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Paris Silenced in the Age of COVID-19

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In the New York Times, Roger Cohen laments that “Paris is gone for now.” COVID-19 has cut off its “lifeblood.” He writes (abridged): “We’ll always have Paris.” Turns out perhaps the most famous line in the movies was wrong. Paris is gone for now, its lifeblood cut off by the closure of all restaurants, its […]

Paris’ Plan to Turn Champs-Elysees into a 1.2-mile Garden

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Jack Newman reports for the Daily Mail: Paris’s most famous street is set to undergo a £225million makeover to turn it into an ‘extraordinary garden’. The Champs-Elysees, which is normally clogged with traffic, will instead become a 1.2-mile stretch of greenery with tunnels of trees, green spaces and pedestrian zones. Under the plans, the number […]

Greetings from Key West

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Our favorite oyster bar and lunch spot in old town Key West is the Thirsty Mermaid. The #1 oyster supplier in America, Skip Batten, is their oyster supplier. Today, Debbie and I had—flown directly from Skip—Skip’s Petit and Aunt Dotty oysters! Both are harvested in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and are outstanding. Enjoy, Dick & Debbie

30 Officers Injured in Philadelphia Rioting: We Back the Blue

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After a man wielding a knife was shot by police in Philadelphia, riots broke out in the city, injuring 30 officers. Fox News reports: The fatal police shooting of a Black man allegedly armed with a knife in the western side of Philadelphia sparked violent protests overnight, with at least 30 officers reported injured early Tuesday – including one sergeant who was […]

Our Planned Newport to Key West Route

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Here you can see our planned Newport, RI to Key West, FL route (from Pennsylvania). In each state on the map, you can see a number representing its allocation of Electoral College votes. We’ll spend about a day on the road in each big state. As we travel, avoiding large cities, we’ll get a sense […]

Meet Our Friend David Lebovitz

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Originally posted April 3, 2015. Our friend and guide to Paris’ culinary wonders, David Lebovitz, will be appearing in the U.S. at multiple locations to sign his book My Paris Kitchen. David writes: I’m supposed to be locked away, with my nose to the grindstone. But I’ll be making a few appearances in various places […]

Welcome Back Le Bristol Paris!

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Welcome Back Le Bristol Paris.–Dick & Debbie Young, USA. The beginning of a new chapter in Le Bristol Paris’ beautiful story Today at 12:00 p.m., the revolving door at Le Bristol Paris will once again begin to turn, revealing a sought-after tranquil destination for the Indian summer, the ravishing renaissance of the garden and its […]