Economic woes fuel France anger May 1, 2009
Earlier this week at a big student demonstration on the Left Bank in Paris, few students were interested in talking about controversial university reforms; most wanted to give their opinion about the economic crisis. "Why should workers pay for the economic crisis?" asks student Fabrice. (BBC News -- Europe)
Ruth Madoff's cookbook mess Mar 20, 2009
Wild Thyme's next Dining Club Rive Gauche "on the left bank of Sonoma Creek," will feature a Caribbean spice menu with Caribbean music by Diego Jameau next Wednesday, March 25. Enjoy accras shrimp fritters with coconut chips, grapefruit avocado salad, papaya chicken and lime tarts. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Historic Parisian hotel offered for sale Mar 20, 2009
In general, she added, "Paris prices have gone down as much as 20 percent on the Right Bank, but less so on the Left Bank, where the rarity of good quality property keeps prices buoyant.". She noted that she recently sold a 320-square-meter Left Bank apartment for 3. (International Herald Tribune)
Live like a local in Paris: Rent an apartment. Feb 21, 2009
Do: Visit Shakespeare and Co. bookstore, 37 Rue de la Bucherie on the Left Bank. www. (AZCentral -- Travel)