https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The irate owner of a gourmet restaurant has taken revenge on bankers by banning them from his establishment. "They’ve treated me like a dog," he tells The Local's Ben McPartland. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160217/furious-french-restaurant-owner-bans-bankers Wed, 17 Feb 2016 11:02:35 +0100 furious-french-restaurant-owner-bans-bankers A new English language radio service has launched in France, but rather than targeting expats, its creators are going after a French audience because locals could do with a helping to hand to boost their English. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150717/new-radio-station-helps-french-learn-english Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:13:35 +0200 new-radio-station-helps-french-learn-english In the latest installment of our "Les Entrepreneurs" series, we talk to the Russian/American founder of Paris Picnic, Katya Kroupnik, about how she went from making three picnics a week to 30 a day in the space of a year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150415/paris-picnics-france-entrepreneur-interview Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:19:50 +0200 paris-picnics-france-entrepreneur-interview The man who opened the doors of Paris's booming theatre scene to tourists and expats tells The Local how he pulled off his bright idea and managed to break down cultural barriers in the process. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150218/theatre-paris-english-surtitles Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:47:00 +0100 theatre-paris-english-surtitles