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Most of the Ile de la Cité's medieval structures fell victim to wunderkind urban planner Baron Haussmann's ambitious rebuilding program...
Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation
- Memorial/Monument/Tomb
On the eastern tip of the Ile de la Cité lies this stark monument to the more than 200,000 French men, women, and children who died...
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Looming above Place du Parvis on the Ile de la Cité is the iconic Cathédrale de Notre-Dame. Begun in 1163, completed in 1345, badly...
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Built by the obsessively pious Louis IX (1226–70), this Gothic jewel is home to the oldest stained-glass windows in Paris. The chapel...
Ancien Cloître Quartier
- Neighborhood/Street
Hidden in the shadows of Notre-Dame is this evocative, often-overlooked tangle of medieval streets. Through the years lucky folks, including...
Palais de Justice
- Castle/Palace/Chateau
This 19th-century neoclassical courthouse complex occupies the site of the former royal palace of St-Louis that later housed Parliament...
Place Dauphine
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
The Surrealists called Place Dauphine "le sexe de Paris" because of its suggestive V shape; however, its origins were much more proper.
Square du Vert-Galant
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
The equestrian statue of the Vert Galant himself—amorous adventurer Henry IV—keeps a vigilant watch over this leafy square at the...
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
You can't miss the unusual lacy spire of this church as you approach the Ile St-Louis; it's the only church on the island and there are...
Hôtel des Invalides
- Memorial/Monument/Tomb
The Baroque complex known as Les Invalides (pronounced lehz-ahn-vah-leed ) is the eternal home of Napoléon Bonaparte (1769–1821)...
Musée du Quai Branly
- Museum/Gallery
This eye-catching museum overlooking the Seine was built by star architect Jean Nouvel to house the state-owned collection of "non-Western"...
Eiffel Tower
- Memorial/Monument/Tomb
The Eiffel Tower is to Paris what the Statue of Liberty is to New York and what Big Ben is London: the ultimate civic emblem. French...
American Church
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Not to be confused with the American Cathedral, across the river at 23 avenue George V, this pretty neo-Gothic church built in 1927-31...
Musée Rodin
- Garden/Arboretum
Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) briefly made his home and studio in the Hôtel Biron, a grand 18th-century mansion that now houses a museum...
Champ de Mars
- Park/Playground
Flanked by tree-lined paths, this long expanse of grass lies between the Eiffel Tower and École Militaire. It was previously used as...
Les Égouts
- Archaeological Site/Ruins
Leave it to the French to make even sewers seem romantic. Part exhibit but mostly, well, sewer, this 1,650-foot stretch of tunnels provides...
Palais Bourbon
- Government Building
The most prominent feature of the Palais Bourbon—home of the Assemblée Nationale (or French Parliament) since 1798—is its colonnaded...
Arc de Triomphe
- Memorial/Monument/Tomb
Inspired by Rome's Arch of Titus, this colossal, 164-foot triumphal arch was ordered by Napoléon—who liked to consider himself the...
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
- Neighborhood/Street
Marcel Proust lovingly described the genteel elegance of the storied Champs-Élysées (pronounced chahnz- eleezay , with an "n" sound...
Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine
- Museum/Gallery
The greatest gems of French architecture are represented at the City of Architecture and Heritage, which bills itself as the largest...
Grand Palais
- Museum/Gallery
With its curved-glass roof and gorgeously restored Belle Époque ornamentation, you can't miss the Grand Palais whether you're approaching...
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
- Museum/Gallery
Although the city's modern art museum hasn't generated a buzz comparable to that of the Centre Georges Pompidou, visiting can be a more...
Musée Dapper
- Museum/Gallery
Dedicated to the art of Africa and the African diaspora, the Dapper Museum showcases an ever-changing selection of impressive temporary...
Musée Guimet
- Museum/Gallery
The outstanding Musée Guimet boasts the western world's biggest collection of Asian art, thanks to the 19th-century wanderings of Lyonnaise...
Palais de Chaillot
- Garden/Arboretum
This honey-color Art Deco cultural center on Place du Trocadéro was built in the 1930s to replace a Moorish-style building constructed...
Palais de Tokyo
- Museum/Gallery
The go-to address for some of the city's funkiest exhibitions, the Palais de Tokyo is a stripped-down venue that spotlights provocative,...
Aquarium de Paris
- Zoo/Aquarium
An aquarium and cinema may seen like a strange combination but the two coexist nicely in this attractive space beneath the Trocadéro...
Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent
- Museum/Gallery
With his longtime business and life partner, Pierre Bergé, the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent reopened his former atelier...
Maison de Baccarat
- Museum/Gallery
Designer Philippe Starck brought an irreverent Alice in Wonderland approach to the HQ and museum of the venerable Baccarat crystal...
Musée National de la Marine
- Museum/Gallery
Perfect for naval and history buffs, this underrated museum in the southwest wing of Palais Chaillot has a treasure trove of art and...
Palais de la Découverte
- Museum/Gallery
The Palace of Discovery, a popular science museum in the rear of the Grand Palais complex, has a wide variety of exhibits spread out...
Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode
- Castle/Palace/Chateau
The city's Museum of Fashion occupies a suitably fashionable mansion—the 19th-century residence of Marie Brignole-Sale, Duchess of...
Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
- Museum/Gallery
The "little" palace has a small, overlooked collection of excellent painting, sculpture, and objets d'art, with works by Monet, Gauguin,...
Galerie Véro-Dodat
- Store/Shop/Mall
A lovely 19th-century passage, gorgeously restored, the Véro-Dodat has a dozen artsy boutiques selling objets d'art, textiles, furniture,...
Galerie Vivienne
- Store/Shop/Mall
Considered the grande dame of Paris's 19th-century passages couverts —the world's first shopping malls—this graceful covered arcade...
Les Arts Décoratifs
- Museum/Gallery
Sharing a wing of the Musée du Louvre, but with a separate entrance and admission charge, Les Arts Décoratifs is actually three museums...
