About 500 homeless people will be able to sleep in dormitories and similar facilities in Prague this winter. The dormitories will open on December 1 in extended winter operation. In the winter months, capacity will also increase and the operating hours of low-threshold day centers will be extended. Homeless people can also get vaccinated in the facilities, according to Prague councilor Milena Johnová (Praha Sobě) and director of the city’s contributory organization Prague Social Services Center (CSSP) Martin Šimáček. CSSP is the main coordinator of winter services, in which non-profit organizations also participate. There are two facilities for homeless people to evade covid “We managed to vaccinate some homeless people in cooperation with non-governmental organizations during the year, and we want to use winter humanitarian measures to further increase vaccinations. We will offer people vaccinations on arrival on dormitories on selected days, and vaccinations will continue in low-threshold centers,” Johnová said. She added that about 500 people underwent vaccinations at events in locations where homeless people stay. Other homeless people have been vaccinated in shelters. According to the councilor, the vaccination coverage of the homeless population is about ten to 15 percent. Per Johnová, it is not possible to determine...
“We have an announcement to share with our closest community. For over three years, you’ve been asking how long Manifesto will stay at the Florenc location.” “The more that cranes grew around our market, the more you asked, and now we can finally answer. You can enjoy the last weeks and days of Manifesto Florenc until December 31st, 2021.” This is what the official Manifesto states on its official website. The news comes as construction of the Masarycka building enters level three – set to be completed by 2023. The new location in Prague’s Andel district remains regularly open. Costumers can choose among thirteen kitchens, two large bars, and a capacity of up to 500 seats. Manifesto was first opened in 2018 in Prague, founded by landscape architect and entrepreneur Martin Barry. So far, it has turned three neglected urban spaces into popular meeting places. Manifesto is the first cashless zone in the Czech Republic. The brand is focused on preparing unique gastronomic and cultural experiences in temporary and permanent projects, while especially thinking about future expansion abroad. Manifesto won the Mastercard Merchant of the Year 2018 award for best customer experience, the Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice 2020 title, given to companies...
Kuala Lumpur is the top city for expats to live and work abroad in 2021, according to a survey of more than 12,000 respondents from InterNations, an online expat community with more than 4 million global members. The Malaysian capital city leads the list of 57 cities around the world. Málaga, a port city in southern Spain, and Dubai, capital city of the United Arab Emirates, rank as the second and third, respectively. The survey, conducted in January 2021, asked expats to rate their satisfaction across four main categories, including quality of life (like a healthy environment and robust WiFi infrastructure), ease of settling in (such as language barriers and friendliness of local residents), personal finance (such as access to affordable health care) and working abroad (such as job security and a stable local economy). Prague not only makes it into the global top 10 of the Expat City Ranking (7th) but also into the top 5 for two indices. It ranks 4th in the Urban Work Life Index, after Munich (1st), Aachen (2nd), and Dublin (3rd). Expats are particularly happy with the local career opportunities (60% vs. 45% globally), work-life balance (79% vs. 66% globally), and working hours (82% vs....
Director Sam Hargrave has taken to Instagram to confirm that filming has officially begun on Extraction 2, the sequel to Netflix’s hit 2020 action thriller which stars Chris Hemsworth as black-ops mercenary Tyler Rake. In the Instagram video, Hargrave is walking through a snowy street in Prague, where Extraction 2 just started filming, with Hargrave saying he’s leaving a “train location.” Hargrave continues to say that the constant snow “looks pretty great on camera,” teasing that Hemsworth’s Tyler Rake will be facing some low temperatures in his next adventure after the previous film took place in Bangladesh. Extraction 2 will see Sam Hargrave returning to the director’s chair, while Joe Russo has once again written the script and will produce alongside Hemsworth and filmmaking partner Anthony Russo under AGBO, the production company headed by the two brothers. There is currently no release date for the upcoming sequel. Based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Fernando León González, and Eric Skillman, Extraction had Netflix’s biggest premiere in history when it debuted on the streaming platform back in 2020. It’s estimated that 90 million households saw the movie within one month of its release. It didn’t take long for Netflix to greenlight a sequel, with writer and producer Russo...
