Krakow

Debate: Fraud or Flawed Hero?

Friday, July 4, 2008

Exposes seem to come thick and fast these days, not least when communist collaboration is on the agenda. For better or worse, Poles from all walks of life - artists, workers, aristocrats, men of the cloth - have all been unmasked as informants in recent years.

A Force on Wheels

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Polish police officers receive bicycles at the end of four years of training led by the American Department of Justice

We DO Speak English. Really!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Krakow businesses are displaying their linguistic skills on their doors, but shouldn't that be a given?

Fence Picketed out of Market Square

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

At last, the fence that disfigured the Market Square for nearly three years has disappeared once and for all. The decision to remove it was finally made in mid-June by the Regional Inspectorate for Building Supervision - however the whole debacle surrounding the controversial barrier continues before the court.

Beach is Coming, but After Summer's Over

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Due to unexpected bureaucratic twists, Krakow will be able to enjoy its long-awaited beach on the Wistula River only after the summer season.

French Connection

Monday, June 2, 2008

France to open job market to Poles: Confirming their cooperation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski signed a declaration on strategic partnership at the second Polish-French summit, held in Warsaw on the 28th of May.

Lem's Playground

Monday, June 2, 2008

A "Garden of Experiments" has opened in Krakow just in time for Children's Day, dedicated to literary great Stanislaw Lem

Uncertain Future for Plac Nowy

Monday, June 2, 2008

No one doubts that Plac Nowy needs to be redeveloped, but there is a fundamental conflict between a privately owned company that has a duty to maximize profits for its shareholders, and the residents who think it inappropriate for the future of a historic public space to be decided on by a private corporation.

Debate: Kazimierz: Revival or Reminiscence?

Sunday, June 1, 2008

With the Jewish Culture Festival (see Spotlight, City Life) in town this month, Krakow Post discusses a much-debated topic: the "Jewish revival" of Kazimierz. Soren Gauger is sceptical, whilst Duncan Rhodes urges optimism.

Interview: The Jewish Community Centre Revisited

Sunday, June 1, 2008

It's been almost one month since I last visited the brand-new Jewish Community Centre on Miodowa Street, and I returned to have a much quieter talk with Jonathan Ornstein, the centre's director, and to see what's going on at the centre now that the commotion from the opening has settled a bit.