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The Poodle of the Place des Vosges

I just finished adding some (mostly doggie-centric) pet info to the Pets in Paris section of the Resource Guide. Would love to hear your suggestions on what else I should add to the page. If you’ve ever eaten at Ma Bourgogne (and you should, yum yum!)...

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Newsletter #71: June 2006

INSIDE THIS EDITION: * Practical: Métro Info * Entertainment: Filming on location in Paris * Sightseeing: Quai Branly Museum Opens * Dining: Déli-Cieux at Printemps * Dining: Frascati closed * Nightlife: Free Pyrotechnic Show * News: ZURBAN is finished! *...

Writers & Writing

Music and Poetry

Last week the Canadian Club organized an evening of poetry by Australian William La Ganza (seated in the photo) and music by Dushan di Concilio of Uruguay at the home of a Brazilian artist Sonia Daly.   Abbey Bookshop owner Brian Spence (standing)...

Paris Food & Drink

Welcome to the Dark Side

Black Calavados, aka BC40 Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, 8thTel 01 47 20 77 77 Back in the 1970s this place was the hotspot for French rockers like Serge Gainsbourg. It was reopened during Fashion Week in March and has become the coolest place to see and be...

Featured Events

From Belleville’s Portes Ouvertes

Belleville has more artists than any other district of Paris, and every May they open their ateliers to the public. Many of them are in squatted or temporary buildings, often surrounded by greenery and graffiti that you wouldn't find elsewhere in Paris...