📰 WEEKEND NEWS RECAP
- Several thousand protest against Czech government at Wenceslas Square in Prague; 18 protesters were arrested following attempts to break into the National Museum.
- Security checkpoints at Prague Castle will likely be disbanded later this spring, says Interior Minister.
- Prague's first public hydrogen fueling station opens in Barrandov, with 40 planned for the country by 2030.
- Trams to return to Prague's Malá Strana a week earlier than expected thanks to warm weather and fast repairs.
- Czech egg prices see highest rise in the EU, surging 85 percent over the past year.
- Multiple Czech tennis stars advance to the round of 32 at the Indian Wells Masters in California.
- Czech baseball team falls to 1-2 at World Baseball Classic in Japan.
✔️TO DO THIS WEEK
- March 13-19|Discover the secrets of the human mind during Week of the Brain at the Czech Academy of Sciences. Free entry to all events.
- March 13|The Made in Czechoslovakia film series continues at Kino Lucerna with a screening of Jiří Menzel's long-banned classic Larks on a String.
- March 13|Czech architect Josef Gočár, who designed Prague's House at the Black Madonna, was born on this date in 1880.
- March 15|The Some Like it Czech film series continues with a screening of Miloš Forman's Firemen's Ball at Kino Aero.
- March 16|The 13th edition of the Prague Spirit Festival, which focuses on Buddhist philosophy and yoga practice, returns to Prague.
- March 17|Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at multiple locations across Prague.
- March 18|March 18 is World Recycling Day; do you know where and how to properly recycle in the Czech Republic?
📺 WHAT TO STREAM THIS WEEK
The subversive Czech teen comedy Párty Hárd and its sequel Párty Hárd: Summer Massacre premiere on Netflix from today with English subtitles.
Párty Hárd: Summer Massacre was a surprise hit at Czech cinemas last summer, scoring up an impressive 81% audience rating at CSFd.cz. The sequel follows a group of friends at the "Ibiza of the East": popular Czech party venue Mácháč (Máchovo jezero).
📻 LISTEN ON YOUR MORNING COMMUTE
On the latest episode of Radio Prague's Prague Talk, US journalist Mark Baker discusses plans by communist Czechoslovakia's secret police to employ a honey trap operation and recruit him as a spy against his own country.
☕ YOUR MORNING CUP
Located at the Karlínské náměstí tram stop, Kafe Karlin is the perfect stop for a quick coffee on the go - and has become a personal favorite of expats.cz over the past decade.