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Brno Now featured on Spiegel website

March 2, 2010 News
Merian.de

Brno Now was described as “besten englisch-sprachigen Informationsmedium zur Stadt”.

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Transport strike postponed to Thursday (updated)

February 28, 2010 News
Brno Main Station

I am getting sick. If someone decides to go on a strike, he should have the decency to stick with one date.

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Strike to paralyze public transportation on Monday

February 25, 2010 News
Brno from Petrov hill

Government will discuss the problems with the unions, however it is good to have a car or a bike prepared.

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Prominent local politicians put in custody

February 15, 2010 News
Sono centrum

Kvapil was arrested minutes after he received a bribe of CZK 1,000,000 (€39,000).

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Google Street View covers one third of Brno

February 12, 2010 News
Brno in Google Street View

During recent weeks, many streets of Brno have been added to the Google Street View service.

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Ignis Brunensis 2010: schedule of fireworks and other events

February 10, 2010 News
Ignis Brunensis

The festival will take place between May 21 and June 6. Here is what you can look forward to.

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Clever idea: unsold “menu du jour” given to homeless people

February 5, 2010 News
Homeless folks

According to the town’s official website, there are 1,500 homeless people living in Brno.

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5,000 fans of Kometa Brno “owned” the largest arena in Prague

February 4, 2010 News
Kometa

Funny thing is that there were much more fans of Brno than fans who prefer Slavia.

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Win two flying Thai lanterns on Valentine’s day

January 29, 2010 News
Lanterns

If you are not lucky, you can still buy the lanterns at the place.

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3,360 Facebook fans successfully lobbied for a return of college bus stop

January 22, 2010 News
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The town-owned transport company will likely restore the original route of bus line #53, connecting the 4,000-student dormitory at Palackého vrch with Brno.

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Wonderful winter ZOO video & gathering for a runaway monkey

January 21, 2010 News
Heiko

If you want to help Heiko, send a short text message “HEIKO” to number 902 77 40 before January 31.

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Organic architecture orgasm: New Královo Pole railway station may look like a giant odonata

January 19, 2010 News
New railway station in Královo Pole

I think this is way amazing!

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First snowboard park opened in Brno. Free entrance!

January 10, 2010 News
Snowboard tricks

The very first incity snowboard park in the Czech republic was opened last week in park “Čertova rokle”.

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Brno “paralyzed” by snow

January 8, 2010 News
Brno under snow

Today, quarters Vinohrady and Kohoutovice, both located on hills above the town, were inaccessible by public transport for several hours.

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Calendar showing nude librarians becomes an instant hit

January 7, 2010 News
Guerilla Readers 2010 calendar

Non-profit Guerilla Readers prepared a 2010 calendar with nude pictures of library studies undergraduates, taken in the Moravian library.

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