Le Havre Skyline Exhibition at City Hall: A Comparison to Manhattan Silhouette and Light

Le Havre Skyline Exhibition at City Hall: A Comparison to Manhattan Silhouette and Light

Par Romain HUYNH Published on 18 Feb 24 at 7:44 See my news Follow 76actu In Le Havre, it is everywhere: on posters, mugs, as decorations to hang on the walls… the Le Havre “skyline”, this very characteristic silhouette which stands out above the horizon, is the subject of a exhibition at City Hall until … Read more

Nice Carnival: Pop Culture Theme Marks Rejuvenation for 139th Edition

Nice Carnival: Pop Culture Theme Marks Rejuvenation for 139th Edition

By Le Figaro with AFP Published 2 hours ago, Updated 2 hours ago Nice Carnival Access the slideshow (5) The festivities began this Saturday with a grand opening parade bringing together, around the King and the Queen, some of the parade floats, as well as flower battles, for an edition placed under the sign of … Read more

Legal Battle Ends: Real Estate Program in Landerneau Back on Track

Legal Battle Ends: Real Estate Program in Landerneau Back on Track

For eighteen months, the real estate program started on rue de la Petite-Palud, in Landerneau, remained at a standstill. Many even thought it was abandoned. It must be said that the construction site looked sad. On site, the presentation panel, lying on the ground, had been drinking for a while already. “At one time, a … Read more

US Government Implements New Rules to Return Native American Artifacts to Tribes

US Government Implements New Rules to Return Native American Artifacts to Tribes

By Le Figaro with AFP Published on 01/27/2024 at 07:23, Updated on 01/27/2024 at 18:14 The goal of the U.S. government is to return these Native American artifacts to the tribes. Itza / stock.adobe.com The institution is complying with new government rules, requiring museums to obtain consent from descendants of indigenous tribes before displaying objects … Read more

Rare Books, Personal Items, and Artwork Belonging to Winston Churchill on Sale at Winter Fair of Antiques and Designers in New York

Rare Books, Personal Items, and Artwork Belonging to Winston Churchill on Sale at Winter Fair of Antiques and Designers in New York

Books, letters, furniture and paintings that belonged to the former British Prime Minister are on sale, until January 28, at the Winter Fair of Antiques and Designers. The «old lion» Winston Churchill, hero of the Second World War and British Prime Minister, was also a painter and Nobel Prize winner for literature: some of his … Read more

Innovative Education Project in Lille Creates ‘Child-Friendly City’ Laboratory

Innovative Education Project in Lille Creates ‘Child-Friendly City’ Laboratory

To read this entire article, subscribe to the Courrier des Maires – Subscriber edition The overall Lille educational project includes a section on children in the city providing for the creation of a “city at child height” laboratory. In Lille, the place of children has been a long-standing subject for this “Child-Friendly City” since 2003, … Read more

New York City’s Climate Resilience Project: Preparing for Rising Waters and Worsening Storms

New York City’s Climate Resilience Project: Preparing for Rising Waters and Worsening Storms

In the United States, global warming is already causing significant damage. Faced with this sword of Damocles that threatens all of humanity, New York City is already preparing for the worst. The North American continent is suffering from global warming, as evidenced in particular by the devastating fires that break out every summer in the … Read more

The Birth of the Olympia: From Music Shed to Iconic Venue

The Birth of the Olympia: From Music Shed to Iconic Venue

The entrepreneur Joseph Oller inaugurated the “music hall” in 1893, shortly after creating the Moulin Rouge. Sixty years later, when the place had become a cinema, Bruno Coquatrix, who dreamed of a space dedicated to song, became the owner of L’Olympia. The Olympia, the Moulin Rouge and the Paris Mutuel have the same father, Joseph … Read more

Françoise Hardy’s Plea for Assisted Dying Sparks National Debate

Françoise Hardy’s Plea for Assisted Dying Sparks National Debate

Suffering from two cancers, the singer suffers martyrdom. In La Tribune Dimanche, she addresses a letter to the head of state. A plea to stop the suffering of “French people who are very sick and have no hope of getting better”. “Her life has become so painful that we sometimes wonder if it would not … Read more

In Bordeaux, “the Euratlantic shortcut equals too easy concreting”

In Bordeaux, “the Euratlantic shortcut equals too easy concreting”

Euratlantique takes over for ten years. The Operation of National Interest (OIN), the largest urban development operation in France outside Paris, was due to end in 2030, and has just been extended until 2040. “There are 740 hectares to be redeveloped on three municipalities, Bordeaux, Floirac, and Bègles, and we realized that we would not … Read more