Czech morning news in brief: top stories for Dec. 21, 2020
The Czech Republic will cancel flights from Britain, govt. to debate tightening of restrictions, prolonged emergency state Wednesday
Prague on ice: Where to lace up and practice your figure eights in 2020
Skating rinks are now opening across the Czech capital; there are a few new entries on the list this year
Prague's vibrant Libeň district has parks, history, and architectural splendor
The renovation of an interwar building by acclaimed Czech architect Alois Vavrouš brings modern appeal to an historic neighborhood.
Prague’s Honest Guide creates new tourist attraction – four ‘selfie poles’ at city’s outer limits
To encourage social distancing, Honest Guide has located and mapped the city’s outer-most compass points, constructing ‘selfie poles’ to mark them.
Prague’s Vršovice and Strašnice neighborhoods to get their own 'New York Highline'
A section of unused railway to become a linear park for pedestrians, cyclists and skaters.
Prague uncovered: 15 modern sculptures that help make Prague a 21st century city
After a somewhat artless decade in the 1990s, modern sculpture in public spaces took off in the 2000s.
Final look of Prague's Zaha Hadid project revealed, construction could start in 2021
Building permits for the first two structures at Prague's Masarykovo nádraží, designed by the late British Iraqi architect, are expected in early 2021
Public use of fireworks on New Year's Eve likely to be banned in Prague
Prague City Hall says the harm to the environment and to animals is unjustified
Time Out ranks Prague's Holešovice district as world's 20th coolest neighborhood
Holešovice has passed New Town and Karlín to represent Prague among Time Out's 2020 list of the world's coolest neighborhoods
New Year’s Day fireworks will take place in Prague 2 again
The district is stepping in with a fireworks show since Prague City Hall has canceled the main celebration
Reenactment of Prague's Battle of White Mountain to mark 400th anniversary
A new parade this year will come ahead of two days of re-enacting the crucial Bohemian battle
Prague’s renovated Mariánské náměstí will become a space for relaxation and events
The square in front of City Hall joins several others in Prague that are being transformed into friendlier spaces
Prague gets 24 new memorial cobblestones to remember Holocaust victims
The city now has almost 400 brass markers showing where Holocaust victims lived
August 2020 ranks among Prague’s warmest in history, but broke no records
The summer was warmer than the long-term trends but just average for the past decade
Prague uncovered: a secret trove of art hides inside the Prague Congress Centre
The spirit of the 1980s lives on in the décor of the former Palace of Culture
Prague’s Signal Festival adds a new route in Holešovice this year (UPDATE: the festival has been postponed)
This year's theme revolves around the environment and sustainable living; festival highlights include two videomappings
A new tram line will be created to serve Prague’s planned Žižkov freight station neighborhood
Existing public transit won’t be sufficient for the new Nákladové nádraží Žižkov district
