📰 WEEKEND NEWS RECAP
- Czech tennis star Barbora Krejčíková won the singles and doubles titles at San Diego Open, repeating her feat from the 2021 French Open.
- Prague will begin testing a giant 25-meter long trolleybus on its airport line later this year.
- The Czech men's tennis team has advanced to the next round of the Davis Cup, to be held in Spain in November.
- An estimated 10,000 people took part in anti-government protest in Prague on Saturday afternoon.
- The Czech Republic's reimbursement plan for remote workers could take effect as soon as next month.
- Czech firefighters honored for their assistance in battling Greek wildfires during NATO Days in Ostrava.
✔️ TO-DO THIS WEEK
- Sept. 18|Swedish garage punk rock icons The Hives come to Lucerna Music Bar, with support by Scottish rockers Bratakus.
- Sept. 19|Czech long-distance runner Emil Zátopek and wife and javelin thrower Dana Zátopková, who both won Olympic gold medals in 1952, were both born on this day in 1922.
- Sept. 20|The Czech National Symphony Orchestra will play hits from The Beatles at Prague's Municipal House during Prague Prom's Beatles Night.
- Sept. 21|Contemporary dance company 420People will stage their latest performance HeArt of Noise at Divadlo Archa on Thursday and Friday.
- Sept. 22|Jára Cimrman Theatre will stage an English-language performance of The Pub in the Glade, one of the fictional playwright's best-known works.
- Sept. 23|Czech author and poet Jaroslav Seifert, who won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1984, was born on this day in 1901.
❓ POLL OF THE WEEK
Last week, we asked you if Foodora was right to fire a driver who had been captured on camera urinating next to his car. A total of 73 percent of you agreed with the company's decision.
This week, we're wondering: with Prague politicians calling for a ban on e-scooters in the Czech capital, what do you think of shared scooters in Prague?
Should Prague ban e-scooters in the center of the capital?
📻 LISTEN ON YOUR MORNING COMMUTE
This Wednesday, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra will play hits from The Beatles at Prague's Municipal House. If you can't make it, you can enjoy this recording of Prague Proms' Beatles Night from 2010, featuring hits like Can't Buy Me Love and Eleanor Rigby conducted by Carl Davis:
📺 WHAT TO STREAM THIS WEEK
This week marks the 101st anniversary of the birth of legendary Czech long distance runner Emil Zátopek, who won three gold medals at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki. His wife Dana Zátopková, who won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the '52 Olympics, was born on the same day: September 19, 1922.
Their story is recounted in director David Ondříček's drama Zátopek, which was the Czech Republic's submission to the 2021 Academy Awards. Zátopek is currently streaming on Czech platform Voyo, operated by TV Nova.
☕ YOUR MORNING CUP
Through September 24, Czech charity Světluška's popup Cafe Potmě is brewing at Karlovo náměstí in Prague. The unique cafe invites patrons to enjoy their coffee in complete darkness to recreate the experience of those with visual impairment.



