Toen ik Sophie van Genugten van Restaurant Quatre Bras vroeg om in de zomerserie van het ED te verschijnen, als markante horeca-ondernemer, zei ze meteen dat ze zich enorm vereerd voelde. Op een of andere manier is dat tekenend voor de persoon
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De heer P.J.C. Strik was van 1929 tot 1941 burgemeester van Best. De ambtsketen die hij droeg was van hemzelf. Tot 10 jaar na zijn dood mocht gemeente Best van Strik’s erfgenamen de keten blijven gebruiken. Maar daarna begon het gekrakeel, zo
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21 jaar geleden nam Tonnie van den Biggelaar Café Dokus in Best over. 2 verbouwingen en een weiland verder staat het café te koop. Maar ondertussen werkt ze gewoon door en kunnen er met een gerust hart feestjes gepland worden. “Ik een
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December 19, between 10 and 11 am, CultuurSpoor and Huiskamer van Best invite you to join their Christmas Breakfast. Not only can you enjoy nice food and drinks, you will also be treated to a nice Christmas story. You can register at
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Baby boomers, a frequently heard term. It is about children who were born during the “Babyboom”, between 1946 and 1956. Everyone had faith again after the second world war and the stork made overtime. As many as 2.4 million Baby Boomers were
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A special Christmas episode of Beste Wilma, on December 24 and 26, 10 a.m. Of course I would like to play special Christmas songs, not that same old Chris Rea or Bandaid songs you hear everywhere. And … I would love to
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Black Friday retailers start boosting sales by offering attractive discounts because of the Holiday Season. They make huge turnovers and actually secure their profit so they are no longer in the “RED” back in the “Black”. Hence Black Friday (cause it always
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As i mentioned the beginning of this week, I recently interviewed two REAL AUTHENTIC postmen from the past! Nico Vogels and Hein van Elderen for my radioshow Beste Wilma. I reported last Monday, November 12 that it would be broadcasted that day
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Provinciale Staten North Brabant thought of a nice present for Best” a so-called Social Sofa. Arnoud Reijnen, spokesperson for the king’s commissioner, simply calls it “n Benkske!”. Arnoud explains what it is: “A “benkske” is a concrete sofa, executed in red and
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There is a lot of hassle in Best since the municipal council decided to lower the noice standard to 75 decibels. This has quite some impact on the summer events that normally take place in the city centre. They will probably overexceed
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