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📰 WEEKEND NEWS RECAP
- Czech tennis stars Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková win doubles title at the Indian Wells Masters.
- Prague's landmark Máj department store targets 2024 reopening, halfway through lengthy reconstruction.
- Snowboarder Ester Ledecká wins gold in Berchtesgaden in just second appearance since injury.
- Saharan dust colors the sky in eastern Czech Republic.
- Prague marks anniversary of Mariupol theater bombing with gathering in city center outside National Theatre.
- Czech leaders including President Petr Pavel and PM Petr Fiala praise International Criminal Court warrant for Putin's arrest.
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- March 20|Spring is here, and Prague is kicking off the season with the opening of Easter markets. Prague Castle's Easter market opens from today.
- March 20|The very first McDonald's in the Czech Republic was opened in Prague on this date in 1990.
- March 21|Try some tasty treats at the limited-time Doughnut Pop-Up at VNITROBLOCK's SweetBlock in Prague 7.
- March 22|The 25th edition of the One World festival of human rights takes place from March 22-30 at Prague's Kino Lucerna and other cinemas.
- March 23|Czech writer and artist Josef Čapek, inventor of the word 'robot' (introduced to the world by his brother Karel), was born on this day in 1887.
- March 24|The music festival Žižkovská noc returns from March 24-25, with 20 stages across Žižkov featuring more than 250 bands and DJs from all over the world.
- March 25|Easter markets open throughout Prague, with the largest at Old Town Square debuting this weekend.
📺 WHAT TO STREAM THIS WEEK
Slovak director Michal Blaško's Victim (Oběť), which was nominated for two Czech Lion awards and won the filmmaker Newcomer of the Year at the Czech Film Critics' Awards, premieres on Netflix this Thursday.
The stark drama, set in a small Czech town, tells the story of a Ukrainian immigrant who discovers that three Roma neighbors have assaulted her son... and soon learns the full story about what happened.
📻 LISTEN ON YOUR MORNING COMMUTE
On this latest episode of Radio Prague's Prague Talk, famed Czech singer and songwriter Michal Horáček shares stories about his family, the Velvet Revolution, his bid for president, and more.
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Cozy espresso bar Onesip Coffee offers one of the best cappuccinos in central Prague. Located on a quiet side street at Haštalská 15, they're a hidden gem away from the tourist crowds in Old Town.
