A rather unusual book was launched last weekend. It is an album of historical photographs, entitled "A Walk Through Beautiful Riga/ Pastaiga pa skaisto Rīgu". The author is Kaspars Migla, co-author Andris Ivanovs.
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Summer flower planting will begin this week in Riga parks and streets. Winter plants have survived well, and the recent spring cold and snow have not hurt them much. Only the large Sakura garden in Pārdaugava did not blossom as glamorous this spring because of the cold, Latvian Radio reported May 12.
Russia's attack on Ukraine has topicalized refugee issues in Latvia once again. In the past, many Latvians were also forced to flee their homes due to hostilities. The exhibition "Refugee Paths" opened in March displays items Latvians had taken with them when fleeing and tells the stories of Latvian refugees from 1944 onward, Latvian Radio reported on March 25.
Residents of two adjacent buildings on Krišjāņa Valdemāra Street were promptly evacuated on Saturday due to cracks in the walls. The buildings were declared hazardous and the street closed. The residents are confused about the suddenness of the evacuation as the cracks have been there for years, Latvian Radio and Latvian Television reported on February 19.
Starting today, there is limited store activity on weekends and holidays. Only certain groups of products can be purchased. Latvian Radio and Latvian Television looked at the situation at stores on the first day, December 5.
Last week the Culture Ministers of the three Baltic States met in Vilnius and decided on the translation and publication of the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature award-winning works in all three Baltic languages, Latvian Radio reported July 29.
After three months of silence, on Saturday, June 6, Riga Dome will open its doors with the event Musical Evening Walk in Riga Cathedral, Latvian Radio reported on June 4.
May 4 this year will mark the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Council vote to reinstate Latvia's independence. A Latvian Radio strand looks back at the way the popular Avots (Source) magazine, which also published the first Latvian translations of many Western classics, contributed to the prevailing mood of the National Awakening.