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The concept of Les Cocottes de Christian Constant may be a bit of a gimmick, but the food is definitely not. Most everything on the menu is served in cast-iron cookware (“cocottes”) by Staub, which, along with wine glasses engraved with the restaurant’s logo and cookbooks by M. Constant, are displayed on the shelves behind [...]

Lunch at Le Grand Vefour

03/13/10 7:19 pm

Mon dieu. It is a masterpiece of an 18th Century interior. Plush red velvet banquets, gold gilt trim, full-wall mirrors, frescoes, silver vases of flowers, white linen tablecloths and napkins, skyrocketing fresh lilies. We were seated at a table that allowed us to peek at the decanting and the breathing of wine and the painstaking [...]

RISD names interim head

03/13/10 5:14 pm

ROXTON — Retired School Superintendent William Smith, who spent 35 years in the Greenville Independent School District...

Head Start registration currently under way i

03/13/10 5:14 pm

Registration for Lamar County Head Start is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, March 22, through Friday, April 30, week days only.

NL to send four to National Forensics meet

03/13/10 5:13 pm

After spending 44 hours in speech, debate and Congress rounds at the recent UIL District National Forensic League’s National Qualifier Tournament...

Paris native scores music for HBO film

03/13/10 5:07 pm

TV viewers in Northeast Texas can take in the work of Paris native and Emmy-nominated composer Blake Neely this Sunday...

Reno introduces emergency alert system

03/13/10 5:05 pm

RENO — The City of Reno will test its newly launched Blackboard Connect mass notification system Tuesday...

To the public health

03/13/10 5:04 pm

s your favorite restaurant as clean and as sanitary as it can be? If it isn’t, don’t blame the local health inspectors...

City to host citizens academy

03/13/10 5:03 pm

The City of Paris is taking citizens back to the classroom to learn about city operations.

A Paris Expat Podcast

03/13/10 7:53 am

Gui and I were recently invited to the top-secret, velvety-drape-lined K&K boudoir to be guests on the ever-popular podcast hosted by fellow Paris-based expats, Katia and Kyliemac. We’ve known these lovelies for some time now, having met them through the shrinking circle of expat friends that we’ve been lucky enough to have made here. They’re [...]

Get Comfortable

03/13/10 7:43 am

Ikea has moved into four Parisian subway stations for two weeks. Cute idea, but will they have to burn the furniture later? Oh, maybe they’ll go in the “as is” sale section! [via]

Event: TILT! party - 20 Mar 23:00

03/13/10 4:29 am

Given TILT!’s knack for cherry picking some top notch acts to represent or manage as part of their artist management arm, it’s only natural that they would coordinate some of the most beat-tastic parties on the circuit at the moment.

Tonight a more-than-faint whiff of disco/pop will flow through Point Ephémère as Italians Do It Better label boss Mike Simonetti takes to the DJ booth, adept at spinning the dancefloor faithful into a frenzy with some classic 4/4 beats. Support acts Ghostcat, Play Paul and Crame bring their eclectic repertoires to the mix, happily occupying a musical spot that lies somewhere between electronic, pop and fun, fun, fun. There is a “Moustache” dress code for the night, though it’s probably best to leave the homage to the Village People at home.

**Unlike has 2 guestlist spots up for grabs. Email simon@unlike.net with the subject line “TILT” for a chance to win.

Point Ephémère
200, quai de Valmy , 75010 Paris, France
http://bit.ly/tiltFB

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Glad Twinings

03/11/10 7:15 am

In the latest issue of the French Marie Claire Maison, I came across some really beautiful work by Les Filles de Factuer, hanging curtains and screens made up of twined, colorful plastic. I went to look at their website this morning and discovered that it is in fact a French organization whose mission is to help people [...]

Location: Fondation Le Corbusier

03/10/10 12:08 pm

Hidden deep within the 16th arrondissement, the Maison La Roche, home to the Fondation Le Corbusier, draws an enthusiastic if select crowd. Built by Le Corbu himself from 1923-1925 for the wealthy bachelor Monsieur La Roche, the iconic structure, with its flat roof, white stucco walls and elevated rez-de-chaussée, is something of a Mecca for modernist architecture pilgrims.

The foundation itself contains a wealth of original drawings, plans and manuscripts either bequeathed or transferred by Le Corbusier as well as a number of photographical archives and personal paintings.

Although seemingly bourgeois and staid, you should also make the most of the surrounding neighborhood. The quartier boasts several Mallet-Stevens Art Deco immeubles as well as Hector Guimard’s famous Castel Béranger, a whimsical Art Nouveau compound of 36 apartments that is regarded as one of his most important works. On occasion generous residents open the Castel’s gates so that us mere mortals might gawk at its swirling staircase and awesome courtyard.

8-10, square du Docteur-Blanche, 75016 Paris, France
Mon, 13:30-18:00; Tue-Thu, 10:00-12:30, 13:30-18:00; Fri, 10:00-12:30, 13:30-17:00
+33142884153
http://www.fondationlecorbusier.asso.fr/fondationlc_us.htm
reservation@fondationlecorbusier.fr
[M9] at Jasmin and Michel-Ange-Auteuil; [M10] at Michel-Ange-Auteuil; [Bus]52 at La Fontaine-Mozart

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No Names, Please…We’re French

03/10/10 7:51 am

“Hello,” I said with a bright smile. “I am M’s mom. She is so thrilled your daughter invited her to the birthday party. She’ll be very happy to join you. Oh, my name is Sylvia.” I rattled this off to the other mother in my nearly fluent French, my hand out, ready to shake. “Oh, very [...]

Elephant Polo Package

03/10/10 7:14 am

Golden Triangle, Thailand - Embark on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, with Four Seasons as your guide.

Event: MGMT - 23 Mar 20:00

03/10/10 2:05 am

Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden have had a pretty slick year. The two Wesleyan graduates, who make up the band MGMT (pronounced “emm-gee-emm-tee”), first hit the indie rock scene in 2007 when they played at New York City’s CMJ festival that quickly made them buzz words (even if they were a bit green). Their psychedelic rock album, Oracular Spectacular dropped in January to incredible acclaim; later, a performance on David Letterman and at the SXSW festival cemented their status as the hottest indie rock band way back in 2008.

So excuse us when we say that the Brooklyn boys’ music, most notably hit singles like the we-are-immortal ditties Time to Pretend and Kids, all sound a bit old to us. They’ve just been on our radar too long. But if they’re still new to you, catch MGMT live tonight when they play at a sure to be packed house at Le Trabendo.

Le Trabendo
211 Avenue Jean Jaures, 75019 Paris, France
http://www.myspace.com/mgmt

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Special Rates for Winter Getaways

03/09/10 6:56 am

Palm Beach - Defy winter and embrace the warmth of a Four Seasons welcome along South Florida's finest stretch of beach.

American Library Starts a Blog

03/08/10 8:37 pm

Good news! The American Library in Paris, an expat membership institution, has just launched Browser, a blog covering expat subjects and literary news and events (and not just ones at the Library itself). An inaugural post announces an event worth planning for: Since the mid-1990s the Library has been fortunate to host the talented and inventive [...]

Is Paris Hardening My Heart?

03/07/10 1:08 pm

The other day, a busy and rainy Sunday afternoon, as Gui and I were leaving McDonald’s to get on with the day, a young boy stopped me and asked me if I had a euro. We were still inside the McDonald’s when the boy approached me, and I had to ask him to repeat himself [...]