Prague has been such a dominant presence in Czech life so it's nice to see the regions pick up pace.

Ostrava: from coal to data-mining, says mayor Kajnar - Czechnews - Aktuálně.cz  Ostrava - The time for regions has come finally they will get their chance to catch up on Prague, says Petr Kajnar, the mayor of Ostrava, once a coal-mining town facing a decline, now an aspiring IT and technology center.