This urban agriculture association grows learning gardens at schools in the 20th – and beyond It’s lunch break on a sunny Friday, time for the Club Jardin at the Flora Tristan Middle School, rue Galleron. One by one, the club members clamor up the two flights of stairs to the rooftop garden and swing open… Lire la suite A taste of Veni Verdi
Whether to pay respects or to enjoy the fall colors, November 1 is a great day to explore the 20th’s cemeteries It’s a gray Friday November 1, the All Saints’ Day holiday. The weather is warm, but it rains on and off. Umbrellas go up just to be taken back down, particularly to ease the… Lire la suite A taste of All Saints’ Day
As clocks spring forward, the arrondissement comes alive It’s Sunday, March 31 and the first day of daylight saving time. The 20th arrondissement, robbed of an hour of sleep, awakens slowly despite the spring sun. Mother nature is already busy; the trees along the avenues unfurl their bright green leaves, and the cherry trees, forsythia,… Lire la suite A taste of spring
Far from the Seine and the Sacre-Coeur, the 20th arrondissement is not the Paris of postcards. It’s not chic or trendy, or even that clean. It’s a mishmash of architectures, a melting pot of cultures and a mix of classes. I’ve heard middle-class people call it too working class, and working-class people complain of gentrification:… Lire la suite A taste of this blog
Le Goût du 20e 