November 7th, 2026014From 9 November, Riga property owners and caretakers can collect free grit sand for hard sidewalks — 50 kg per property at four city sites.
November 2nd, 2026036Rigans 16 and up can vote on 48 neighbourhood projects until 30 November, with €2.85 million on the table. Here's how, and what's on the list.
October 31st, 20260125Rīgas Siltums has filed a proposed heating tariff of €96.33/MWh from 1 December, pending regulator approval. That's 19% up on today's rate, as gas costs triple.
October 28th, 2026031The Getliņi landfill, where Riga's mixed trash ends up, has room for only seven to eight more years, its operator says. Nobody has picked a plan B yet.
October 27th, 2026075From next school year, Riga plans to co-fund a private kindergarten only if none of your three city picks has a place. Kids already enrolled aren't affected.
October 21st, 2026033Nine Latvian funeral firms split at least 13 public tenders between them from 2020 to 2025, the Competition Council says. Fines total €47,124.66.
October 12th, 2026032Riga's night buses carried nearly 22,000 riders this season, double last year. The weekend routes are done; the N22 airport bus still runs every night.
October 11th, 2026037Riga's oldest trolleybus line has been off since 10 August for the Ģertrūdes iela rebuild, and Rīgas satiksme won't promise the same route returns. Trolleybus 13 has lost its weekends too.
October 7th, 20260132Riga's biggest apartment manager switches the heat on from Monday, 12 October, building by building. No block gets left cold over debt this year, but a tariff rise is coming.
September 30th, 2026027From today through Oct 23, the Ziepniekkalns overpass (Ūpju–Kalētu) is closed for Jāņa Čakstes gatve works — Southern Bridge stage 4 grinding toward 2027.