After the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping holidays, Giving Tuesday asks us to give back and do good, all while engaging in what the official GivingTuesday website calls “radical generosity” in our everyday lives. Founded in 2012 as a collaboration between New York City’s 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation, Giving Tuesday began as a way to encourage a “day that encourages people to do good,” according to the website, but has since become its own nonprofit — and a nationwide movement. It is in honour of good deeds that some of Prague’s monuments will light up today after dark. In addition to the traditional lighting of the Petrin Lookout Tower, the people of Prague will see a giant heart in the National Theatre building from five o’clock in the afternoon. Anyone can join on the most generous day of the year, and anyone and almost anything can join Giving Tuesday. In the Czech Republic, Giving Tuesday has been initiated by the Association of Social Responsibility for six years now. Those interested can be inspired by the initiative’s website, where they will find over two hundred challenges. Those interested can support, for example, children with cancer, single seniors, or the construction of a...
There will be no New Year’s fireworks and neither a videomapping show in Prague, Mayor Zdeněk Hřib announced today. The city’s authorities decided to not go ahead with traditional January 1 municipal events in view of the Covid situation. “We did not plan any fireworks this year either, but we were considering alternative ways to welcome the new year. We were waiting for the epidemic situation and anti-epidemic measures to develop. Given the current situation, we abandoned the planned activities,” Hofman said. Due to the current epidemic situation and the measures in force, the municipality does not plan any other New Year’s Eve. “We would not be able to guarantee the safety of visitors at such an event with regard to the transmission of the disease, and it would be difficult to ensure the spectators’ distances,” City Hall spokesperson Vít Hofman told the Czech News. In the past, Prague city traditionally welcomed the new year on January 1 with fireworks, which from January 1, 2020, have been replaced with a videomapping show, which, according to the city management, does not have negative consequences, such as noise and stress for animals. Among other reasons, last year the city wanted to save...
To commemorate ten years since the death of President Václav Havel, an event “10 years without V.H.” will be organized in Prague on December 18th. Václav Havel’s public engagement began in the 1960s. During the Prague Spring of 1968, he argued that reforming the Communist Party and its style of government was not enough. Instead of mere democratization, he wanted true democracy. However, all such hopes were dashed by the Soviet-led invasion and subsequent occupation. Havel became a leading figure in the Czechoslovak dissident movement. One of the co-authors of the Charter 77 declaration, around which the most influential human rights organization formed. He was no longer spared a prison sentence – Havel was convicted in 1979 and not released from prison until 1983. He was arrested again and sentenced in 1989 but spent only a few months in prison. In that same seminal year, there would be a major change not just in his life but in Czechoslovak society. Communism is toppled in the Velvet Revolution, and Václav Havel becomes president of a newly democratic country. He will also go down in history as the last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic. Program The...
In the upper part of Wenceslas Square, Christmas markets continue despite the government ban. The Prague 1 office authorized them as a “cultural event”, said Petr Bidlo, a spokesman for the city district, adding that “according to the organizers, all necessary anti-epidemic measures were observed”. “The Office has approved the markets as a cultural event, and therefore they take place under that regime,” Bidlo said on Monday. According to the organizers, drinks and food are served only for take away and the staff warns visitors that they should not consume them on the spot. “I fully understand the seriousness of the situation, I myself comply with all anti-pandemic measures and I ask all citizens to do the same. However, I consider the ban on Christmas markets to be huge nonsense. Farmers’ markets, for example, can continue to operate,” Hejma wrote on Facebook Mayor Hřib said on Monday that the city can influence sales only through a special decree. It determines where and what can be sold in public places in Prague. According to that, only the lower part of Wenceslas square is explicitly mentioned as a place for Christmas markets. “Even in an emergency, the mayor does not have the...