Jardin des Tuileries
- Park/Playground
The quintessential French garden, with its verdant lawns, manicured rows of trees, and gravel paths, was designed by André Le Nôtre...
Les Halles
- Historic District/Site
For 800 years, Paris was fed by the acres of food halls overflowing with meats, fish, and vegetables that made up this district. Sensuously...
The Louvre
- Museum/Gallery
The most recognized symbol of Paris is the Tour Eiffel, but the ultimate traveler's prize is the Louvre. This is the world's greatest...
Musée de l'Orangerie
- Museum/Gallery
The lines can be long to see Claude Monet's huge, meditative Water Lilies ( Nymphéas ) , displayed in two curved galleries designed...
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
The quietest, most romantic Parisian garden is enclosed within the former home of Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642). It's an ideal spot...
Place de la Concorde
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
This square at the foot of the Champs-Élysées was originally named after Louis XV. It later became the Place de la Révolution, where...
Place Vendôme
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
Jules-Hardouin Mansart, an architect of Versailles Palace, designed this perfectly proportioned octagonal plaza near the Tuileries in...
Rue Montorgueil
- Neighborhood/Street
Rue Montorgueil was once the gritty oyster hub of Les Halles. Now lined with food shops and cafés, the cobbled street whose name translates...
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Built as the market neighborhood's answer to Notre-Dame, this massive church is decidedly squeezed into its surroundings. Constructed...
Bibliothèque Nationale Richelieu
- Library/Archive
Superseded by the Bibliothèque Nationale François-Mitterand, France's longtime national library now hosts well-done temporary exhibits,...
Bourse du Commerce
- Financial Institution
Best approached from the rear, the old Commerce Exchange looks like a giant spaceship. Now home to the Paris Chamber of Commerce, it's...
Comédie Française
- Arts/Performance Venue
Refined productions by Molière and Racine are staged regularly (though only in French) at the vintage venue where actress Sarah Bernhardt...
Église de la Madeleine
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
With its rows of uncompromising columns, this enormous neoclassical edifice in the center of the Place de la Madeleine was consecrated...
Église St-Germain-l'Auxerrois
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Founded in 500 AD, this grand church across from the Louvre's eastern end is one of the city's oldest. It was destroyed during the Norman...
Jeu de Paume
- Museum/Gallery
This Napoleon III-era building at the north entrance of the Jardin des Tuileries began life in 1861 as a place to play jeu de paume...
Passage du Grand-Cerf
- Store/Shop/Mall
This pretty glass-roofed arcade was built in 1825 and expertly renovated in 1988. Today it's home to about 20 retailers, many of them...
Pinacothèque de Paris
- Museum/Gallery
The Pinacothèque, one of the city's most original art spaces, stages a steadily rotating calendar of crowd-pleasing shows by marquee...
Tour Jean Sans Peur
- Building/Architectural Site
This fascinating little tower is the only remnant of a sprawling complex built on the edge of the original city walls in 1369. It is...
Au Printemps
- Store/Shop/Mall
Spread across three buildings, this vast upscale department store has been luring shoppers since 1865. Besides the clothes, shoes, and...
Chocostory: Le Musée Gourmand du Chocolat
- Museum/Gallery
Considering that a daily dose of chocolate is practically obligatory in Paris, it's hard to believe that this spot (opened in 2010) is...
Galeries Lafayette
- Store/Shop/Mall
The stunning Byzantine glass coupole (dome) of the city's most famous department store is not to be missed. Amble to the center of...
Musée Cernuschi
- Museum/Gallery
Wealthy Milanese banker and patriot Enrico (Henri) Cernuschi fled to Paris in 1850 after the new Italian government collapsed, only to...
Musée National Gustave-Moreau
- Museum/Gallery
Visiting the quirky town house and studio of painter Gustave Moreau (1826–98) is well worth your time. With an eye on his legacy, Moreau—a...
Musée Jacquemart-André
- Museum/Gallery
Perhaps the city's best small museum, the opulent Musée Jacquemart-André is home to a huge collection of art and furnishings lovingly...
Opéra Garnier
- Arts/Performance Venue
Haunt of the Phantom of the Opera and the real-life inspiration for Edgar Degas's dancer paintings, the gorgeous Opéra Garnier is one...
Parc Monceau
- Park/Playground
This exquisitely landscaped park began in 1778 as the Duc de Chartres's private garden. Though some of the land was sold off under the...
Hôtel Drouot
- Market/Bazaar
Hidden away in a small antiques district, not far from the Opéra Garnier, is Paris's central auction house. With everything from old...
Musée Grévin
- Museum/Gallery
If you like wax museums, this one founded in 1882 ranks among the best. Pay the steep entry price and ascend a grand Phantom-of-the-Opera–like...
Musée Nissim de Camondo
- Museum/Gallery
The story of the Camondo family is steeped in tragedy, and it's all recorded within the walls of this superb museum. Patriarch Moïse...
Musée de la Vie Romantique
- Museum/Gallery
A visit to the charming Museum of the Romantic Life, dedicated to novelist George Sand (1804–76), will transport you to the countryside.
Musée du Parfum
- Museum/Gallery
More of a showroom than a museum, the small exhibit run by parfumier Fragonard above its boutique on Rue Scribe is heavy on decorative...
- House/Mansion/Villa
The birthplace of Cubism isn't open to the public, but a display in the front window details this unimposing spot's rich history. Montmartre...
Carré Roland Dorgelès
- Winery/Brewery/Distillery
This unassuming square is a perfect place to take in two of Montmartre's most photographed sites: the pink-and-green Au Lapin Agile cabaret...
Halle St-Pierre
- Market/Bazaar
This elegant iron-and-glass 19th-century market hall at the foot of Sacré-Coeur stages dynamic exhibitions of art brut (raw art),...
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
It's hard to not feel as though you're climbing up to heaven when you visit Sacred Heart Basilica, the white castle in the sky, perched...
Moulin de la Galette
- Windmill
Of the 14 windmills ( moulins ) that used to sit atop this hill, only two remain. They're known collectively as Moulin de la Galette—the...
