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[ AKTUÁLNĚ.CZ | 15 May ]
Realising that a thirty-year-old regulation about littering is hopelessly insufficient, the capital's authorities proposed to introduce harsher penalties for those who make Prague dirty.
Prague postpones metro extension to Motol
[ HOSPODÁŘSKÉ NOVINY | 14 May ]
Prague's metro system is expanding, but at a slower pace than originally expected. The deadline for extending the A line from Dejvice to Ruzyně Airport keeps getting pushed back.
Prague metro construction: Slow and expensive
[ HOSPODÁŘSKÉ NOVINY | 12 May ]
A costly project has yielded an underground terminus in the middle of nowhere. "I think it is scandalous to build an underground section with a terminus in a field. This is an unnecessary investment," says Prague councillor Petra Kolínská.
Kenyan runners dominate Prague marathon
[ Prague Daily Monitor | 12 May ]
Three Kenyan men and two women made it to the podium on Sunday. Kenneth Mburu Mungara became the tenth Kenyan runner to win the Prague International Marathon.
IAAF commission member: Prague among ten best marathon races
[ PRAGUE DAILY MONITOR | 12 May ]
An interview with Paco Borao, a member of the IAAF's Road Running Commission which has bestowed two Silver Labels upon the Prague International Marathon.
Food for champions
[ Prague Daily Monitor | 9 May ]
The Health Food Festival aims to help marathoners order well-balanced meals while eating out.
Looking to save on parking? Pay in euros
[ RESPEKT.CZ | 5 May ]
Parking in Prague's green parking zone will cost you less if you pay with euros. The parking meters charge CZK 30 or EUR 1 per hour. On Friday, the single European currency cost CZK 25.21. The price was set at a time when the euro traded at 33 crowns, says Libor Šíma from the Prague City Hall.
MfD: Suicide rate on the rise in Prague
[ ČTK | 5 May ]
Every 48 hours, someone attempts or commits suicide in Prague. The police say suicides have literally become a trend.
Pols agree to remove artery from Wenceslas Sq
[ ČTK | 2 May ]
Top officials have signed an agreement to make Wenceslas Square pedestrian-friendly by re-routing the Magistrála artery into a tunnel.
Govt, City Hall plan to transform Prague centre
[ radio prague | 30 April ]
Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek and Prague Mayor Pavel Bém on Tuesday signed a memorandum on a proposed makeover of the Prague city centre.
Life
Mucha's Slavonic Epopee will return to Prague
[  HOSPODÁŘSKÉ NOVINY | 15 May ]
Prague councillors say the paintings will move to the capital from Moravský Krumlov by year's end.
Now Showing: What Happens in Vegas
[  Prague Daily Monitor | 15 May ]
Drunken nights of debauchery, gambling and drive through weddings - that's What Happens in Vegas.
Graffiti artists invade young communists' exhibition
[  AKTUÁLNĚ.CZ | 15 May ]
The controversial exhibition of the group Guma Guar entitled Limits of Tolerance is closed for "technical reasons". It is not scheduled to reopen.
Croaks, castles & low-flying aircraft
[  Grant's Prague Bike Blog | 15 May ]
The clank of swords. The croak of frogs. The roar of jet engines.
Hooverphonic [ prague.tv | 15 May ]
Now Showing: What Happens in Vegas [ Prague Daily Monitor | 15 May ]
Croaks, castles & low-flying aircraft [ Grant's Prague Bike Blog | 15 May ]
 praguescape
 commentariat
 half-n-half
 moffom
 artel style
Business
Dozens of firms mulling IPOs
[  E15 | 15 May ]
The Prague Stock Exchange is trying to attract primary issuers as its Warsaw rival is growing stronger. It has drafted a list of 150 IPO candidates. "The list contains all companies which have said the stock exchange is one of the ways to raise money, as well as companies which are not the units of international holdings," says Petr Koblic, the Prague Stock Exchange's general secretary.
Senior Resort plans cheap flats for seniors
[  HOSPODÁŘSKÉ NOVINY | 15 May ]
Development company Senior Resort is investing big money into building 1,500 rental flats for senior citizens in five Czech towns.
U:fon will offer mobile calls from June
[  HOSPODÁŘSKÉ NOVINY | 15 May ]
The provider of wireless internet and alternative landline services to some 50,000 customers, U:fon now hopes to boost its business by turning into a national mobile operator.
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