Media, activists shut out of municipality talks once again
AUB engineering students have arranged a rare question and answer session with the mayor of Beirut over the…
Shootings today in Lebanon and the US
By now, much of the world knows there has been a gun battle in Lebanon. The shooting, which…
The misguided Beast
So by now you have heard that “The Daily Beast” has rated Lebanon the worst place in the…
What’s being dug up at Saifi Gardens?
There appears to be a lot of interesting ruins being dug up at the new Safi Gardens development.…
TechCrunch awards Lebanese Startups
Four Lebanese startups won awards handed out by TechCrunch, one of the world’s biggest technology sites, at a…
Police stand down at Boutros road protest
Here’s a chronology of one of two protests in Mar Mikhael this weekend to demand a park instead…
Municipality provides obstacle course
I wonder if the municipality of Beirut is training us. This lady seems to be doing well, even…
Real men are millionaires
Like many new towers going up in Beirut, Trillium sells its flats for millions of dollars. Does this…
Help save this place
The green space above is one of the only surviving orchards in Beirut, but the municipality wants to…
Complicating a ‘Hezbollah stronghold’
At least six people were reported killed in today’s bomb in Bir Hassan, near South Beirut. As usual,…