Media SREEEEEE

Two wonderful but "underdeveloped" neighborhoods in Berlin - Kreuzberg and Friedrichstein - house the city's punks, artists, squatters and night owls. Families have moved into gentrified Mitte but these two areas are havens for the culture and atmosphere the city is known for. 

Yet a development plan called Media Spree is currently in affect to knock down the nightclubs and squats that give the area it's charm to build concrete and brick palaces for industry.

The first sign of this new development plan is a performance venue o2 World. Financed by a right wing rich American business man that thinks homosexuality should be outlawed in every state, this new venue built on the water violates terms of moving the Berlin wall and putting up a road billboard that keeps people up at night with its bright beaming lights. 

Over the next five years, the squats in the area will be torn down and hideous but important commercial buildings will be put in their place. Go to Berlin now if you want to hit famous riverside bars like BAR 25 and Kiki Blofield before it's too late.