Tag Archives: Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi

Nissa Rebela wishes Muslims a happy Ramadan

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Allison Coe

After the first night of Ramadan, Nice’s Muslim community woke up to find their street signs stickered over:  rue d’Italie now read ‘Burqa Boulevard’, rue d’Angleterre had become ‘Stoning Street’, and rue de Suisse, the site of the controversial overflowing Islamic prayer center, had … Continue reading →

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Nerves of Steel: Estrosi talks bomber down in Vieux Nice

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Allison Coe

It was a scene straight out of Dog Day Afternoon:  A desperate lunatic, who for years has filled the windows of his Vieux Nice shoe store with slogans insulting the Mayor, calls the Mayor’s office and yells ominously, “…You’ve WON!”   He then barricades himself in his shoe … Continue reading →

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No Fig Leaf for Apollo Statue

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Allison Coe

Banned from Place Massena in the ‘70’s for being overly well-endowed, the giant marble statue of Apollo is coming back.  The fountain that currently crowns Place Massena has lived a long and twisted story:  At its inauguration in 1956 there … Continue reading →

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Ariane Vandals Wish their Neighbors a Happy New Year… By Burning their Cars

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Allison Coe

On New Year’s Eve, while corks were a-popping up and down the Cote d’Azur, a very different tradition was being played out in low-income suburbs all over France… the annual lighting of your neighbor’s car on fire.  It’s customary in … Continue reading →

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