The administration of the Primorsky district stated that the trees, the theft of which Petersburgers complained, were planted not by local residents, but by a private company. The company did not mind the transplanting of trees, but it is still not clear who was engaged in this transplant. The administration published an answer in its group on VKontakte. Officials found that we are not talking about fir trees, as previously reported, but about Tyuha.

In the " Botyl " in the New Holland, three more new restaurant projects are opened, they told Paper in the press service of the public space. On the ground floor of the complex, the Chinese bistro Hagao, the ISland Poke & Bowls cafe and the Indian cuisine Zita & Gita begin work. Hagao is already functioning, the rest of the establishments will open approximately at the end of the week. Hagao is a democratic cafe from the Bronka Restaurant Group holding (Buddha-Bar, Il Lago, “stuffing”).

On December 23, a winter space with a Christmas fair and a 70-meter slide opens in the “Nikolsky ranks”. In the courtyard, a observation tower was also built, with which a view of the Nikolsky Cathedral and Western open. Entrance to the space - by tickets, when buying which you need to choose a temporary interval. Cost - from 200 to 600 rubles. "Paper" shows how the yard of the "Nicoloi rows" looks like.

Winter courtyard "Nicoloi ranks" Market in Sevkabel Porto Christmas fair on Manezhnaya Street exposition Artantarctica "Garden of Light" Gatchinsky park Peterhof parks New Holland Berthold Center Rink and fair in the CPPO named after Kirov Due to the Pandemia of Coronavirus, Smolny tightened the restrictions on the New Year holidays-from December 30 to January 3, all restaurants and cafes were closed, and museums and theaters will work only on January 7.

In the bars, “Flowerers”, “One and a half rooms” and “Tacts” will be held “New Year's bar fair”. The co -owner of the institutions Ivan Lyashuk told about this "paper" . The fair will work from December 25 to January 10 - on dates, when the work of catering is prohibited after 19 hours. At 19 o’clock, the halls of the establishments will be released in accordance with the requirements of Smolny and will sell mulled wine and other drinks.

In St. Petersburg, the wife of the former governor of the city, Georgy Poltavchenko, Ekaterina Poltavchenko, died due to Koronavirus. This was reported by Fontanka with reference to State Duma deputy Igor Divinsky. According to Divinsky, Ekaterina Poltavchenko died on December 21 in one of the hospitals in St. Petersburg. Divinsky added that earlier she became infected with coronavirus. Ekaterina Poltavchenko was 67 years old.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg terminated the case of the artist Daria Apakhonchich due to the lack of a composition of the offense. She was accused of participating in the performance of Vulva-Bale in support of the LGBT activist Julia Tsvetkova. This was reported by the telegram channel "Apology of protest". Daria Apakhonchich charged with participating in the unauthorized dance performance of Vulva-Bale in support of LGBT activists from Komsomolsk-on-Amur Yulia Tsvetkova.

“Paper” collected slow music for a pause in a flow of pre -holiday affairs, lazy meetings with friends on January 1 and walking on vacation. There are 16 songs in our New Year's playlist, but there are no familiar ones-Frank Sinatra and Abba you will still hear somewhere.

The authorities of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region signed an agreement that residents of two regions can use benefits for travel in public transport of a neighboring region. This was reported by the press service of the administration of the governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov . The agreement was signed for 2021–2023, that is, during this period, preferential travel will be available for residents.

Tariffs for housing and communal services in St. Petersburg will not increase from January 1, but they can rise later. This was on the air of the St. Petersburg television channel by the adviser to the chairman of the Tariff Committee Irina Bugoslavskaya, her words are quoted by TASS. According to Bugoslavskaya, the Pandemia of Coronavirus has not yet affects tariffs, but in the future part of the income may fall. Smolny does not exclude further adjustments.

In the summer of 2005, Palace Square was almost completely covered with a lawn. The action took place on June 22 and was timed to the day of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. According to the organizers, the grass, as if sprouted through a stone, symbolized the victory of life over death. Sculptures of the scarlet roses of the German sculptor Sergei Dott also appeared on Palace Square.

On Rubinstein Street, 20 Cafe Rubinstein closed. Representatives of the institution reported this on Instagram. The last day "Rubinstein" worked on December 22. The reason for the closure in the cafe is not specified. It is not known whether the project will return to work in any form. “Paper” sent a request to representatives of the institution, but by the time of publication the news did not receive an answer. Rubinstein cafe has been working since 2016.

In December, in the Karelian village of Vatnavolok, an exposition was opened with the scenery of the concentration camp of the Finnish occupation. There are lessons in history and patriotic education for schoolchildren. The Fund of Presidential Grants allocated 2.8 million rubles to the project. “Paper” says that it is known about a copy of the concentration camp in Karelia, why he could not find a place for more than a year, and also who supports and criticizes the project and why.

Pavel Durov announced plans to monetize Telegram. All existing applications will remain free. He reported this in his telegram channel. According to Durov, today he pays the company's accounts from his own savings, but as his support grows, his support began to cost hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Durov said that the messenger will begin to monetize in 2021. According to him, the team will develop an advertising platform for telegram channels with a large audience.

The St. Petersburg activist and cornivia Pavel Krisevich filed a lawsuit in the Gagarinsky court of Moscow with a request to cancel the order to expel him from the Russian University of Friendship of Peoples (RUDN) and pay compensation for moral damage in the amount of 500 thousand rubles. This was reported by the telegram channel "Apology of protest".