Something is moving in the fabric of Gràcia's bookstores. In recent months, two new establishments have opened: Nocturama, in Plaça Revolució, and Pàgina 128, at Carrer Torrent de l’Olla, 177. For both, this is their first Sant Jordi in the neighborhood: Pàgina 128, specializing in children's books, has a stall in Gran de Gràcia, but Nocturama has not prepared anything special. “Today is about meeting readers and readers meeting me,” says bookseller Marina Rodríguez, who opened the shop just two weeks ago. Furthermore, on May 15, a new bookstore, Finestres Palestina, will open on Carrer Verdi. They will therefore be three additions to Barcelona's most extensive and varied bookstore network. “We are the second neighborhood with the most bookstores in Europe, only surpassed by Charing Cross in London –boasts Jordi Duarte, owner of Taifa Llibres, on Carrer Verdi–. The number fluctuates each year, but in the entire district there are usually between 36 and 38 bookstores. Each has a different model, and a network has been created where if you don't find a book in one, you'll find it in another.”

For the first time in more than two years of conflict, the foreign fund New Amsterdam Developers (NAD) is opening up to dialogue in the face of the crisis in the Sant Agustí street block, which it intends to use for co-housing. The ombudsman of Barcelona, David Bondia, announced this Friday that the fund has asked the court to postpone the eviction of Txema Escorsa, which was to be attempted again this Wednesday after neighborhood "pressure" managed to halt a first eviction three weeks ago.

For the first time in more than two years of conflict, the foreign fund New Amsterdam Developers (NAD) is opening up to dialogue in the face of the crisis over the Sant Agustí street block in Vila de Gràcia, which it wants to convert into coliving. The ombudsman of Barcelona, David Bondia, announced this Friday that the fund has asked the court to postpone the eviction of Txema Escorsa, which was to be attempted again this Wednesday after three weeks ago neighborhood pressure managed to halt a first eviction.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) completed the eviction of the Ca l'Espina block in Barcelona's Gràcia neighborhood this Thursday. The four-story building located on Carrer Asturias had been occupied for five years and had been warning for some time on social media that they were "waiting" to be evicted. The police operation began around 9:00 a.m., but was extended until 4:00 p.m. because one of the occupants stuck her arm in a drum of cement in an attempt to stop the eviction. Police sources clarify that the young woman is in good health.

In a bar near the Nou Sardenya, Aday Benítez meets with ARA just over 24 hours before his debut in the First Federation this Saturday at the Juventud Torremolinos ground (7:30 p.m., LaLiga+ and FC Play). After the historic promotion as champions of the Second Federation, the club is preparing for an exciting, but also very demanding season.. "It's a challenge for me too. Despite being the team with the lowest budget and having to overcome obstacles like not being able to play at the Nou Sardenya starting in January, I consider myself a great fighter. I'm convinced we can achieve it."

The works on the L8 of the Generalitat Railways are preparing for a new phase: the arrival of the Tunnel boring machine that will drill through Barcelona from Plaza Espanya to the Gràcia neighborhood, next year. To introduce this large cutting machine underground, it is obviously necessary to make a hole through which the pieces will be lowered into the subsoil, the machine will be assembled, and drilling will begin. This attack shaft will be located on Gran Via, next to Plaça Espanya, between Llança and Vilamarí streets. It will run 20 meters underground but will nevertheless be very visible to residents because the hole doesn't reach it alone.

The connection of the Generalitat Railways' Line 8 between Plaça Espanya and Gràcia is now a reality, affecting mobility in much of downtown Barcelona. Work to connect the two ends of this line began last year at Plaça Espanya and intensified in January. Since then, The works also affect two sections of Urgell Street and cause important changes in the Diagonal Avenue at the entrance to the city and in Francesc Macià Square, where a new bus stop is being built. Starting this Monday, the work will also have a significant impact on mobility. in the Gràcia neighborhood.