The Sept Lézards closed in early 2008…hang in there while they look for a new location! There’s never much in the way of advertising for the Sept Lézards, a little jazz club and restaurant on the Rue de Rosiers. But it’s...
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Who knew Steven Seagal, butt kickin’ action hero of American cinema, is also a blues singer? Well, maybe I’m just out of the loop…good thing I saw this poster pasted up on the wall of my local city council building…anyone ever...
The cobblestoning of the Rue des Rosiers is continuing, slowly. This week when I walked through it was looking very Third World with the uneven dirt roads and wooden boards serving as ramps into the shops. There’s no way a site like this would be...
Author’s note: Actual helpful info at the end of this rant. Yeah, it’s hot in Paris. Very hot. And before you try and tell me that it’s hot in Houston, too, remember that it’s hot everywhere in Paris, not just outside. It’s hot...
I didn’t really have plans to watch the World Cup final. The idea of being trampled by exuberant crowds sort of put me off the idea. But yesterday afternoon a French friend invited me to watch the match with a bunch of friends, which sounded so darned...
Looking for medicinal herbs, teas, Dr. Bach’s essences, Sainte-Hildegarde products, dietary supplements or essential oils? There’s a pretty boutique facing the Jardin du Luxembourg that specializes in all of these things, with personalized advice...
14 Place de Clichy, 18th, Tel 01 45 22 53 24, M° Place de Clichy, www.wepler.com.
The Place de Clichy is dominated by this historic brasserie which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1992.
Tonight France plays Italy for the Football (aka Soccer) World Cup. To say the town has "Les Bleues" Fever would be an understatement. And there are so many Italians in Paris that no matter who wins you can expect a lot of joyously noisy...
On November 7, Americans throughout our land will vote in mid-term elections for the House and Senate. I am speaking to you today, as the Honorary Chairman of Democrats Abroad, to urge you to join them - wherever you may be in the world..
A scene from last week’s open-air screening of Triplettes de Belleville in front of the Hôtel de Ville. They were worried it might rain, thus the black plastic bags ready to be pulled over the canvas chairs.
As part of the ongoing improvements to make the city look more like Disneyland*, the Rue des Rosiers has been completely torn up for re-cobbling. The west end towards the Rue Vieille du Temple (in the photo) is already done, although I think they still have...
I’ve seen enough soccer (or football, as they say everywhere else in the world but the US), including every match in the last two World Cups, that I don’t really feel the urge to sit through any more of them. It’s not as if one needs to be...
