Ghalghoul: a neighborhood erased
Before and after pictures were at the heart of the project to rebuild downtown Beirut following the Lebanese…
Remembering Karantina… who does?
Today Karantina is home to the massive concert and frequent rave venue “Forum De Beyrouth,” where Snoop Dogg,…
Vintage block
For those of us who grew up after the civil war, it’s hard to imagine what Beirut once…
Civil (war) engineering
So you want to save on building materials? Fill an old oil barrel with rocks, plop some cement…
Ain el Remmaneh
A few blocks away from where the civil war started in 1975. If only Jesus, bikinis and Iran…
Aoun, Geagea and Lebanese news judgement
Yesterday, LBC interrupted its regular programing to bring us a live speech by Samir Geagea, head of the…
Abandoned Clemenceau villa
Like many abandoned Beirut mansions, this one in Clemenceau is covered in a jungle of weeds. I wonder…
Goodbye to “Au Peche De Vigne”
Sometimes we notice things before they are gone. A few days ago, I was passing by Roma Street…