David Edge

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The streetside patio at Mama of Africa in Wiesbaden, Germany. The restaurant's traditional Ethiopian dishes have bold flavors with earthy undertones.

Hot Mama: Wiesbaden restaurant delivers fiery and filling fare from Ethiopia and Eritrea

Mama of Africa, located in a residential area in central Wiesbaden, is a welcome and delicious departure from the humdrum of pizzas, pasta or kebabs.

Wiesbaden's Roni Massey tags out a Kaiserslautern runner attemping to steal third base during a game hosted by Wiesbaden on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

Warriors finish regular season on a high note

The Burg Rheinfels as seen from the town of St. Goar, Germany, April 16, 2022. Burg Rheinfels was built in 1245 to protect the town and its citizens from outside aggressors.

St. Goar and its castle exude enchantment of the Rhine

Vilseck's Gabe Daiz battles Kaiserslauterns's Jason Niemi for the ball during a soccer game in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Saturday, April 30, 2022. The Raider won the game 4-3.

Kaiserslautern triumphant in varying ways

Ansbach's Josiah Quinland attempts to pass the ball while Baumholder's Antonio Robles defends on Saturday, April 23, 2022 during a soccer match in Baumholder, Germany.

Stingy defense leads Ansbach to two victories

Cougars defeat Baumholder and Hohenfels in a three-way battle of teams featuring co-ed soccer teams this spring.

Gochugaru, a spicy noodle soup full of shrimp, mussels and squid, served at the Korean restaurant Ido in Sulzbach, Germany, March 13, 2022. The soup also had plenty of onions, peppers and cabbage.

Ido gets Korea’s flavors right

The Sulzbach restaurant checks all the boxes for sweet, spicy and savory Korean cuisine.

The U.S. Army in Germany will be raising the price of annual vehicle registrations starting May 1, 2022. The cost will increase from $35 to $45.

Vehicle registration prices on the rise for US personnel in Germany

The annual fee that service members and Defense Department personnel in Germany pay to register their personal vehicles will be $10 higher starting in May.

The jerk chicken plate, top, and oxtail stew, as served at Bickles Jamaican Grill in Frankfurt, Germany.

Bickles in Frankfurt serves up savory Caribbean concoctions in casual surroundings

Caribbean cuisine is a cultural melting pot of tastes and cooking styles that incorporates the legacy of the slaves who came from West Africa and the indigenous people of the islands. Heavy seasoning and blazing heat tend to be hallmarks.

Fluorite, shown here in a file photo, develops square crystals and derives its name from its fluorescent color. Until March 13, 2022, Museum Wiesbaden offers a rock and crystal exhibit that allows children and adults to explore the world of minerals.

Museum Wiesbaden dons a bit of sparkle with a mesmerizing mineral exhibit

The temporary exhibit of “Fritz Geller-Grimm’s Crystals: From Diamond to Gypsum” is showing now through March 13.

Stuttgart's Leila Ybarra takes aim at a target during the DODEA-Europe marksmanship championships Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, at Wiesbaden High School.

Tortorelli, Stuttgart continue to reign in marksmanship

Panthers senior wins third individual title as Stuttgart takes top three spots on way to ninth straight DODEA-Europe crown.

Wiesbaden's Eamon Stackpole takes aim at his targets in the prone position during a marksmanship meet in Wiesbaden on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022.

Shooters setting their sites on an in-person championships

Wiesbaden finishes atop one of two virtual meets held Saturday in Europe a week before season-ending championships.

Wiesbaden's Caleb Rothmeyer attemps to pin Hohnefels' Nathan Angulo during a quad meet in Wiesbaden, Germany on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.

Tigers get best of Warriors, Lions and Sentinels on the mat

Healthy Hohenfels wins all three matches in quad meet against Wiesbaden, Spangdahlem and AFNORTH.

Ursula Bohmer's photograhic series "All Ladies" hangs in the Art and Culture Foundation Opel Villas in Ruesselsheim on 08 December.

Opel Villas in Ruesselsheim, Germany, has become a center for cultural experiences

The onetime private residences of the Opel automaker have been turned into spaces for art exhibitions, concerts and lectures. The current exhibit displays the relationship between people and the animals they love.

Micah San Pedro of Kaiserslautern uses a two-handed backhand in the boys doubles final at the DODEA-Europe tennis championships Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021.

Schmitz wins third title as Kaiserslautern rules on court

Raiders win boys and girls singles and doubles titles in season-ending tournament.

Bollton from Ramstein attempts to block a ball during the Wiesbaden Ramstein game played in Wiesbaden on 09 October.

Ramstein, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden take turns beating each other

Three Division I schools all get a victory and a defeat on Saturday just a few weeks before season-ending tournament.

Stuttgart's Mark Heinz hits a ball during the DODEA-Europe golf championships held at Wiesbaden's Rienblick golf course on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.

Heinz, Pezel are DODEA-Europe’s first champs of the fall

Stuttgart freshman and Kaiserslautern sophomore have differing paths, but same ultimate result in golf championships.

Freshman Mark Heinz from Stuttgart hits the ball on the 14th hole during the DODEA-Europe golf championship held at the Rheinblick Golf Course in Wiesbaden, Germany, Oct. 6, 2021.

Golfers take on weather, course as well as each other

Stuttgart freshman holds seven-point lead after first day of competition for boys, while Ramstein’s Carleigh Rivera holds slim lead in attempt to defend her title.

Wiesbaden running back Adam Gomes runs for a short gain agiants the Ramstein Royals on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Wiesbaden.

Ramstein starts slowly, then runs past Wiesbaden

Warriors take 19-7 halftime advantage then wear out in second half as Royals earn first victory of season.

Service members salute after placing a wreath in front of hundreds of firefighters' helmets and protective clothing at a ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Sept. 10, 2021, to mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11

‘The pain never goes away’: Americans in Germany mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

At ceremonies at Ramstein Air Base, Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern and Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, scores of people remembered those who died when hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York, the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. and a field near Shanksville, Pa.

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