The violent face of real estate development in Lebanon
An LBC camera crew has become the latest victim of violent Lebanese real estate companies seizing the country’s…
Join events this week to help save Beirut heritage sites
Beirut activists are fighting hard to preserve two of the city’s key heritage sites and you can support…
A Dam Is Built in ‘Paradise’
The following article originally appeared in Take Part, a US-based online publication that has recently ceased operation. I’m…
Does “high technology” mean garbage incineration for Beirut?
“I didn’t say incinerators, I said ‘high technology,'” Beirut’s mayor Jamal Itani told LBC at a recent…
Dora goes solar
After years of darkness it seems the northern suburbs of Beirut will finally be lit up at night.…
Coast erasing in Batroun
A new project seems to be chewing away the coastline in Batroun. I was able to get a…
Panel to challenge Boutros Road
The Civil Coalition Against the Boutros Highway is hosting a panel and discussion this Tuesday on the battle…
Municipal work? Start a fire
The municipality of a certain village was forced to call the fire department this week for a fire…
New Lebanese brew
A new microbrewery has opened in Batroun, a picturesque small town on the Lebanese coast. Even more cool…
Brown spills of Khalde
In addition to the landfill crisis on Beirut’s streets–covered on this blog yesterday— there appears to be a heavy dose…