Haifa

A culinary find in Haifa: Brooklyn 17 brings the pizza bar to Israel - review

It boasts not only a wide variety of gourmet pizzas and pasta dishes, but it also doubles as a neighborhood sports bar, with original cocktails, mocktails, wines, beers, and a sports screen.

THE PASTA with pistachio cream, polenta, and Brownie Sundae are just some of the treats at Brooklyn 17.
THE CARMELLA Boutique Hotel and Spa – an example of relaxed elegance.

A spa in a Templar building

The new duty-free at Haifa Airport

90 years later: Duty-free finally arrives in Haifa

View of the Israel Railways train near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, July 21, 2025.

Damage to electrical infrastructure in Tel Aviv area disrupts train traffic


"You Shall Not Covet": Tiltan graduates interpret the Ten Commandments through graphic design

Tiltan Haifa’s Graphic Design Department presents a graduation exhibition where students share personal, modern interpretations of the Ten Commandments. Showing on the rooftop Aug 7–Nov 6.

Tiltan – The College of Design and Visual Communication

From NIS 750 per night: The surprising hotel in the heart of the German Colony

The Templar building that houses the Schumacher Hotel underwent preservation and upgrades, and today it is home to 40 rooms and suites in a contemporary, minimalist, and precise design.

Hotel Schumacher Haifa

'Can You See Its Beauty' exhibition showcases and celebrates Zionist pioneers

Goren’s multi-media use is compelling: Photographs, poetry, and music culled from well-known Israeli culture and history, as well as the use of symbols.

TWO IMAGES from the exhibit ‘Can you see its Beauty?’

Israeli researchers unveil program to treat stuttering in children with five-day camp

While it is not a disease, it can cause the people who stammer to suffer, to develop a poor self-image, be stigmatized, undergo bullying, have difficulty finding a job, and defend themselves.

Participants at the five-day summer camp for youth who experience stuttering.

Israeli-Druze doctor meets long-lost Syrian relatives evacuated from Sweida

'My hope is that Israel will help me and all the Druze. What is happening in Syria has not stopped, and we don’t expect help from anyone else.' the family's mother said.

The Druze doctor at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, treating his relative from Sweida, July 2025.

From Tel Aviv to Haifa in 30 minutes: Israel Railways to launch high-speed line by 2029

According to the Transportation Ministry, trains on the new line will be capable of speeds up to 250 kilometers per hour.

View of the Israel Railways train near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, July 21, 2025.

Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old gold ring in excavation of Israeli national park

“I was amazed by the find. To my delight, I also discovered a pair of gold earrings, but the ring, with its small and unique design, really moved me," volunteer Eddie Lipsman said.

A 2000-year-old gold ring discovered during excavations in Susita National Park.

Raffaello, Haifa: Hard to believe one of the best restaurants in the north is hidden inside a mall

No time limit at the restaurant, freshly made pasta on site, expertly crafted cocktails at prices you won’t find anywhere else, and food that aims as high as possible.

 Raffaello

In central Carmel: 170 new apartments to replace 56 old ones

Savyonim Group and Yehuda Levy Group are set to replace two old buildings in central Carmel, Haifa, with 170 modern apartments as part of an ongoing urban renewal effort in the city.

Urban Renewal on Haviva Reik Street, Haifa

Grapevine July 20, 2025: Lacking patriotism

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM LEFT: Dr. Elliott Crooke, vice president for faculty , Georgetown University Medical Center; Joshua Rednik, CEO, American Friends of the Hebrew University; Prof. Gary Kupfer, MD, HU-GU partnership lead; Prof. Eli Pikarsky, dean, the Hebrew University, Dr. Anna Riegel

Bazan oil refinery in Haifa partially resumes operations after Iranian missile strike

The company stated that it is "insured against indirect damage and loss of profits resulting from acts of terrorism and war, with coverage up to $250 million."

 Fire rises from the Bazan power plant in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, June 15, 2025.