My husband says we will be “homeless” if we continue renting. We are 68 and 74 years old: should we buy a house instead? – CNET

My husband says we will be “homeless” if we continue renting.  We are 68 and 74 years old: should we buy a house instead?  – CNET

My husband is 68 years old and I am 74 years old. He earns $250,000 a year. We rent a townhouse in a very upscale suburb in the Houston area, but our last rent increase was $300 a month! My husband wants to find a house for no more than $300,000 because he doesn’t want … Read more

Aimia Raises $32.5M and Announces Changes to its Board Amid Unsolicited Buyout Offer

Aimia Raises .5M and Announces Changes to its Board Amid Unsolicited Buyout Offer

(Illustration: Camille Charbonneau) Here is a selection of announcements that have (or will) move the prices of these companies: (Come back and read us from time to time so as not to miss any updates) Aimia raises $32.5M and announces changes to its board Aimia (AIM) has signed an agreement that will allow it to … Read more

Lawyer Exposes Shocking Reality of Child Welfare in France in New Book “Chronicles of Ordinary Contempt”

Lawyer Exposes Shocking Reality of Child Welfare in France in New Book “Chronicles of Ordinary Contempt”

Lawyer at the Marseille Bar, Me Michel Amas is an angry man. For five years he has been traveling across France to assist parents in distressdont the children were placed. Here, in the home; there, with a host family. Today, 300,000 children are covered by Child Welfare (ASE) for a budget of 9 billion euros … Read more

Injury Woes Continue for FC Villefranche-Beaujolais Ahead of Match Against Nîmes

Injury Woes Continue for FC Villefranche-Beaujolais Ahead of Match Against Nîmes

So far everything was perhaps going too well for FC Villefranche-Beaujolais who will have gone through almost the entire summer without major problems. Then everything happened in the last ten days, notably with the loss for many months of the precious midfielder Abou Ba, the victim of a knee sprain. In Dijon, last week, the … Read more

The Future of French Tech: New Performance Indicators and Strategic Breakthroughs

The Future of French Tech: New Performance Indicators and Strategic Breakthroughs

It was also the start of the school year for members of the French Tech Saint-Étienne Lyonwho met at the school campus All of them in the 7th arrondissement of LyonThursday September 14. During this meeting, a dozenincubators from Lyon and Saint-Etienne, such as the HUB612, the H7 or even the Village by CAwere invited … Read more

Bron’s First Petanque World Cup: September 9-10 on Liberty Square with 96 Plotted Games!

Bron’s First Petanque World Cup: September 9-10 on Liberty Square with 96 Plotted Games!

THE September 9 and 10the city of Bron welcomes its first Petanque World Cup. For this, the liberty square is requisitioned to host 96 plotted games on 4 000 m2 !This international competition will host 256 triplets high-level and 64 female doublets national level. Co-organized by the City and the Bron-Terraillon petanque clubthe international competition … Read more

Major Landslide in Maurienne Valley: Rail Traffic Paralyzed Between France and Italy

Major Landslide in Maurienne Valley: Rail Traffic Paralyzed Between France and Italy

an important landslide stony happened last night in the Maurienne Valley (Savoie)on the territory of the commune of Saint-André. Sunday around 5:15 p.m., “several blocks of rock representing a volume of about 700 m3” struck a protective screen installed on a departmental road (the RD 1006), in a “particularly monitored sector”I explained the prefecture of … Read more

Breaking All-Time Temperature Records in Southern France: Lyon Hits 41.4°C

Breaking All-Time Temperature Records in Southern France: Lyon Hits 41.4°C

Of the all-time temperature records were beaten again on Thursday August 24 in the southern part of France, after a day on Wednesday which had already seen records fall in Toulouse, Albi or Carcassonne. After Toulouse yesterday, a second major metropolis broke its absolute temperature record. He did 41.4°C in Lyon this afternoondata that erases … Read more

Darkening Business Climate in France: August 2023 Update

Darkening Business Climate in France: August 2023 Update

In August 2023, the business climate in France is darkening according to the latest INSEE barometer. Located at 99, the indicator calculated from the responses of business leaders in the main market sectors, loses one point. “It thus falls just below its long-term average (100), the lowest since April 2021. This decline is explained in … Read more

Exploring the Historic Tram Via: From Grenoble to Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte

Exploring the Historic Tram Via: From Grenoble to Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte

Did you know that a electric tram allowed to connect Grenoble To Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte at about 1,200 m altitude? This line, built in 1909 and operated until 1951 then made it possible to reach Lans-en-Vercors and Villard-de-Lans. Since July 6the official date of its inauguration, this historic route has been renamed Via you tram. The rails … Read more