It is one of the most eagerly awaited calendars and, judging by the success of the stall selling it on Calle Alfonso this Friday, Zaragoza residents welcome it with open arms every year. The firefighters have shown their charitable side with a calendar whose proceeds this year will go to Araela (Aragonese Association of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Kairós (Social Initiative Cooperative) and Mamas en Acción.
Renovating your living room, replacing your mattress or buying a new table could be slightly cheaper this week in Zaragoza. The “Volveremos” furniture special returns from September 28 to October 3, offering 15% in credit for future purchases at 44 participating stores. This is the third time the Zaragoza Furniture Stores Association (Acomza) has launched the initiative with its own funding and the collaboration of Zaragoza City Council.
FCC and the unions will meet again next Monday to try to unblock Zaragoza’s cleaning and waste collection agreement and avert the strike called for Fiestas del Pilar. The meeting follows Thursday’s failed talks at the Aragonese Mediation and Arbitration Service (SAMA) and another meeting on Friday that produced no progress. The stoppages are initially scheduled to begin on September 30 and will be indefinite during the festivities if no agreement is reached.
Broken paving, deteriorated benches, ramps needing repairs or a playground closed for weeks are small-scale park issues that can be delayed by the administrative procedures required to address them. Zaragoza City Council aims to resolve them more quickly through the ZGZ Verde 360 contract, awarded in three lots and valued at nearly 8.5 million euros. The plan will also strengthen the maintenance of play areas and the monitoring of trees.
Zaragoza's second major Asphalt Operation of 2026 will renew 32,809 square meters of roadway on 32 streets before the end of the year. The project, funded with nearly 1.25 million euros, will cover 19 districts and rural neighborhoods, although five will account for the largest areas of new paving.
Zaragoza Airport is preparing to multiply its commercial flight offering from March 2027 after PAA published tender documents for 31 air routes.
The Aragonese capital is approaching the end of 2026 with a new project to improve the condition of its roads. The year's second major Road Resurfacing Operation will invest 1,249,990.48 euros to renew 32,809 square metres of road surface across 32 streets in the 19 districts and rural neighborhoods included in the project.
The traces of the Spanish Civil War remain part of the landscape and memory of Azuara (Campo de Belchite, Zaragoza). Nearly nine decades after the bombings, evacuations and fighting that shaped the town and its residents, the municipality will revisit this episode in its history this weekend through research and archaeology.
Some places remain hidden even from those who walk through central Zaragoza every day. On a small street between Méndez Núñez and Plaza de Santa Cruz, the Old Town is about to recover one of its historic tapas spots. La Bodeguilla de Santa Cruz, at number 3 on Calle Santa Cruz, will reopen after three years closed, beginning a new chapter that aims to preserve the essence of the small establishment.
Twenty years ago, Aragón Digital was already reporting the stories shaping current affairs in Aragon. On September 25, 2006, Tarazona’s Seminary of the Immaculate regained its status as a Major Seminary after more than three decades and began the 2006/07 academic year with fifteen students.
Ten years ago, Aragón Digital reported on the stories shaping current affairs in Aragon. On September 25, 2016, Zaragoza inaugurated a monument to the Thirteen Roses, the young women executed by the Franco regime in Madrid in 1939.
Zaragoza City Council's IT problems created an unusual scene in municipal activity on Thursday. Some of the debates and votes scheduled for the Finance Committee at 12:00 p.m. had to be postponed until next Tuesday because officials could not access the files needed to continue the meeting.
It will open in the 2027-2028 academic year, allowing aspiring musicians in Zaragoza to earn a professional, officially recognized qualification without leaving the city. The new Municipal Professional Music Conservatory will offer six additional years of musical training at the former Palafox Barracks, where elementary-level instruction is already provided. Zaragoza Mayor Natalia Chueca visited the facility on Thursday, coinciding with the start of the academic year, and described the introduction of professional-level instruction as a "hugely important change."
Zaragoza will face major public transport changes this Saturday, September 26, due to the Binter NightRun, which includes the Milla Verde, 5K and 10K races. Traffic restrictions will force around ten bus lines to alter their routes, especially near Puente de Piedra and around the city center and left bank.
Zaragoza will host the first Mayors and Public Administrations Fair on November 18 and 19, a national event at Feria de Zaragoza bringing together mayors, public officials, technicians, experts and professionals to share experiences and address the main challenges of municipal management.
Zaragoza City Council has taken another step in the dispute over two planned gas stations in Valdespartera. Urban Planning Councillor Víctor Serrano has ordered proceedings to review the licenses granted and announced that both will be provisionally suspended while the process is resolved. The measure advances the commitment expressed a week ago to residents, when the possibility of revoking the authorizations was opened for consideration.
Zaragoza has reached the final stage of the European Green Capital award for the first time, a recognition of cities’ environmental commitment granted by the European Commission. The Aragonese capital has passed the technical assessment and will compete on October 8 in Guimarães, Portugal, for the 2028 title alongside Aalborg, Denmark; Bielsko-Biala, Poland; Košice, Slovakia; and Porto, Portugal. The bid has reached this decisive stage after nearly two decades of progress in air quality, water, biodiversity, the circular economy and the fight against climate change.
Culinarium has put up a sale sign at its store at 10 León XIII Street in Zaragoza. The kitchenware specialist is offering discounts ahead of its planned relocation, as shown in its window.
Twenty years ago, Aragón Digital was already reporting the stories shaping current affairs in Aragon. On September 24, 2006, the bookselling sector warned that free textbooks had led to the closure of five bookshops in Zaragoza province over the previous year.
Some establishments survive by following trends, while others endure because they have never needed to. Los Helechos is one of the latter: a vegetarian restaurant on Corona de Aragón Street, a short walk from the San Francisco campus, which has spent three decades serving the kind of food made at home on any Sunday. No lengthy menus or chef-designed dishes: just a tray, self-service and hearty, home-style cooking.
