Sugar City by train

Because we are so exited, we have tell you one more time: starting half December in 2011 it’s possible to reach SugarCity by train. It makes the area even more reachable. The station will be located in between Haarlem Spaarnwoude and Amsterdam Sloterdam. It’s located at about the same location as the old Halfweg station. The NS is planning to let two Sprinter trains stop there every hour.

Past glory

Our historical building hasn’t gone unnoticed by the website pastglory.nl. On the site you can find a collection of pictures taken before the renovation by Cobraspen started in 2006. Pastglory.nl tells the story of the good old days in the sugar production. In thirty-nine pictures the website gives a beautiful insight in the history of Sugar City. Have a look.

SugarCity turns pink

October is 'Pink Ribbon' month. Pink Ribbon is an organization that is trying to get more attention for breast cancer. Every year in october they organize all sorts of activities. A.o. a Pink Ribbon Magazine, the 'Walk for Woman' and a lot more. Also a lot of big buildings - like Sugar City - turn pink. More information you will find on www.pinkribbon.nl

Charapa in Silo East

The Italian fashion brand Charapa is focused on producing T-shirts, pants, tunics, dresses and more. The fabrics they use are a hundred percent cotton, but because of their special vintage treatments they feel like cashmere: really comfortable. Starting mid August, Charapa can be found on the tenth Floor in Silo East.

SugarCity in tv-programme

Koefnoen, a very succesfull (sarcastic) tv-programme on the Dutch television, has filmed on the site of SugarCity. Broadcast-dates are not yet set, but the new series will start at the 12th of september, 9.30 pm on 'Nederland 1'.

JC Rags shoots new campaign at SugarCity

Jeanslabel JC Rags, tenant of SugarCity, chose the site of SugarCity for their new campaign. They also made a 'Behind the Scenes' video, which you can see on their website. Look at the great images: click here. They also placed a couple of pictures on their Flickr-account. Want to see them? Click here!

Trainstation Halfweg-Zwanenburg ready at the end of 2011

The new NS-station Halfweg-Zwanenburg is a fact. Ever since mid-December two sprinters will stop at this station each hour. District Noord-Holland, NS, ProRail and the local authorities Haarlemmermeer, Haarlemmerliede and Spaarnwoude have reached an agreement for this purpose.

The station is situated alongside the tracks between the stations Haarlem Spaarnwoude and Amsterdam Sloterdijk. The local authorities Haarlemmerliede and Spaarnwoude contain all the essential provisions in the public space. There will be a combination track in front of pedestrians and cyclists at the area of SugarCity between the bridge that will be built across the Ringvaart and the station. The plaza and a good accessibility from the station will be an important part of that. The community also takes care of a parking area with a capacity of 150 parking-lots. The parking area is situated within a distance of 250 m from the entrance of the station with a direct connection to it.