Vermuts Miró is the subject of the first volume in the Business History Library, a project launched by MaserGrup. The book, written by historian Isabel Martínez (Cambrils, 1973), traces the evolution of Vermuts Miró from its founding in 1914 to its acquisition by MaserGrup in 2020, placing the brand's trajectory within the broader history of wine production. The book will be presented on April 7th at Casa Navàs.

I'm told I'm to meet Pola Hemaia, the young chef who's owned L'Alkimista, a restaurant in Reus, for the past six years. So I head to Reus on a wonderful day, even the train that takes me there arrives on time. Pola greets me before service and enthusiastically introduces me to the entire team as they arrive at the restaurant. He came to Catalonia when he was 13. He was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1993. His family traveled a lot because of his parents' textile factory. It wasn't until he landed in Cervera that he put down roots. He liked science and philosophy. In the end, he decided to study psychology. Rovira i Virgili University took him to the Camp de Tarragona region, where he's stayed ever since. He sent out resumes everywhere to pay for his studies. And it was at the Hotel Mònica in Cambrils where he found a job. At that time, chef David Giner took a young man who didn't even know how to fry an egg and instilled in him a passion for the profession. He worked full days while also studying for his degree. When he finally graduated six years later, cooking won out. And he opened El Alkimista, where we are today.

The Reus City Council plans to demolish several buildings on Balmes Street to improve the connection between the Carrilet neighborhood and the city center. This historic area features murals that commemorate the railway past of a neighborhood that once connected territories and people. The contemporary transformation of some urban environments involves reclaiming pedestrian walkways and green spaces, and striving for more sustainable, accessible, and healthy cities.

On March 26, 1938, a bomb dropped by Franco's air force fell in the heart of Reus, in the Plaça del Mercadal, damaging Casa Navàs. The projectile caused damage to the upper part of the building and toppled the turret that crowned one of Reus's most emblematic buildings, a Modernist jewel built at the beginning of the 20th century by Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Fortunately, the main floor was not affected, and during the 1940s the upper part of the building was rebuilt, but not the turret. More than eighty years later, the current owner of Casa Navàs, Maser Grup, has decided to reconstruct this distinctive feature. Work on the building began last July, but much preparation was required before the first scaffolding was erected.

When we set off to travel the world, what's now called "traveling," everyone recommends visiting the markets wherever we end up. These markets, some distorted, like some in Cap-Casualty, and others more famous and popular, like the Sunday markets in certain parts of the world, are portraits, snapshots, and samples of their surroundings. In the stalls, in the order—or disorder—of the products, in the voices that resonate, and in the mingling aromas, one can discern a way of life, of producing, and of relating to food.

Casa Navàs is the subject of a new book dedicated entirely to this iconic Modernist building designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, located in Reus. The volume, titled The Navàs House Written by Raimon Portell, this book offers a profound look at the architectural and artistic essence of this unique jewel of European Modernism. Published by Setier and Triangle Books, it features a carefully curated photographic collection by Pierre Grubius and Joan Capdevila Vallvé, allowing readers to discover in detail the richness of Casa Navàs's interior spaces. Two editions have been published: one in Catalan and English, and the other in Spanish and French. With an initial print run of 5,000 copies between the two editions, they are now available in bookstores in Reus and at Casa Navàs for €15.

For the past few weeks, as also happened in Tarragona, the Royal Congregation of the Most Pure Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, better known as the Blood of Reus, has been experiencing turbulent times in Reus. From abandonments and missteps to resignations, delegated commissioners, keys and locks, leaflets, and construction work, this conflict has reached the headlines of media outlets throughout the country.

At the end of 2015, the Catalunya Sud ICT Cluster, just over two years old, had been established within the Reus Technology Park ecosystem with the aim of fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors and promoting the competitiveness of the technology sector. It was clear from its inception that its scope extended beyond the city of Reus itself, encompassing the Camp de Tarragona and Terres de l'Ebre regions, a fact reflected in its name, Catalunya Sud (Southern Catalonia). A decade later, the Cluster brings together around one hundred members, and Reus aspires to become a City of Science and Innovation, while the Technology Park aims to become a Technology District.

The Archdiocese of Tarragona has removed a priest, FX Morell, for having sexually abused a minor in the early 1990s in Reus. The case reached Archbishop Joan Planellas in September 2022, and following an internal investigation, the file was sent to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican body that handles sexual abuse complaints. The file sent to Rome concluded that the case was statute-barred. However, the head of the Tarragona Church asked the Holy See to lift the statute of limitations in order to take action against the priest.

In September 2014, the Reus Tennis Taula Ganxets Club was founded with just seven federation licenses. Eleven years later, they have surpassed 190, and their first women's team, Miró Ganxets Reus, has qualified for the second round of the Champions League, the sport's top European competition. However, the Reus club is also a benchmark as a table tennis school and in the social arena.

Agents from the Civil Guard, the National Police, and Customs Surveillance have dismantled a criminal organization that sexually exploited women in vulnerable situations throughout Spain. In a joint operation, police forces freed 162 victims in different parts of Spain and made around thirty arrests. Although the group was based in the Valencian Community, it had begun to expand to other territories, including Catalonia.

The Gaudí Bookstore in Reus is celebrating its 60th anniversary. If you go inside, you'll find a collection of photos among the books that evoke the establishment's early years, with Isidre Fonts at the helm and controlled by Franco's police. Now his daughters are in charge, and the bookstore industry has changed dramatically. We spoke with Montsant Fonts.

Reus Airport Director Juan Crespo welcomed the plan to expand Barcelona-El Prat Airport this morning and predicted that "it will be positive" for Reus's infrastructure. "Having one hub international airport 100 kilometers away will be a focus of attention for our airport," he said. Crespo highlighted the good moment that Reus airport is enjoying, but pointed out that it has the capacity to double the operations it currently handles.

Reus Deportiu has won the Copa del Rey again, nineteen years later. On March 9th, at the Joan Ortoll Pavilion in Calafell, they defeated Lleida (4-5) in the final, in a match in which 29-year-old Martí Casas from Mataró scored all five goals, completing a record-breaking championship and confirming his status as one of the greatest roller hockey players of the moment.

The president of the Chamber of Commerce of Reus is not holding his breath after Monday's agreement between the State and the Generalitat to build high-speed rail connections at Reus and Girona airports. It is a promise he has heard for twelve years. The two administrations have committed to completing these railway connections in the framework of the negotiation to expand El Prat airport near Barcelona. For Jordi Just, this deal means that in five years the works on an AVE station at the airport would start. "We have learnt our lesson with this issue and we will watch very closely that deadlines are really met", he warns. The announcement of the high-speed train station for Reus, which has been talked about since 2009, has been received with both joy and scepticism. "We have heard excuses about the economy and the crisis for years, while there are areas of 1,400 inhabitants where high-speed rail stations have been built. Why does a region of 480,000 people have less weight?" Just asks.