The Bricklyn Eagle: Winter Retreat Plans for Puerto Ladrillo

The staff of The Bricklyn Eagle is headed South later this month for a Winter retreat in the warm and sunny (we hope) Inland Realm of Puerto Ladrillo.

A group of LEGO minifigures gathered on the steps of a festive, winter-themed building, adorned with a Christmas wreath and surrounded by snow.

➤ The Bricklyn Eagle’s offices in downtown Bricklyn Junction’s historic district on a snowy December day.

Bricklyn Eagle staff in front row; plus “Friends of the Bricklyn Eagle” behind them on the steps.

Photo taken by a passing pedestrian; with stage directions from Bricklyn Eagle staffer Ann Tiler Anderson, and help from Dall E-3 AI.

Two skeleton figurines sitting at a wooden desk in a cozy room filled with bookshelves and plants, with sunlight streaming through a window. — Photo by Ann Tiler Anderson, with help from Dall E-3 AI.

We will be leaving a skeleton crew behind to deal with any emergencies or critically important breaking news.

While we’re away, catch up on articles we posted in 2025, as well as our recent series of on the Bricklyn data center moratorium debate.

Looking Back at 2025: Our Five Favorite News Stories

➤ Bricklyn Voters Says “Oui” to Association With France / Bricklyn voters sent a clear message to the French Parliament yesterday by endorsing Bricklyn’s joining the French Republic. The Yes — or “Oui” — vote means that the proposed agreement for Bricklyn to become a French “Overseas Collectivity” has taken a giant step forward.

➤ Venice in Bricklyn: The New Canal District Takes Shape / Bricklyn’s long planned Canal District — referred to by the moniker “Venice in Bricklyn” — is bearing its first fruits with the completion of several Venetian-style palazzi alongside a newly constructed canal.

➤ For the Love of Donuts … Great British Bake Off Judges Paul Hollywood & Prue Leith Invited to Visit Bricklyn / Bricklyn business leaders have invited Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, the co-judges of The Great British Bake Off show, to share their love of donuts while visiting Bricklyn and learning how the LEGO realm has become the donut capital of the Inland world.

➤ Why the Bricklyn Longhouse is Central to Community Life / Chief Bricklyn historian W.T. Jackson describes the design and uses of the Bricklyn Longhouse, perhaps the single most important building in the Realm. Jackson explains how the Longhouse incorporates Viking, Iroquois, and New England roots.

➤ The Bricklyn Brick Spa: A Cleansing Journey / In the first of a series of interviews of “ordinary” Bricklynites, Bricklyn Eagle correspondent Gloria Vanderbrick speaks with Meredith B. Days, manager of the Bricklyn Brick Spa, and discusses the key role spas play in the life of the residents of Bricklyn.