How did ancient Beirut get tossed in a pile?
In the shadow of the towers of new Beirut, the ruins of ancient Beirut have literally been dismembered…
Saifi Plaza dig progress
I recently got a better look at the ruins discovered at the “Saifi Plaza” project, which I have…
District S ruins finally revealed
Many readers of this blog will remember when I was physically assaulted by site staff at the excavation…
Ruins cleared at Saifi Plaza
There appears to be nothing left of a major downtown Beirut excavation that took place here a month…
Massive excavation continues at Saifi
I was lucky enough to pass by the Saifi dig (above) today when the gate was briefly open.…
Tower Power
The church must be proud. Its bid to build a tower taller than the mosque next door is…
When downtown Beirut was busy
I found this picture today on the Facebook group قديماً one of many sites now posting pictures of old Beirut.…
Public performance banned in Downtown Beirut
I’ve experienced many disturbing episodes in the corporate-owned and operated space known as Beirut Central District (BCD) or…