arts proponents of GAM Cultural, the quarterly event is a citywide open house, showcasing a variety of galleries and museums.

The Public House embraces vintage aesthetic

The hipster-steampunk mashup has a certain romantic appeal. This is not the kind of “Irish pub” that hangs old Guinness posters and blasts The Chieftains all night long.

Costa Rican designers and brands on display in temporary ‘pop-up shop’

Many of Costa Rica's young and up-and-coming designers will be showcasing and selling their latest work in downtown San José this weekend. But hesitate -- and you might miss your chance to check it out. For three days, visitors can purchase locally made products ranging from furniture to gourmet salts.

Art City Tour offers free admission to city’s museums

The Art City Tour is the perfect excuse to visit all those museums and exhibits you’ve been meaning to see.

UPDATE: 2 Costa Rica fans stabbed, another hit with a bottle in Plaza de la Democracia while watching Netherlands match

The Public Security Ministry (MSP) released a statement Saturday evening reporting that Red Cross responders attended to three victims from a fight that broke out in the capital's Plaza de la Democracia. Two victims were injured from a stabbing and a third who was hit with a bottle.

55 companies to offer 3,000 bilingual jobs at upcoming CINDE fair

The 10th edition of the CINDE Job Fair, held Feb. 21-23 at the Antigua Aduana facilities in downtown San José, will feature 55 companies seeking to hire thousands of bilingual workers.

Johnny Araya lost the vote in San José municipality, where he was mayor for 21 years

National Liberation Party candidate Johnny Araya still has a shot to win Costa Rica's presidency. His campaign will have two months to swing the tide in his favor before the April 6 runoff against rival Luis Guillermo Solís. But right now it's hard to figure out which was more incredible: Solís' unbelievable comeback or Araya's fall.

Bridge inspections find faulty cement used on San José belt route

Two bridges currently under construction on a southern section of the Circunvalación – a belt route around the center of San José – were built with flawed cement, experts from the University of Costa Rica’s National Structural Materials and Models Laboratory announced following a much-anticipated inspection on Wednesday.

No, San José police won’t enforce the ‘dry law’ during presidential elections (and the Super Bowl)

San José and 12 other cantons have a dry law on the books that would prevent liquor sales during upcoming presidential and legislative elections on Feb. 2, the National Union of Local Governments declared Thursday afternoon. However, San José authorities told CRHoy that the law is tedious and seems unnecessary, and they likely won't enforce it.

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