Running Against the Odds: Double Amputee Completes New York Marathon

Running Against the Odds: Double Amputee Completes New York Marathon

The performance was completed in five hours and fifty-five minutes on November 5. That day, Frédéric Lazaro, a resident of Pocé-sur-Cisse (Indre-et-Loire), an above-the-knee amputee, finished the New York marathon (United States). In April 2022, he had already participated in the Paris marathon. Adventures he shared with an orthoprosthetist friend, reports The New Republic. To … Read more

Overcoming the Property Loan Challenge in 2023: Rezoning as a Solution

Overcoming the Property Loan Challenge in 2023: Rezoning as a Solution

Obtaining a property loan will be an obstacle course in 2023. While in January 2022, the average rate was only 1.05%, over twenty years it reached 4.04% last September, according to the CSA Housing Credit Observatory. Enough to deter many potential buyers from purchasing. Between the borrowing capacity which is melting like snow in the … Read more

Discover the Unusual Monument of Maison Picassiette in Chartres: A Palace of Broken Dreams

Discover the Unusual Monument of Maison Picassiette in Chartres: A Palace of Broken Dreams

In an ordinary residential area of ​​downtown Chartres, below the majestic Gothic cathedral, hides an unusual monument. Behind a shaded alley, the unclassifiable Maison Picassiette (1), built by Raymond Isidore from 1938 until his last breath on September 7, 1964, is revealed. A native of Chartres and municipal agent, he challenged himself to transform his … Read more