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Here’s your quick update on what’s happening around the city on Sunday, August 31 - from urgent alerts to stories in the subreddit. Today we went through 100+ articles, posts and events so you don't have to. Let’s dive in.

🇩🇪 New A100 extension in Berlin starts with traffic jams

Berlin’s newly opened A100 extension toward Treptow has quickly clogged, with weekend backups and drivers taking about 20 minutes to travel the roughly 3-kilometer stretch; on Friday, officials briefly closed a tunnel to avoid stopped traffic.

Congestion was anticipated because the route feeds into the Elsen Bridge, narrowed to one lane each way during reconstruction. The city is metering on-ramps via traffic lights, accepting queues on the A100 to limit spillover on surrounding streets.

Drivers should expect continued delays until the Elsen Bridge project advances, while officials adjust signal timing and manage tunnel safety; political debate over the extension’s timing is likely to continue. (rbb24, 2 minute read)

🇩🇪 Berlin's applicants for the new school year Only a fraction of newly hired teachers are fully trained

A report found that university students are covering a large share of teaching gaps in schools, prompting Die Linke to call the situation “dramatic,” while the education administration said the portrayal is “distorted.”

Reliance on students to keep classes running underscores persistent teacher shortages. Officials and opposition disagree on the scale of the shortfall and its impact on instruction.

Watch for updated staffing data and potential measures to recruit and retain qualified teachers, including limits on student teaching loads and expanded training pathways. (Tagesspiegel, 1 minute read)

🇩🇪 Witnesses extinguish fire: Arson in front of Green Party constituency office in Berlin-Charlottenburg

Unknown individuals set a fire in a flower box outside a Green Party constituency office in Berlin’s Charlottenburg late Friday, which witnesses extinguished; police are investigating suspected aggravated arson.

The office is used by Berlin state lawmakers Petra Vandrey and Christoph Wapler. The state security branch of the Berlin criminal police, which handles politically motivated crimes, took over the case.

Police are seeking two suspects seen fleeing the scene and will investigate the motive and any potential political motivation. (Tagesspiegel, 1 minute read)

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✨ Fun Fact: Each October, Berlin’s landmarks are transformed by the Festival of Lights, one of the world’s biggest light art festivals – the Brandenburg Gate, TV Tower, Cathedral and more are lit up with spectacular projections.

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