Brian Kenety

The first phase of a comprehensive survey measuring how the Czech cultural sector is faring during the coronavirus crisis wraps up at midnight on Wednesday. The research…

The closing of international borders to contain the novel coronavirus has taken a heavy toll on businesses of all kinds – including the illegal drug trade. As a result…

One hundred years ago this February, the fledgling state of Czechoslovakia adopted a constitution guaranteeing equal rights for men and women, including the right to vote…

Of the approximately 50,000 pubs in the Czech Republic, nine out of ten have shuttered due to anti-coronavirus measures put in place a month ago. The rest are selling beer…

With the coronavirus pandemic now seemingly under control in the Czech Republic, the government this week rolled out a plan to reopen certain types of shops and services…

Pope Francis could be well enjoying a cool one right now – a golden Czech lager, that is, straight from the source: Plzeň. In March, as has become the tradition, the Vicar…

Obliged to close their doors to the public during the coronavirus pandemic, a wide range of Czech cultural, historical and religious institutions have begun offering an…

Farmers markets began popping up on Czech town squares a decade ago, much to the delight of locals in search of seasonal produce, freshly baked goods, free-range eggs…

The Czech film industry expects to see a 75 percent drop in production by year’s end due to the coronavirus pandemic. The cinemas are closed, the production of foreign…