CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Tramway exhibit this weekbyHabib BattahDec 1, 2014 I just stumbled upon this interesting Al Jadeed TV report about Lebanon’s old trolley car or “tramway” system.…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Historic building demolition now near Phoenicia hotelbyHabib BattahNov 27, 2014 If you hurry, you might be able to get a glance of this historic facade before it is…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Rose House opening to the publicbyHabib BattahNov 14, 2014 Next week, Beirut’s storied “Rose House”, which sits on a rare green hill overlooking the Mediterranean, will be…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read National Library opening soon?byHabib BattahNov 4, 2014 For years now, construction has slowly been moving forward on the National Library project in Sanayeh. Now with…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Demolitions ongoing in Furn el HayekbyHabib BattahOct 22, 2014 This may be your last chance to see some of the oldest buildings in Furn El Hayek, including…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Saifi Plaza dig progressbyHabib BattahOct 11, 2014 I recently got a better look at the ruins discovered at the “Saifi Plaza” project, which I have…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read TEDx Saturday, discounts for BR fansbyHabib BattahSep 22, 2014 There’s still time to get tickets to next Saturday’s TEDx event, and as a speaker, fans of…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read District S ruins finally revealedbyHabib BattahAug 27, 2014 Many readers of this blog will remember when I was physically assaulted by site staff at the excavation…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Update: New photos inside Saifi digbyHabib BattahAug 22, 2014 Soon after posting about the ruins discovered at the Saifi Plaza excavation, an activist got in touch over…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Ruins cleared at Saifi PlazabyHabib BattahAug 20, 2014 There appears to be nothing left of a major downtown Beirut excavation that took place here a month…