October 14th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews
David Simpson is producer and director of Upstage, an English Theatre Group comprising students at Cité Internationale Europole in Grenoble. James Dalrymple met him to discover more about the history of Upstage and plans for next year’s production.
October 9th, 2009 | by Suzanne Bonnefond | published in Features, Info & Advice, Life & Culture
Suzanne Bonnefond is an enthusiastic amateur photographer and contributor to the Grenoble Life gallery. In the first of a series of posts on local walks, she takes us to a ruined mill near St Hilaire du Touvet.
September 28th, 2009 | by Rebecca Marcenac | published in Features, Interviews, Life & Culture
Rebecca Marcenac of Grenoble Life meets Alexa Meresse, founder of Colimaçon et Compagnie, a local business selling made-to-measure baby carriers.
September 24th, 2009 | by Suzanne Bonnefond | published in Features, Info & Advice, Life & Culture
Suzanne Bonnefond is an enthusiastic amateur photographer and contributor to the Grenoble Life gallery. A long-term resident of the Grenoble who has also lived in Paris and London, she kindly agreed to share her sightseeing photos around Grenoble.
September 21st, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Info & Advice, Interviews
Clare Smears runs the English Library at Babel in Grenoble. Grenoble Life wanted to know more about the library collection, the book groups and her background.
September 18th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Info & Advice, Interviews
Elizabeth Stone Matho is an American psychotherapist and art therapist, psychoanalytically trained, with a private practice in Grenoble. She has written on the use of art and creativity as therapy for children and sufferers of medical illness and trauma. Grenoble Life wanted to learn more …
September 8th, 2009 | by Kelly Rigotti | published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture
Kelly Rigotti writes Almost Frugal, a blog about being smart with your spending, saving and money goals. As probably the only American living in France writing about frugal living, we invited her to share her personal finance tips for her adopted home town of Grenoble. Part I in the series is about food.
September 2nd, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Info & Advice, Interviews
Rev. Stephen Coffin is the Chaplain at The English Speaking Church of Grenoble. James Dalrymple of Grenoble Life talked to him about the church services and activities, his experiences in Africa and England, and why he came to Grenoble.
July 22nd, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews, Work & Study
Martine Grzelack runs The Montessori International School of Grenoble, opening September 2009. Grenoble Life wanted to know more about the new centre, the background of the staff and the famous Montessori method.
July 16th, 2009 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews, Work & Study
Shaké Manoukian is manager of Les Petits Bilingues in Grenoble, an English language learning centre for children. Grenoble Life wanted to find out more about her background, the school, the methodology and their new centre opening in September.