Colombia’s key local election outcomes mark a shift away from the political elite

For the first time since the 2016 peace agreement, the Colombia’s political elite fared poorly in the first round of local elections, notably...

Exploring the legendary Comuna 13 with local guides

Having volunteered in Comuna 13 for three months, I rode the barrio’s escalators to the community center every Sunday and grew accustomed to the...

Medellín’s women-centered political movement is ready for city council

Image courtesy of Estamos Listas. Estamos listas, which translates to “we’re ready” in English, is Medellín’s first ever gender-focused...

Director of Medellín’s beloved cultural center in legal battle with city

A mural on the Café Rojo façade has its mouth censored in protest of the cultural center's closure. Image courtesy of Café Rojo photo...

Holberton School Medellín: Training the next generation of software engineers

Holberton School, Medellín. Photo by Sophie Foggin. The Holberton School, first established in San Francisco in 2016, has recently opened a site...

A Q&A with Adam Armfield, founder of e-NABLE Medellin: Reducing the stigma of prosthetics

A young boy holds up a water bottle with his new prosthetic arm (Photo courtesy of e-NABLE Medellin) The following interview has been lightly...

3D printing non-profit e-NABLE to host its Medellín launch event

e-NABLE, which provides free 3D printed prosthetics to people in need in Colombia, is hosting its Medellín launch event this evening at 7pm in...

Made in Medellín: local brands in Colombia’s fashion capital face an uncertain future

(Photo courtesy of Chickend) Medellín, Colombia -- Wandering down the tree-lined Via Primavera in Medellín’s fashion district, you’ll...

Medellín to host next World Conference of Science Journalists

Members of the Colombian Association of Science Journalism and Communication in Lausanne, Switzerland Last week in Lausanne, Switzerland, it was...

Paper Dreams: Can this Medellín library transform a community?

Sueños de Papel community library. Photo by Sophie Foggin. Sueños de Papel library is located in the neighbourhood of La Cruz in Manrique,...