Place des Abbesses
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
This triangular square is typical of the countrified style that has made Montmartre famous. Now a hub for shopping and people-watching,...
Place du Tertre
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
Artists have peddled their wares in this square for centuries. Though busloads of tourists have changed the atmosphere, if you come off-season...
Basilique de St-Denis
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Built between 1136 and 1286, St-Denis Basilica is one of the most important Gothic churches in France. It was here, under dynamic prelate...
Cimetière de Montmartre
- Cemetery
Overshadowed by better-known Père-Lachaise, this cemetery is just as picturesque. It's the final resting place of a host of luminaries,...
Espace Salvador-Dalí
- Museum/Gallery
One of several museums dedicated to the Surrealist master, the collection in this black-walled exhibition space includes about 300 works,...
Moulin Rouge
- Arts/Performance Venue
When this world-famous cabaret opened in 1889, aristocrats, professionals, and the working classes all flocked in to ogle the scandalous...
Musée de l'Érotisme
- Museum/Gallery
What better place for the Museum of Erotic Art than smack in the heart of the city's red-light district? Though the subject matter is...
Musée de Montmartre
- Museum/Gallery
In its turn-of-the-20th-century heyday, the building—now home to Montmartre's historical museum—was a studio block for painters,...
Place Jean-Baptiste-Clément
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
Monsieur Clément, a singer, was "Mayor of Montmartre" during the heady 70 days of the 1871 Commune, when this area actually seceded...
Saint Jean L'Evangéliste de Montmartre
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
This eye-catching church was the first modern house of worship built in Paris (1897–1904) and the first to be constructed of reinforced...
St-Pierre de Montmartre
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Tucked in the shadow of mighty Sacré-Coeur is one of the oldest churches in Paris. Built in 1147 on the site of a 5th-century temple...
Studio 28
- Arts/Performance Venue
This little movie house has a distinguished history: when it opened in 1928, it was the first theater in the world purposely built for...
3e arrondissement
- Neighborhood/Street
The thick crowds that flock to the Place des Vosges rarely venture to the other side of the Marais: the 3e arrondissement, which has...
Église St-Merry
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
This impressive Gothic church, in the shadow of the Centre Pompidou, was completed in 1550. Notable features include the turret (it contains...
Hôtel de Sully
- House/Mansion/Villa
This early Baroque gem, built in 1624, is one of the city's loveliest hôtels particuliers. Like much of the area, it fell into ruin...
Hôtel de Ville
- Government Building
Overlooking the Seine, City Hall contains the residence and offices of the mayor. Reconstructed in 1873 after an attack by rioting crowds,...
Maison Européenne de la Photographie
- Museum/Gallery
Much of the credit for the city's ascendancy as a hub of international photography goes to MEP and its director, Jean-Luc Monterosso,...
Maison de Victor Hugo
- House/Mansion/Villa
France's most famous scribe lived in this house on the northeast corner of Place des Vosges between 1832 and 1848. It's now a museum...
Centre Pompidou
- Building/Architectural Site
Love it or hate it, the Pompidou is certainly the city's most unique-looking building. Most Parisians have warmed to the industrial,...
Mémorial de la Shoah
- Memorial/Monument/Tomb
The first installation in this compelling memorial and museum is the deeply moving Wall of Names, tall plinths honoring the 76,000 French...
Musée Carnavalet
- Museum/Gallery
If it has to do with Parisian history, it's here. A fascinating hodgepodge of artifacts and art, the collection ranges from the prehistoric...
Musée Cognacq-Jay
- Museum/Gallery
One of the loveliest museums in Paris, this 16th-century Rococo-style mansion contains an outstanding collection of mostly 18th-century...
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme
- Museum/Gallery
This excellent museum traces the tempestuous history of French and European Jews through art and history. Opened in 1998 in the refined...
Musée des Arts et Métiers
- Museum/Gallery
Science buffs should not miss this cavernous museum, Europe's oldest dedicated to invention and technology. It's a treasure trove of...
Musée Picasso
- Museum/Gallery
To the delight of Picasso fans everywhere, this immensely popular museum in the regal 17th-century Hôtel Salé has emerged from its...
Agoudas Hakehilos Synagogue
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Art Nouveau genius Hector Guimard built this unique synagogue (also called Synagogue de la Rue Pavée) in 1913 for a Polish-Russian Orthodox...
Archives Nationales
- Library/Archive
Thousands of important historical documents are preserved inside Hôtel de Soubise and Hôtel de Rohan—a pair of spectacular buildings...
Hôtel de Sens
- Castle/Palace/Chateau
One of the few remaining structures in Paris from the Middles Ages, this little castle was most famously the home of Queen Margot, who...
Place des Vosges
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
The oldest square in Paris and—dare we say it?—the most beautiful, the Place des Vosges represents an early stab at urban planning.
Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
- Museum/Gallery
Mark this down as one of Paris's most bizarre—and fascinating—collections. The museum, housed in the gorgeous 17th-century Hôtel...
Musée de la Poupée
- Museum/Gallery
Providing an impressive overview of dolls through the ages, this charming museum is a little girl's dream. Here you'll see dolls made...
Nicolas Flamel's Home
- House/Mansion/Villa
Built in 1407 and reputed to be the oldest house in Paris (though other buildings claim that title), this abode has a mystical history.
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
The leading Baroque church in the Marais, its dome rising 180 feet above the crossing, was begun in 1627 by the Jesuits, who modeled...
- Neighborhood/Street
Tucked away south of the Gare de Lyon in the 12e arrondissement, blocks of stone warehouses that once stored wine are now home to Bercy...
Bibliothéque National François Mitterand
- Library/Archive
The National Library of France, across the sleek Simone de Beauvoir footbridge from Bercy Park, is a stark complex comprised of four...
Canal St-Martin
- Body Of Water/Waterfall
This once-forgotten canal has morphed into one of the city's trendiest places to wander. A good time to come is Sunday afternoon, when...
