Thursday, August 28, 2008

Krakow

First tram cafe to open

Thursday, July 26, 2007
Krakow will be home to the first cafe tram in Poland. Two bidders, Jordan and the Przewlocki Company, have won the MPK tender for the purchase of a Nuremberg tram and the rights to use the city's tramlines to initiate a new conceptual coffee shop tram.

Health-conscious Krakow goes smoke free

Thursday, July 26, 2007
The Smoke-Free Premises campaign has been in full swing in Krakow since March 2007. With close to 70 local businesses, including restaurants, coffee shops, hotels and bars signing up, the campaign is intending to take its success nationwide.

Anger over Botanical Garden plans

Thursday, July 26, 2007
The controversy began when the Municipal Office for Spatial Development announced a competition to develop the area east of Rynek Glowny near the Botanical Garden. The offices called upon interested investors to submit a range of projects for possible implementation in the area. Many local residents became enraged at the idea.

Director of Municipal Office for Spacial Planning Magdalena Jaskiewicz speaks with The Krakow Post about the confusion with the Botanical Garden

Thursday, July 26, 2007
The Krakow Post: What is this competition that is creating so much controversy?

Krakow expands offers for foreign students

Thursday, July 26, 2007
More and more international students are coming to Krakow to study.

Schindler's triumphant comeback

Sunday, July 22, 2007
An unscientific Internet survey about what the City of Krakow should do with the old Oskar Schindler Factory suggests that most residents are not opposed to the city's idea of using part of it for a modern-art museum. Opponents of the art museum, who say such a facility should not be built on ground hallowed to Jews, argue that the survey was flawed.

Polish Uszatek ? Japanese cuddly toy

Sunday, July 22, 2007
Before you go to sleep today listen to a little tale.

The fence's days are over at last

Sunday, July 22, 2007
The old wooden fence on ul. Miodowa, which has been immortalized in "Schindler's List" and other films, is a perfect drop to a scene about World War II.

Nigel Kennedy's new album to appear in October

Sunday, July 22, 2007
Renowned violinist Nigel Kennedy, a Briton whose marriage to a Pole is one reason he fell in love with Poland, will include the music of two little-recorded Romantic-era Polish composers in his next album.

Orient Express visits Krakow for first, not last time

Sunday, July 22, 2007
Last week, the luxurious Orient Express made a maiden two-day scheduled stop in Krakow. Well, not quite.
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