Researchers from the Research Institute of Plant Production and other organizations, together with the Transport Company of the Capital City (DPP), are testing new grass mixtures which they hope will be resistant to extreme weather conditions. The main goal is to find a perfect mixture that will be less demanding on maintenance and water consumption. DPP costs irrigation of grassed lines, with an area of 111,000 square meters, about 1.5 million CZK a year, said DPP board member and technical director Jan Šurovský. “If the joint research project succeeded in testing and developing grass mixtures that are truly resistant to extreme conditions, especially drought, this would not only mean a significant reduction in water consumption and maintenance costs for us but would ultimately meet 100 percent all urban and environmental properties that are expected of them,” said Šurovský. According to project coordinator Vojtěch Holubec, grasses, clover and other plants used in green carpets in Bělohorská Street come from hardy plants that researchers have collected at extreme locations in the Czech Republic. At the Drinopol and U Kaštanu tram stops, scientists will test carpet variants for both sunny and shady habitats. According to Šurovský, there are about 16 kilometers of tram...
Antonie, Bluestar, Ballerina or Laura. These are the name of domestic potato varieties. And it is with them that a new restaurant concept has been born. Brambory (Potatoes), yes this is the name (blunt and to the point, we like it), is being opened by the gastronomic group Together in Pankrác, Prague. And yes, potatoes will obviously play a major role in it. Chef Lukáš Soukup and his team want to show that these traditional vegetables don’t have to be just a boring side dish – or that they don’t have to be a side dish at all. The Together Group stands for companies such as the Vinohrady Parliament, Sia, Bruxx or Cukrář Skála, and since November you will also find it close to the Arkády shopping center in Pankrác. Brambory will serve dishes supplemented with potato varieties from around the world. Do you like potatoes like fries, patatas bravas, tortillas, in soup, with squid, or even ceviche? All this will be possible here. But of course, also in the classic potato salad, mash, or croquettes. “The more we became interested in the details about the potatoes, we found it interesting to show that the potato is not just a...
Wine lovers rejoice! The LÁHVE store in Prague is expanding the geography of its assortment: Spain now joins France, Italy, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic. The added location means customers have access to 36 brands of Spanish wines (11 white and 25 red). LÁHVE remained faithful to its concept – to offer customers high-quality wines from the middle price segment. An illustrative example: to select the 36 brands, the store formed a tasting committee which evaluated 120 samples from Spanish winemakers. Only 30% of the submissions were lucky enough to hit the shelves. The tasting committee consisted of five people — two professional sommeliers and three wine connoisseurs with many years of experience. All employees of the store also participated in the tasting in order to have a personal idea of the wines sold. – the tasting committee consisted of five people – two professional sommeliers and three wine connoisseurs with many years of experience. All employees of the store also participated in the tasting in order to have a personal idea of the wines sold; – wines were tested in ascending order of value; – at the first stage, the samples were evaluated according to three key parameters:...
Thousands rallied in Prague on Sunday to protest the government’s restrictive measures to tackle a record surge of coronavirus infections. The protesters included members and supporters of a number of fringe political parties and groups that failed to win any parliamentary seats in October’s election. It was their third protest in the last two weeks. The participants didn’t wear face coverings or follow social distancing rules and drank beer despite a ban on drinking alcohol in public. At Letna park, the protesters chanted “Freedom!” and “We’ve had enough!” while displaying banners that discouraged getting vaccinated such as ones reading “My body my choice.” Police didn’t intervene. The Czech Republic has been setting repeated records in new daily infections, hitting a record high of almost 28,000 cases on Thursday. The infection rate was at 1,191 new cases per 100,000 residents over the past seven days. Overall, the Czech Republic has registered over 2.1 million cases with 32,837 COVID-related deaths. It has lower vaccination rates than many other EU nations. The government declared a 30-day state of emergency and imposed additional coronavirus restrictions Friday in its effort to tackle the surge. Among them, all Christmas markets across the country were banned and...
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