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Common Misconceptions about COVID
The Gauntlet Common Misconceptions about COVID Hold Strong as New Variant Spreads Media has the public talking about the "razor blade" COVID variant, but years of inaccurate public health messaging have taken their toll Julia DoubledayJun 05, 2025 COVID is in the...
Open House Basel May 25th
Open House Basel May 25th, 2025 “Open House Basel is architecture for everyone—for the curious, the enthusiastic, the skeptical, the design-loving, the tech-savvy, the newcomers, and the veterans!” Here in the Schiff we participated in the open day, and welcomed...
How to save a life …
A member recently shared this article about "How to save a life" with our community. The PDF version of the article is provided and the link to the internet article is also provided below so the videos can be viewed. Refresher emergency training is being addressed for...
Fitness in the Park
In the Park sounds really wonderful. Especially if it is in our park in late Spring. I mean, the best kind of fitness in the Park involves gentle walking with a fair amount of sitting in the sun built in, doesn’t it? Then there is what I would call acrobatics...
A Dance of Two Cranes
Not one but two cranesResting at night timeAlone, dark, silent, stillScarcely swaying, towering By dawn a single small figure appearsThe early bird in orange finery,Then another, then another:Men in hard hats. Then up go the crane driversTo their lonely eagles’...
The Swiss don’t want to downsize
Switzerland has one of the world’s tightest housing markets, with vacancy rates (1.15%) even lower than tightly packed New York City. City planners have long hoped that our ageing population would prompt parents would downsize after children had grown up and moved...
Upcoming Events
- 31 July – Schiff’s Apéro
Members and friends are invited to our Schiff’s Apéro, which is normally held on the last Friday of the month. But to celebrate 1 August and the fireworks in Basel, this event is on Thursday, 31 July at 20:00 in the W+ B Common Room. The W+ B Common Room is located on the 5th floor of the Schiff in the C Wing. On the top row of the bank of “call” buttons next to the elevator, you will see one marked “Verein Wohnen+ Basel”. Just ring it and we will unlock the door to the left leading to Lift ‘C’. We ask that you please bring your own snacks and drink. We look forward to seeing you!
We organize community events for W+ B members and friends about once a month. When the weather is fine, we take walks in country areas of the Basel Region. Other W+ B events include musical recitals, Apéros and workshops on topics of interest to our members.