List of author's articles, page 15
Revenues from the “živec” currency support enlivening of public space
SINCE April 2014, a special local currency called “živec” has been in use in Zvolen and in Bratislava. The complementary local currency launched by the non-profit organisation called Živica (thus its name) is valid simultaneously with the euro and is also fixed on the euro.
Tiger cub at Bratislava Zoo christened Salim
A WHITE male tiger cub, born at Bratislava Zoo in February, was christened Salim by Bratislava mayor Ivo Nesrovnal on April 25.
The best Slovak meats are exported
GOOD-QUALITY meat from domestic farmers can be found in Slovakia – but it has to be found and paid for, experts opine, with the best local meat often exported abroad.
Latter-day Romanticism in City Gallery
THE ANNUAL Radislav Matuštík Scholarship supports beginning art curators offering different leitmotifs each year. In 2015, Mária Janušová focuses on analogies between the romantic movement in art of the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century, and the current Slovak visual art.
Jo Nesbo comes to Slovakia
BESTSELLING Norwegian author Jo Nesbo, whose crime novels have been published in 40 languages in 140 countries, will sign his books in two Bratislava bookshops on May 6 and even give a public debate in one of them.
Slovak barista won World Championship
THE WORLD championship in lesser-known, new technology of brewing coffee – AeroPress – was won by Slovak Lukáš Záhradník. He beat the strong competition of 36 contestants from all over the world in mid April in Seattle.
Bochníček discovered star at age 16
FORMER head of the Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) in Tatranská Lomnica, Záviš Bochníček, would celebrate 95 years at the end of April. The man who popularised astronomy throughout his career, managed to discover a star, Nova CP Lacertae, at age 16; and this changed his whole life.
Cog railway opened season in April, starting with Košice ride
THE COG steam train based in Tisovec began its operating season in the end of April when it took a ride to an event in Košice. Throughout the tourist season, it will run twice a month – more than originally planned.
Sloboda Zvierat working to solve “animal hoarding”
THE SLOBODA Zvierat, or Animal Freedom (SZ) rescue organisation has recorded an increased number of so-called “animal hoarding” cases this spring, a ticking bomb that brings suffering to animals, their rescuers and, of course, neighbours and the environs, including nearby shelters.
Man who fled in car with woman and baby inside, got three years conditionally
THE MAN identified as Peter R. who committed a curious crime last August has received a court sentence. In summer, he entered an unlocked Škoda Octavia car with a running engine and drove away.
Man who fled in car with woman and baby inside, got three years conditionally
THE MAN identified as Peter R. who committed a curious crime last August has received a court sentence. In summer, he entered an unlocked Škoda Octavia car with a running engine and drove away.
Open houses, free events mark start of tourist season
WARM weather invites people to spend more time outdoors and tourism season ceremonially opens with Bratislava for Everyone, or Open Days of Bratislava, events taking place April 24-26.
Creating a giant Lego statue attracted a record number of children
BUILDING a giant statute of a Lego construction kit attracted almost a thousand children during the Easter weekend. In the Europa Centre in Banská Bystrica, they competed, built and played.
African drums to vibrate Bratislava club
WITH the festival of percussion (World of the Drums, Drums of the World) having become a tradition in the Slovak capital, the exotic rhythms comes to Bratislava again, on a more unusual date: instead of October, the Amadinda Uganda band will perform in Ateliér Babylon on April 23, supported by the Slovak group playing west-African rhythms, Jamadan.
Discovering charms of puzzle and culture mixing
THE [fjúžn] FESTIVAL which opens the issues of migration and integration celebrates its 10th anniversary. This jubilee year has the “Puzzle” as leitmotif that meanders along the whole dramaturgy list.
Cultural Košice offers several new events for locals
SPOT’s, Košice cultural centres and points of culture, have organised several new events and cycles for local inhabitants and visitors to enhance the offer in the eastern-Slovak city which was European Capital of Culture (ECOC) in 2013.
Replica of St. Wenceslas crown arrives in Bratislava
RESIDENTS and visitors to Bratislava have a unique opportunity to see an exact replica of the famous Crown of Saint Wenceslas starting on April 14 at the Pražská Mincovňa / Prague Mint gallery at Michalská Brana (Michael's Gate) in the Old Town.
Eighty runners participated in tower-running race in Banská Bystrica
BANSKÁ Bystrica’s tallest building, Europa Business Center, played host to the first round of the Slovak Tower-running Cup 2015 on April 11. Similar events have previously been held only in Bratislava and Žilina, TASR.
Survey: What does it take to be a “true Slovak”?
TRUE Slovaks should first and foremost speak Slovak, view themselves as being Slovak and have Slovak citizenship, a survey by the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) has revealed.
Concrete Charlie, American football hero, felt Slovak
ONE OF the legends of American football, Charles “Chuck” Bednarik, called Concrete Charlie, was born in 1925 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania but claimed he felt himself to be Slovak.
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- Unique items from ancient times found in Rusovce Photo
- Bratislava’s new Old Bridge now spans Danube Photo
- Bears in High Tatras get cheeky
- Foreigners: Top 10 bars in “Bartislava”
- Globally unique: train crosses football pitch Video
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- Bratislava’s embassy-backed events you don’t want to miss
- Slovakia mourns Pope Francis, a shepherd of hope and humility Photo
- Slovakia’s public finances remain in deep trouble
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- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- Slovak Matters: A flirtatious Easter of water and whipping
- Confetti, chants and history: Hejková’s dream goodbye after nearly 40 years at the top
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- Bratislava’s embassy-backed events you don’t want to miss
- Slovakia mourns Pope Francis, a shepherd of hope and humility Photo
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- Slovak Matters: A flirtatious Easter of water and whipping
- Slovakia’s public finances remain in deep trouble
- When to shop over Easter: Opening hours for supermarkets in Slovakia
- Danish shoemaker to shut Slovak factory, axing 650 jobs in fresh blow to struggling region
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- Bratislava’s embassy-backed events you don’t want to miss
- The British Film Institute shines a light on Slovak cinema’s boldest chapter Video
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Slovakia's latest basketball star is destined for great things in the USA
- When to shop over Easter: Opening hours for supermarkets in Slovakia
- US giant pulls plug on Slovak factory, axing 137 jobs
- “Return not,” the ocean cried. But I returned for her
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
- German shoemaker Lowa joins wave of factory closures in Slovakia
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- US giant pulls plug on Slovak factory, axing 137 jobs
- When to shop over Easter: Opening hours for supermarkets in Slovakia
- Danish shoemaker to shut Slovak factory, axing 650 jobs in fresh blow to struggling region
- Hundreds of people ousted from Bratislava’s Volkswagen
- What is Pope Francis’s message to the powerful?
- Slovakia mourns Pope Francis, a shepherd of hope and humility Photo
- Confetti, chants and history: Hejková’s dream goodbye after nearly 40 years at the top
- Slovakia’s public finances remain in deep trouble
- Ambulance hit by Russian drone goes on display in centre of Bratislava
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- The British Film Institute shines a light on Slovak cinema’s boldest chapter Video
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