09.03.2010
Business: CleanEquity Monaco goes from strength to strength as confidence rises in clean technologies
The ambition is for all emerging companies to have sufficient funds to develop and commercialise green technologies. So for the 30-plus innovators at CleanEquity Monaco it was a tense two days as they presented their projects to industry-specific financial and strategic investors, policy makers and legislators from around the world last week.Read more …
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09.03.2010
Column: Girl about town: RT's English journalist, Hannah Marshall, charts the highs - and lows - of Riviera living ($)
“That iz it!” the Belgian artist spluttered. “I am no longer going to waste my time on the provincial and the small-minded.” I held the receiver away from my ear a little. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciated his point: he’d overcome the snow and the second-class train travel to appear at his vernissage at MAMAC the week before, only to be rudely set upon by an unruly youth who had taken offence at his tattooed pigs. Read more …
09.03.2010
Monaco: Controversy continues to dog 170-metre Monesgasque tower
Work taking place on the Odeon towers in the Beausoleil commune, which was halted in recent days has started again. The French town’s mayor, Gerard Spinelli defiantly ordered a stop to the work in an effort to demonstrate his opposition to the towers. However, the mayor has agreed to temporarily back down on the advice of experts over safety concerns on the site. Read more …
09.03.2010
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Strong winds warning and possibility of snow
Following yesterday’s alert the Prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes has again issued a weather alert for today.Read more …
08.03.2010
Art & culture: Opening of father's exhibition brings screen legend to town
Legendary actor and director Robert De Niro is arriving in Nice today for the opening of a new exhibition celebrating the work of his father. ‘After seeing Matisse: Robert De Niro, Sr. – paintings and drawings’ is showing at the Matisse Museum in Cimiez from now until the end of May.Read more …
08.03.2010
Provence & Côte d'Azur: High winds warning today
The Prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes has issued a weather warning for today. Residents should take caution close to the coast. Access to some coastal paths is prohibited due to strong winds and the high waves they cause.Read more …
05.03.2010
Arts & Culture: MIDEM’s Outstanding Young Artist Award winner in concert
The music charity ARS Antonina, which supports young talent, is organising the Monaco debut of British flautist Adam Walker on Tuesday 9th March at 8.30pm in the Théâtre des Variétés. Read more …
05.03.2010
Monaco: Beausoleil mayor halts tower work upon release from prison ($)
The beginning of this month in Monaco saw the first foundations laid for the controversial towers, the Odeon. After long months of tortuous negotiations and discord, work on the 370 million Euro contract had finally begun. It seemed that we would hear no more until its inauguration in the summer of 2014. Now hitting the headline again it seems that its future is still on rocky ground.Read more …
05.03.2010
Provence Côte d'Azur: Nice Interior and exterior décor fair begins this weekend
The Foire de Nice, the annual interior and exterior décor fair, begins tomorrow in Nice. It’s the 66th edition of the event, and has steadily grown over the years to include a vast array of exhibits outdoors in front of the Palais – many of which are garden furniture, sculptures and outdoor equipment. The theme this year is “Feel Nice”.Read more …
04.03.2010
Provence & Cote d'Azur: Two dead as "tsunami" hits cruise ship
A cruise ship with 2,000 people on board has been hit by freak giant waves close to the port of Marseille. The tsunami-like swell, measuring 26 feet (8 metres) high, swept two men – an Italian and a German – to their death and seriously injured at least six others.Read more …
04.03.2010
Italy may only be an hour’s drive from Nice, however it is a considerably longer and more laborious road trip to get from the capital of the French Riviera to the Italian’s celebrated capital, Rome. Fortunately, easyJet are just about to make the journey a whole lot more straightforward, with the introduction of its newest route between Nice Côte d’Azur and Rome Fiumicino international airport.Read more …
