https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed American actress Goldie Hawn will be billionaire Richard Lugner's celebrity guest at the Vienna Opera Ball on February 23rd. https://www.thelocal.at/20170201/lugner-invites-goldie-hawn-as-his-date-to-vienna-opera-ball Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:04:48 +0100 lugner-invites-goldie-hawn-as-his-date-to-vienna-opera-ball After just two years the marriage of Austrian multimillionaire Richard Lugner (84) and his former Playboy wife Cathy (26) is over. The couple are signing their divorce papers on Wednesday (November 30th). https://www.thelocal.at/20161130/austrian-multimillionaire-and-former-bunny-girl-divorce-after-two-years Wed, 30 Nov 2016 09:33:07 +0100 austrian-multimillionaire-and-former-bunny-girl-divorce-after-two-years Austria's anti-immigration far-right triumphed on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election, with candidates from the two governing parties failing to even make it into a May 22 runoff. https://www.thelocal.at/20160424/runoff-likely-in-austrian-presidential-poll Sun, 24 Apr 2016 18:29:48 +0200 runoff-likely-in-austrian-presidential-poll Austria's presidential ballot on Sunday is expected to highlight the decline in the country's two traditional parties, which for the first time since 1945 look unlikely to produce a winning candidate. https://www.thelocal.at/20160422/tight-race-likely-to-upset-austrian-power Fri, 22 Apr 2016 20:46:16 +0200 tight-race-likely-to-upset-austrian-power Canadian model and actor Pamela Anderson made a flying visit to Vienna on Friday, to illuminate the Christmas decorations in the Lugner City shopping mall. https://www.thelocal.at/20151114/pamela-anderson-lights-up-vienna Sat, 14 Nov 2015 13:17:51 +0100 pamela-anderson-lights-up-vienna The Vienna Opera Ball proved to be a glitzy occasion on Thursday night, with star guest Elisabetta Canalis dancing so enthusiastically she had a wardrobe malfunction, and supermodel Naomi Campbell turning up as a surprise last-minute guest. https://www.thelocal.at/20150213/canalis-shows-some-nipple-at-opera-ball Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:55:00 +0100 canalis-shows-some-nipple-at-opera-ball Austrian entrepreneur and society figure Richard Lugner, who made billions from the construction industry, has admitted to being €65 million in debt, and says he is struggling to find an heir to take over his business. https://www.thelocal.at/20150126/billionaire-has-debts-of-65-million Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:26:00 +0100 billionaire-has-debts-of-65-million George Clooney’s former girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis will be billionaire Richard Lugner’s celebrity guest at the Vienna Opera Ball on February 12th. https://www.thelocal.at/20150115/clooneys-ex-is-vip-guest-at-opera-ball Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:50:00 +0100 clooneys-ex-is-vip-guest-at-opera-ball Which stories generated the most interest in Austria? The Local takes a look back at the most popular stories in each of the eight months of its brief existence. https://www.thelocal.at/20141230/your-top-stories-of-2014 Tue, 30 Dec 2014 19:51:00 +0100 your-top-stories-of-2014 The 81-year-old Austrian billionaire Richard Lugner married his 24-year-old fiancée Cathy Schmitz, known popularly as Spatzi in a ceremony at Vienna's magnificent Schönbrunn palace on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.at/20140913/81-year-old-austrian-billionaire-marries-24-year-old Sat, 13 Sep 2014 18:01:00 +0200 81-year-old-austrian-billionaire-marries-24-year-old Austrian businessman Richard Lugner (81) celebrated his forthcoming wedding to 24-year-old girlfriend Spatzi with a garden-gnome themed stag party on Monday evening. https://www.thelocal.at/20140909/lugner-dresses-as-a-gnome-for-stag-evening Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:53:01 +0200 lugner-dresses-as-a-gnome-for-stag-evening Richard Lugner, the controversial Austrian billionaire, is in the news again after the wedding cake for his upcoming nuptials was attacked by an unidentified man at his Lugner City shopping centre. https://www.thelocal.at/20140827/billionaires-wedding-cake-bitten-by-man Thu, 28 Aug 2014 01:18:00 +0200 billionaires-wedding-cake-bitten-by-man Final preparations are under way for the engagement party of octogenarian Austrian construction entrepreneur Richard Lugner to Cathy Schmitz, also known as Spatzi on August 1st in Velden, Carinthia. https://www.thelocal.at/20140724/lugner-engagement-party Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:54:00 +0200 lugner-engagement-party