Marché d'Aligre
- Market/Bazaar
Place d'Aligre boasts two of Paris's best markets: the lively outdoor Marché d'Aligre and the covered Marché Beauvau. Open at 8 am...
Opéra de la Bastille
- Arts/Performance Venue
Paris's main opera house opened its doors on July 14, 1989, to mark the bicentennial of the French Revolution. The fabulous acoustics...
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
- Park/Playground
If you're tired of perfectly manicured Parisian parks with lawns that are off-limits to your weary feet, this place is for you. The lovely...
Parc de la Villette
- Park/Playground
This former abattoir is now a 130-acre ultramodern park. With lawns and play areas, an excellent science museum, a music complex, and...
Place de la Bastille
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
Almost nothing remains of the infamous Bastille prison, destroyed more than 200 years ago, though tourists still ask bemused Parisians...
Pavillon de l'Arsenal
- Museum/Gallery
If your knowledge of Paris history is nul (nil), stop here for an entertaining free explainer. Built in 1879 as a private museum, the...
Viaduc des Arts/Promenade Plantée
- Store/Shop/Mall
Once a train line from the Paris suburbs to Bastille, this redbrick viaduct is now the green heart of the unpretentious 12e arrondissement.
Bois de Vincennes
- Garden/Arboretum
Like the Bois de Boulogne to the west, this much-loved retreat on the city's eastern border was landscaped by Napoléon III. Its roots,...
Le 104
- Museum/Gallery
Le Cent Quatre takes its name from its address in a rough-around-the-edges corner of the 19e arrondissement, not far from the top of...
La Maison Rouge
- Museum/Gallery
One of the city's premier spaces for contemporary art, La Maison Rouge art foundation was established by former gallery owner Antoine...
Musée Edith Piaf
- Museum/Gallery
Devotees will appreciate the tiny two-room apartment where the "little sparrow" lived for a year, when she was 28-years old and sang...
Piscine Josephine Baker
- Building/Architectural Site
This modern floating aquatic center, named after the much-beloved American entertainer, features a pool with a retractable glass roof,...
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise
- Cemetery
Bring a red rose for "the Little Sparrow" Edith Piaf when you visit the cobblestone avenues and towering trees that make this 118-acre...
Grande Galerie de l'Évolution
- Museum/Gallery
With a parade of taxidermied animals ranging from the tiniest dung beetle to the tallest giraffe, this four-story natural history museum...
Institut du Monde Arabe
- Library/Archive
This eye-catching metal-and-glass tower by architect Jean Nouvel cleverly uses metal diaphragms in the shape of square Arabic-style screens...
Jardin des Plantes
- Garden/Arboretum
Opened in 1640 and once known as the Jardin du Roi (or King's Garden), this sprawling patch of greenery is a neighborhood gem. It's home...
Musée de Cluny
- Museum/Gallery
Built on the ruins of Roman baths, the Hôtel de Cluny has been a museum since medievalist Alexandre Du Sommerard established his collection...
- Memorial/Monument/Tomb
Rome has St. Peter's, London has St. Paul's, and Paris has the Panthéon, whose enormous dome dominates the Left Bank. Built as the church...
Rue Mouffetard
- Neighborhood/Street
This winding cobblestone street is one of the city's oldest and was once a Roman road leading south from Lutetia (the Roman name for...
Arènes de Lutèce
- Archaeological Site/Ruins
This Roman amphitheater, designed as a theater and circus, was almost completely destroyed by barbarians in AD 280. The site was rediscovered...
La Grande Mosquée de Paris
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
This awe-inspiring white mosque, built between 1922 and 1926, has tranquil arcades and a minaret decorated in the style of Moorish Spain.
La Sorbonne
- Educational Institution
You can't get into the city's most famous university without a student ID, but it's fun to hang out in the area with all the students.
Manufacture des Gobelins
- Educational Institution
Tapestries have been woven at this spot in southeastern Paris, on the banks of the long-covered Bièvre River, since 1662. The Galerie...
Place St-Michel
- Plaza/Square/Piazza
This square was named for Gabriel Davioud's grandiose 1860 fountain sculpture of St. Michael vanquishing Satan—a loaded political gesture...
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
This jewel box of a church has been visited by several popes, owing to the fact that Ste-Geneviève (the patron saint of Paris) was buried...
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
This tiny shrine in the shadow of Notre-Dame is one of the three oldest churches in Paris. Founded in 1045, it became a meeting place...
Le Musée de la Préfecture de Police
- Museum/Gallery
Crime buffs will enjoy this museum hidden on the second floor of the 5e arrondissement's police station. Although the exhibits are in...
Carrefour de Buci
- Neighborhood/Street
Just behind the neighborhood's namesake St-Germain church, this colorful crossroads (carrefour means "intersection") was once a notorious...
Église St-Germain-des-Prés
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Paris's oldest church was built to shelter a simple shard of wood, said to be a relic of Jesus's cross brought back from Spain in AD...
Église St-Sulpice
- Religious Building/Site/Shrine
Dubbed the Cathedral of the Rive Gauche, this enormous 17th-century Baroque church has entertained some unlikely christenings—among...
Jardin du Luxembourg
- Garden/Arboretum
Everything that is charming, unique, and befuddling about Parisian parks can be found in the Luxembourg Gardens: cookie-cutter trees,...
Musée d'Orsay
- Museum/Gallery
Opened in 1986, this gorgeously renovated Belle Époque train station displays a world-famous collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist...
Cour du Commerce St-André
- Neighborhood/Street
Like an 18th-century engraving come to life, this charming street arcade is a remnant of ancien Paris with its uneven cobblestones,...
École Nationale des Beaux-Arts
- Educational Institution
Occupying three large mansions near the Seine, the national fine arts school—today the breeding ground for painters, sculptors, and...
Musée de la Monnaie
- Museum/Gallery
Louis XVI transferred the royal mint to this imposing mansion in the late 18th century. It was moved again (to Pessac, near Bordeaux)...
Institut de France
- Government Building
The Institut is one of France's most revered cultural institutions, and its golden dome is one of the Rive Gauche's most impressive...
Mairie du 6e
- Government Building
The "town hall" of the 6e arrondissement (as "mairie" is roughly translated) often stages impressive free art exhibitions and other cultural...
Musée Delacroix
- Museum/Gallery
The final home of artist Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) contains only a small collection of his sketches and drawings. But you can check...
Musée Maillol
- Museum/Gallery
Bronzes by Art Deco sculptor Aristide Maillol (1861–1944), whose voluptuous, stylized nudes adorn the Tuileries Gardens, can be admired...
Musée National de la Légion d'Honneur
- Museum/Gallery
A must for military-history buffs, the National Museum of the Legion of Honor is dedicated to French and foreign military leaders. Housed...
Cimetière du Montparnasse
- Cemetery
Many of the neighborhood's most illustrious residents rest here, a stone's throw from where they lived and loved: Charles Baudelaire,...
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
- Garden/Arboretum
There's no shortage of museums in Paris, but this eye-catching gallery may be the city's premier place to view cutting-edge art. Funded...
Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Museum/Gallery
Photography has deep roots in Montparnasse, as great experimenters like Louis Daguerre and Man Ray lived and worked here. In keeping...
Les Catacombes
- Cemetery
This is just the thing for anyone with morbid interests. What you'll see after a descent through dark, clammy passages is Paris's principal...
Musée Zadkine
- Garden/Arboretum
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Celebrate the rich culture of India with a uniquely colorful skirt made from recycled saris. Delightfully lightweight, these skirts are handmade in Nepal using salvaged squares of fabric -- giving a second life to glorious textiles worthy of preservation.
The sari has been the traditional wardrobe of the India subcontinent for centuries, and is made of handwoven strips of fabrics as long as 29' (9 m). Saris are typically woven with one plain end to be worn concealed within the wrap, and with decorative borders that run the length of the garment. A one to three foot wide elaboration on this decoration makes up the other end. It is this end, known as the pallu, which is worn thrown over the shoulder in some styles of draping.
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February 7, 2015 - I ordered the 26" length to wear on hot, sticky summer days. I am disappointed that the 'liner' is extremely short and made of silk rather than the traditional cotton petticoat. On a hot, humid day, this skirt will just cling to legs. While this is made in the sub-continent, it is definitely not designed by anyone living in a warm, humid climate.
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Today is Thursday, Oct. 4, the 278th day of 2012. There are 88 days left in the year.
■ On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. James R. Hoffa was elected president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The family comedy series "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on CBS.
■ In 1777, Gen. George Washington's troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pa., resulting in heavy American casualties.
■ In 1822, the 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, was born in Delaware, Ohio.
■ In 1861, during the Civil War, the United States Navy authorized construction of the first ironclad ship, the USS Monitor.
■ In 1887, the International Herald Tribune had its beginnings as the Paris Herald, a European edition of the New York Herald.
■ In 1931, the comic strip "Dick Tracy," created by Chester Gould, made its debut.
■ In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps.
■ In 1959, the Soviet Union launched Luna 3, a space probe which transmitted images of the far side of the moon.
■ In 1960, an Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-188A Electra crashed on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing all but 10 of the 72 people on board.
■ In 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room.
■ In 1976, agriculture secretary Earl Butz resigned in the wake of a controversy over a joke he'd made about blacks.
■ In 1980, fire broke out aboard the Dutch cruise vessel Prinsendam in the Gulf of Alaska, forcing the 520 people aboard to abandon ship; no deaths or serious injury resulted. (The ship capsized and sank a week later.)
■ In 1991, 26 nations, including the United States, signed the Madrid Protocol, which imposed a 50-year ban on oil exploration and mining in Antarctica.
Today's birthdays: Country singer Leroy Van Dyke is 83. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Sam Huff is 78. Actor Eddie Applegate is 77. Actress Felicia Farr is 77. Author Jackie Collins is 75. Author Roy Blount Jr. is 71. Author Anne Rice is 71. Actress Lori Saunders ("Petticoat Junction") is 71. Baseball manager Tony La Russa is 68. Actor Clifton Davis is 67. The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, is 66. Actress Susan Sarandon is 66. Blues musician Duke Robillard is 64. Actor Armand Assante is 63. Actor Alan Rosenberg is 62. Actor Christoph Waltz is 56. Music producer Russell Simmons is 55. Actress-singer Wendy Makkena is 54. Musician Chris Lowe (The Pet Shop Boys) is 53. Singer Jon Secada is 51. Actor Liev Schreiber is 45. Actor Abraham Benrubi is 43. Country singer-musician Heidi Newfield is 42. Actress Alicia Silverstone is 36. Actor Phillip Glasser is 34. Actress Rachael Leigh Cook is 33.


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Nome Alaska: Three Roads to Roam
Revving for a Newfound Gold Rush
Nome has few restaurants, but many friendly bars. "This place is one big swamp in the summer," a mineworker says over a cold one. "We get around a lot easier in 30 below when everything freezes."
Large companies dredge the sea and sift for riches. Nome's economy revives from construction companies rebuilding infrastructure for commercial mining operations. A typical household now adds a gold-pan device to accompany standard yard ornaments such as 4-wheel ATV's, fishing gear, satellite dishes and reindeer racks.
Teller Road
The Bob Blodgett Nome-Teller Highway runs 72 miles one-way to the Eskimo village of Teller. All vehicle rentals in Nome come with 4-wheel drive. We soon find out why. Our rig slips and slides on the slick silicone washboard road. The real danger comes from the view, which pulls my gaze from watching the road ahead. Rainbows enshrine the maroon, yellow and orange carpet of this spongy tundra at the end of the earth.
Council Road
Remnants of the once booming community of Solomon tell the town's story on a memorial boardwalk. The Last Train to Nowhere rusts away, abandoned in 1907 after coming 20-miles short of the railroad's goal to reach the town of Council. Envisioning a lively town full of saloons, hotels and miners during the 1800's gold rush elicits an eerie feeling. Ferries once transported supplies, as well as influenza, which all but wiped-out the Eskimo Community of Inupiaqs. Most were buried in a mass grave in an unknown place under this tundra.
Party Time
Kougarok Road - Last Chance to Spot Musk Oxen
"This machine drills 2-inch pipe 200 feet into the ground in 2 hours," a Geologist says. "We're hoping to convert this geological hot spot into electrical power for Nome."
Rather than sit in a pond, we try a metal tub mounted on a platform. I strip down, slap bugs and try to submerge. I feel blisters about to form on the bottom of my feet – too hot. Mare snaps a photo, which resembles a pathetic Viagra commercial.
There Be Musk Oxen
Back in town Mare asks a woman, "Where do we find the rogue gold panners?"
Ron Mitchell, is a freelance writer and adventure traveler who has just completed his first novel. Visit his website.
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The aircraft was fitted out by Selex ES with its airborne tactical observation and surveillance system, which had undergone more than 80 hours of flight testing aboard the aircraft.
The identity of the customer who ordered the aircraft wasn't disclosed. Corporate Aircraft of Switzerland, Beechcraft's distributor, acted as prime contractor for the deal.
Selex ES said that, under the project, it was responsible for the design and integration of a complete surveillance solution for the plane. It included an ATOS with an integrated retractable electro-optical system and ventral radome.
Selex's ATOS with its T200 Gabbiano radar, provides 360-degree coverage.
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Burglary suspect arrested after standoff with Everett police
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Snipers eye a house on Wetmore Avenue on Friday afternoon in Everett.
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Heavily armed police watch a house on Wetmore Avenue in Everett on Friday afternoon.
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A police officer stretches during a standoff Friday afternoon.
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Heavily armed police take up positions around a house on Wetmore Avenue on Friday afternoon in Everett.
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Police take positions around a house on Wetmore Avenue on Friday afternoon in Everett.
Heavily armed Everett police surrounded a house in the 3800 block of Wetmore Avenue.
A Lake Stevens man, 40, was arrested just before 10 p.m. when police entered the home and found him trying to hide in the crawlspace beneath the house, Everett police officer Aaron Snell said.
No grenade was found.
The drama began unfolding around 1:45 p.m. when a person called 911 to report someone breaking into a neighbor's house.
"It was believed he was in the house for nefarious purposes," Snell said.
Once officers arrived they saw a man standing outside. The suspect walked back into house and officers followed.
That's when he told police he was carrying an explosive.
The man said he had a grenade and wasn't afraid to use it," Snell said.
Officers backed out and set up a perimeter around the home. A bomb squad was called to the scene.
Police moved people out of the area as a precaution. No one but the suspect was believed to be in the home.
Officers were using a loudspeaker to tell him to leave the house with his hands visible or to pick up the phone when they called.
After his arrest nearly eight hours later, the man was expected to be booked into Snohomish County Jail for invesatigation of burglary, Snell said.
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The revival of this park area where the Allen brothers arrived over 150 years ago to start a new business venture has been exciting and stimulating for the downtown area. Surrounded by four primary streets (Travis, Milam, Congress and Preston), the area features restored historical buildings, fine restaurants, entertainment and nightclubs all within walking distance of each other. Lovely painted benches, artifacts and pictures line the walkways, combining the old with the new for all to enjoy. Different "points of view" can be discussed freely in a friendly atmosphere under the aptly named sculpture by James Surls.
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CHERRYVILLE – Can Cherryville Post 100 extend its North Carolina Area IV record streak of consecutive titles to seven? Or will there be a new champion when the playoffs begin on Wednesday?
Eastern Division champion Mint Hill VFW Post 4059 will enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed, with Western Division champion Shelby Post 82 close behind for a postseason in which the top-seeded team hasn't won the Area IV title in five years.
"We've come out of this bracket six years in a row," said Cherryville coach Bobby Reynolds, whose Post 100 team enters as the No. 4-seeded team in the Western Division and will open a best-of-five series against Eastern Division No. 5 seed Huntersville at Fraley Field Wednesday at 7 p.m. "Are we battle-tested? Yes. It's a different team, but it's our championship until somebody takes it from us."
Other local pairings will have Shelby meeting Haywood County, East No. 2 Gaston Braves meeting West No. 7 Rutherford County, East No. 3 Lincoln County meeting West No. 6 Henderson County, East No. 6 Kings Mountain meeting West No. 3 Hickory and East No. 7 Gastonia meeting West No. 2 Caldwell County. Haywood inherited the East No. 8 playoff berth despite finishing ninth in the Western Division due to the last two teams in the Eastern Division – Carolina Heat and the Queen City Mustangs – declining to participate in the postseason.
The other series have Union County meeting Asheville and Mint Hill meeting Burke County.
The first round must be completed by June 8, with the playoffs to be finished by June 23.
To repeat as champion, Cherryville will seek consistency it hasn't had this season. Post 100 is 10-11 in a season in which it lost its first three games, won five of six in the middle of the season and swept Caldwell County.
"The first thing you want to do is sew up home field advantage," Reynolds said of his seasonal goals. "We did that by playing 12 games in the last 11 days, so we're a little beat up. We didn't finish like we'd like (three-game losing streak), but we're ready for the playoffs."
Cherryville's bid to repeat will be led by veterans Brandon Alexander, Josh Beam, Cameron High, Brett Huff, Heath King and Tyler Shumaker and a balanced pitching staff of King (3-0), Johnson (2-1), Alexander (1-3, 1 save) and High (1-1).
Gastonia's playoff run will give first-year coach Josh Cobb a chance to return to Granite Falls' M.S. Deal Stadium for the first time since, as a player, he helped Cherryville Post 100 defeat Caldwell County in the playoffs three straight seasons.
"It should be fun," said Cobb, whose 8-10 team defeated Western Division teams Cherryville (twice) and Hickory in non-division games this season. "It'll be the first time I've been up there since I played there. I've already told our kids stories about playing up there and their field."
Pitchers Aaron Rumburg, Jared Wallace, Trey Stallings, Wes Wood and Andrew Jordan give Post 23 more pitching depth than its had in years.
Cherryville Post 100 edged the Gaston Braves 4-3 in a seven-game series to become the first Area IV team to win six straight championships in last year's championship series.
Another issue the drew a lengthy discussion (and some frustration) at Monday's pairings meeting at Cherryville American Legion Post 100 was the decision to flip a coin or change seedings of teams in the Eastern Division who failed to complete their 16-game divisional schedule.
Kings Mountain slipped from the fifth-best winning percentage to sixth due to the ruling, while the Braves moved from third to second and Lincoln County from fourth to third.
Also, due to the recent rainfall, N.C. Area IV commissioner Rocky Bennett announced that suspended game rules will be in place for the playoffs. What it means is that games that get started will be played a full nine innings – unless shortened by the 10-run rule – regardless of how many days it may take.
… Hickory's Roy Waters, the N.C. American Legion commissioner since 1999, announced he would be retiring at the end of the 2013 season. Waters had previously been Post 48 athletic officer and N.C. Area IV commissioner.
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N.C. Area IV playoffs
First round (best of 5):
East-2 (Gaston Braves) vs. West-7 (Rutherford)
Game 1: July 3 at GB (SP)
Game 2: July 4 at R
Game 3: July 5 at GB (SP)
Game 4 (if necessary): July 6 at R
Game 5 (if necessary): July 7 at GB (SP)
East-6 (Kings Mountain) vs. West-3 (Hickory)
Game 1: July 3 at H
Game 2: July 4 at KM
Game 3: July 5 at H
Game 4 (if necessary): July 6 at KM
Game 5 (if necessary): July 7 at H
East-4 (Union) vs. West-5 (Asheville)
Game 1: July 3 at U
Game 2: July 4 at A
Game 3: July 5 at U
Game 4 (if necessary): July 6 at A
Game 5 (if necessary): July 7 at U
East-8 (Haywood) vs. West-1 (Shelby)
Game 1: July 3 at S
Game 2: July 4 at H
Game 3: July 5 at S
Game 4 (if necessary): July 6 at H
Game 5 (if necessary): July 7 at S
East-1 (Mint Hill) vs. West-8 (Burke)
Game 1: July 3 at MH
Game 2: July 4 at B
Game 3: July 5 at MH
Game 4 (if necessary): July 6 at B
Game 5 (if necessary): July 7 at MH
East-5 (Huntersville) vs. West-4 (Cherryville)
Game 1: July 3 at C
Game 2: July 4 at H
Game 3: July 5 at C
Game 4 (if necessary): July 6 at H
Game 5 (if necessary): July 7 at C
East-3 (Lincoln) vs. West-6 (Henderson)
Game 1: July 3 at L (EL)
Game 2: July 4 at H
Game 3: July 5 at L (EL)
Game 4 (if necessary): July 6 at H
Game 5 (if necessary): July 7 at L (EL)
East-7 (Gastonia) vs. West-2 (Caldwell)
Game 1: July 3 at C
Game 2: July 4 at G
Game 3: July 5 at C
Game 4 (if necessary): July 6 at G
Game 5 (if necessary): July 7 at C
Second round (best of 5): July 9-13
East-2/West-7 vs. East-6/West-3
East-4/West-5 vs. East-8/West-1
East-1/West-8 vs. East-5/West-4
East-3/West-6 vs. East-7/West-2
Semifinals (best of 5): July 15-19
Finals (best of 3 or 5): July 20-23
2013 N.C. state tournament: July 26-30 at Wilson
Southeast regional tournament: Aug. 8-12 at Asheboro
World Series: Aug. 16-20 at Shelby


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What causes Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) hypermobility type?
These mutations prevent one copy of the TNXB gene from making any functional protein, reducing the total levels of tenascin-X in the body. Researchers believe that reduced levels of tenascin-X disturb the way that collagen is deposited and disrupt the network of elastic fibers in joint ligaments and tendons. Researchers have also discovered that not everyone with a mutation in one copy of TNXB has signs of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.[2]
Some people with a condition called benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHS) also make a reduced amount of tenascin-X protein. This condition causes an unusually large range of joint movement (hypermobility) and chronic joint pain. The signs and symptoms of benign joint hypermobility syndrome overlap significantly with the features of the hypermobility type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Recent studies suggest that they may be forms of the same condition.[2]
Some people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome have mutations in two copies of the TNXB gene in each cell. These individuals have signs and symptoms similar to the classic type, but without the unusual scarring of the classic type. TNXB mutations prevent production of the tenascin-X protein, which disrupts the normal organization of collagen fibrils and elastic fibers. These changes in the structure of connective tissue likely cause the characteristic features of classic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.[2]
Testing for TNXB mutations is available on a limited clinical basis.[1]
- Levy HP. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Hypermobility Type. GeneReviews. September 13, 2012; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1279/. Accessed 9/16/2014.
- TNXB. Genetics Home Reference (GHR). May 2006; http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/TNXB. Accessed 4/22/2013.
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Here we go again. Tonight, CBS airs the ninth season finale of CSI: NY. Will the long-running show be cancelled so that it ends up also being the series finale as well?
As with any show, the network has to look at the costs to produce CSI: NY versus the revenue it generates. CSI: NY has been on the air for nearly 200 episodes and so the costs have risen over the years. Unfortunately, the ratings haven't gone up as well.
In season seven, CSI: NY averaged a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 10.03 million total viewers. Last season, the show averaged a 1.6 demo rating with 9.94 million. This year, it's averaged a 1.4 rating with 9.68 million viewers.
Is it worthwhile for the network to keep producing more episodes or should they try something new? They haven't had any luck launching new dramas on Friday nights — Made in Jersey and A Gifted Man, for example — so trying to replace CSI: NY might be a tricky proposition.
