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Racers are seen running in the annual Jerusalem Winner Marathon.

The race is on: Runners prepare for 14th annual Jerusalem Marathon

By Gil Lewinsky

Trash and recycling bins in Jerusalem.

The trash of Jerusalem: Who sorts the garbage of Israel's capital?

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

IDF RESERVIST and runner Orr Sheizaf poses with the Saucony RIDE 18 model shoe launched this week in honor of the upcoming Jerusalem Marathon.

Jerusalem Marathon unveils official running shoe

By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

Olim Tech Tours enable new Jerusalem residents to get an inside look at the hi-tech ecosystem.

Olim Tech Tours: Acquainting local immigrants with Jerusalem's hi-tech scene

By ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

A Palestinian woman takes part in a protest against possible reductions of the services and aid offered by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in front of UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City August 16, 2015.

Jerusalem shuts down UNRWA vocational center after Netanyahu directive

By ELIAV BREUER

Signage at a light rail stop in Jerusalem indicate that the line is closed due to expansion work.

Light rail, heavy headache: What Jerusalemites think of the light rail construction

By Raquel Guertzenstein Frohlich

Cars come to a standstill as the light rail passes outside the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City

Grapevine: Of bar mitzvahs, buildings, and businesses

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

A cat is seen walking across the Jaffa Street light rail tracks in Jerusalem amid the tightened coronavirus lockdown.

'We are not an ATM': Jerusalem homeowners see large property tax hikes

MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION site off Jaffa Road, not far from the city entrance (and opposite where ‘Jerusalem Post’ staff work amid the cacophany).

Grapevine: Rachel reclamation

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

THE FOREIGN Ministry in Jerusalem: The ministry’s traditional diplomacy is struggling to keep pace; more than ever, Israeli municipalities should step up and join the para-diplomatic effort, the writer maintains.

Israeli municipalities have untapped potential and must step up efforts

By YOSEF SOLOMON

Over 1,000 players of all different levels sat in a symbolic formation, a yellow ribbon to “bring them home,” as they played games of chess.

Over 1,000 chess players shatter Israeli record in simultaneous chess game in Jerusalem

By JOANIE MARGULIES

An illustrative image of a parent coming to pick children up from school in Israel.

Worm-filled food, ex-cons: What is the state of Jerusalem's after-school programs?

Parents drop off their children at a kindergarten in Jerusalem.

After-school nightmare: How Jerusalem's chaperone shortage became a crisis

THE ‘INFINITY MUSEUM’ installation in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem's Infinity Museum: A fusion of light and interactive art

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Construction is underway in Jerusalem's Talpiot neighborhood.

Grapevine: Aid evacuees

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

Women hold signs as they protest for women equality, in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2022.

Comptroller: Not enough female representation in local municipalities

THE FESTIVAL opens at a site sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Art for hope’s sake: the Manofim Jerusalem Contemporary Art Festival

A chess board.

With prizes totaling NIS 130,000, the Jerusalem Grand Chess Championship to kick off in September

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF