📰 WEEKEND NEWS RECAP
- Prague cracks down on outdoor restaurant seating to reduce visual smog; incentivizes restaurants to open their toilets to the public.
- Czech tennis star Petra Kvitová wins the Miami Open, securing her 30th career title at a WTA tournament.
- Czech castles and chateaux reopen after a winter break to kick off the 2023 tourist season.
- Boston Bruins' David Pastrňák scores hat trick, becomes second Czech after Jaromir Jágr to score 100 points in an NHL season.
- Czech April Fools' Day jokes include Prague Integrated Transport's efforts to bring back horse-drawn trams.
- Thousands of volunteers help clean up the Czech Republic during the Ukliďme Česko spring cleaning initiative.
- A library dedicated to Czech writer Milan Kundera and filled with personal donations has opened in his hometown of Brno.
✔️TO DO THIS WEEK
- From April|Czech Railways launches a new season of cycling, with bike rental stands at 68 train stations across the country.
- From April|A section of the large Na Strži Street in Prague 4 has closed and will remain inaccessible for three years due to the construction of a new metro line.
- All week|Easter masses take place at churches throughout Prague in the days leading up to the Easter holidays.
- April 3|Innovative Czech shoemaker Tomáš Bat'a was born on this day in 1876; hear more about his story in a Culture.pl podcast below.
- April 3|Reminder! Paper tax returns must be filed by this date, though electronic returns have another month to file. Read more in our breakdown.
- April 4|The Czech classic Daisies will screen with English subtitles at Kino Lucerna as part of the Made in Czechoslovakia series.
- April 5|Celebrations for International Roma Day kick off in Prague at Divadlo Archa and ARA ART.
- April 6|Czech schools close from this day for Easter holidays.
- April 7|Good Friday kicks off the four-day Easter weekend in the Czech Republic. Since 2016, Good Friday has been a public holiday in the country.
POLL OF THE WEEK
Prague bistro Marthy's Kitchen stirred controversy last week for its stance on children in the restaurant, but 87 percent of our readers said they were right to introduce restrictions on children's behavior. Cast your vote below and read our article here.
Are restaurants right to introduce restrictions on children's behavior?
Yes
87 %
No
13 %
779 readers voted on this poll.
Voting is open
📻 LISTEN ON YOUR MORNING COMMUTE
Czech shoe-maker Tomáš Bat'a was born on April 3, 1876, and his innovations went far beyond footwear: he created a unique functionalist city in the small town of Zlin, built around his factories and designed for his employees.
Learn more about Bat'a and the story behind Zlín in this episode of the Stories From The Eastern West podcast from Culture.pl:
☕ YOUR MORNING CUP
Located inside of Forum Karlín and operated by the Ambiente Group, Eska Karlín offers the perfect brew to start your Monday morning.