As Gary Sinise recently told Larry King regarding the ninth season renewal, "It was a 50-50 toss-up. We have a good solid show but I know from a business perspective what they're thinking about, looking at. Has our show run its course? Can they find a new show that's cheaper to make than ours that can do as well? They have to take a lot into account but we're a solid show."
If CSI: NY does return it will be without one castmember. Hill Harper, who's played Sheldon Hawkes since the show began, is leaving. He's becoming a series regular on USA's Covert Affairs drama starting with season four.
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Despite Capturing Regular Season and Conference Titles a Year Ago, Men's Volleyball Picked 2nd in Preseason Coaches Poll
January 7, 2013
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Conference Carolinas men's volleyball head coaches recently voted on the 2013 preseason polls. Mount Olive took the number one position with Pfeiffer and Limestone following behind closely to round out the top three spots.
Mount Olive hopes to ride the momentum of last season as the Trojans won 12 of their final 14 regular season matches and advanced to the championship match of the Conference Carolinas Tournament for the third consecutive year. Mount Olive posted a 17-14 record last year and tied for second in the conference standings with a 7-3 mark, winning a tournament semifinal match on the road to play for the championship.
The Trojans return five full or part-time starters, including a pair of All-Conference Carolinas first team outside hitters. Adam Miracle, who was the 2010 Freshman of the Year, has earned first team honors in each of the last two years. Angel Dache was named to the 2011 first team, but missed all of 2012 with an injury. Libero Dan Arnold was named to last year's All-Tournament Team. Opposite side hitter Alex Rivero was second on the team in kills last year, while middle blocker Tim Ebbecke averaged 1.40 blocks per set.
Despite capturing the 2012 Conference Carolinas regular season and tournament championships, the Pfeiffer University men's volleyball team has been picked second in the 2013 preseason coaches' poll. Last season, the Falcons set school records for most wins in a season (21) and win streak (11). Caleb Brophy returns to lead the Falcons after leading the league in kills per set at 3.45 a year ago while also leading the way with 24 aces. Brophy would conclude 2012 ranking inside the league's top-five in eight different categories.
Also returning for the Falcons in 2013 is libero Mark Hess, who led the conference with 220 digs, and setter David Specian who held the top spot in assists per set at 10.84. As a team, Pfeiffer led the league in kills per set (12.88), assists per set (12.05), digs (961), digs per set (9.71), and points per set (16.3). Brophy, Specian and Hess all return as post-season all-conference members while Brophy and Specian were named to the all-tournament team.
Limestone men's volleyball enters 2013 following one of the most impressive seasons in program history and will return the entire team, including 2012 Co-Player of the Year senior right side hitter Scott Warren along with fellow All-Conference selections in senior outside hitter Kevin Hart, senior libero Joe Gilliland and senior middle hitter Derek Daley.
Lees-McRae finished fourth in the poll with King fifth, Belmont Abbey sixth, Coker seventh, Barton eighth, and Erskine ninth, respectively. The league's men's volleyball programs take another step forward this year adding three new teams to the fold in just their second year as a fully sponsored conference sport. Belmont Abbey, Coker, and Erskine add new teams this year and will battle for a spot in the four-team conference tournament championship, which will determine the eventual league titleholder this April.


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Longtime West Point Businessman Mike Garnett, owner of Mike Garnett Enterprises, expressed his opposition Tuesday to the city of West Point charging the minimum set rates for electricity and water services for properties that only need services for a few days.
During Tuesday's West Point Board of Mayor and Selectmen meeting, Garnett told the board that it's unfair to be charged minimum commercial rates to a piece of property if the property only needs electricity, water and sewer services for several days or several weeks. In this case, he suggested that the Water and Light Department charge exactly what is used instead of charging the minimums.
The minimum commercial water rate in the city of West Point is $27 for 2,000 gallons and $3.40 for each additional 1,000 gallons. The minimum commercial sewer rate is $30 for the first 2,000 gallons and $3.10 for each additional 1,000 gallons. For utility service, the minimum commercial rate is $15 plus usage, said West Point Water and Light Superintendent Dwight Prisock.
Garnett said a couple of months ago when he was doing minimum repairs and clean up to a rental property, he got the electricity and water services hooked up and was charged a total of $80 but the services were turned on for only 13 days. He said he used less than 100 gallons of water and only about 57 kilowatts of electricity.
Garnett, who has been in business in West Point over 30 years, said his company works hard to fix up rental properties for people in the community, many of whom are in the low-income bracket and many who depend upon rental properties for housing. He said even with the absorption of tax increases, insurance hikes and what he calls unfair service rates, Garnett Enterprises has still tried to maintain their properties for people and has tried to contribute to the growth of the city's economy.
"This is becoming an unaffordable community for my type business," Garnett said. "We have good property, we try to take care of all our property – we try to follow all your rules, but this is outrageous just for 13 days...We need to try to come up with something that we can live with."
He also expressed to the board that one shouldn't have to pay for both electricity and water services if only one of the services, such as utility, is needed.
Prisock said the policy on the commercial minimums and the policy for getting both water and light services has been in place over 20 years, and he said the reason the city requires people to get both electricity and water services is "to keep things sanitary." Prisock said if people are out working on a house for several days they're more than likely going to need water as well as sewer services.
"We charge all (commercial) customers those minimums," Prisock said. "It would be discriminatory not to do so."
"You all have the highest minimums in north Mississippi; I done checked it out," Garnett said. "I've been told about this bond and it's got to be paid back, but this is ridiculous. Investments in this town is getting to where it's not profitable and, I mean, I don't have a cross over my head – I'm in business to make a little money. So we are moving our business out of town to towns that appreciate somebody coming in and trying to create a few jobs."
Ward 5 Selectman Jasper Pittman said with the policy being in place 20 years the city doesn't have the minimum rate policy in place solely to pay off any bonds.
The board took no action on Garnett's request, but Vice-Mayor Charles Collins suggested that members of the Utility Committee sit down with Garnett to work out the matter.
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