Posted By
Najib
Nov 09, 2017 10:28
There's a really interesting exhibition taking place at Beyt Amir entitled "Temporary - Metamorphosis of a city: Beirut 1870 - 2052". The exhibition is a tribute to Beirut through photographs, prints, and installations showing how Beirut has evolved from 1870 until now. Beyt Amir is a beautiful old house built over 100 years ago and one of the last remaining symbols of Beirut's rich heritage. If you're wondering why 2052, it's because there's an illustration…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 07, 2017 10:04
My daily commute includes driving by the series of complete or nearly-complete buildings next to the Marina in Dbayeh. Like most, I just thought it’s another residential complex. Recently though, I got a tour around the entire Waterfront city, and learned that there’s a lot more than residential buildings at the newborn city; Waterfront city also offers all sorts of facilities that are bound to open and satisfy all age groups and preferences, notably retail,…
Food
8 years ago
Friends in Vancouver told me that they spotted a Zaatar w Zeit branch opening there, so I looked up the news and it’s indeed happening. Quoting ZWZ’s blog which dates back to October 5, they ...
Fun
8 years ago
The iPhone X is priced starting $999 on Apple’s website yet Amhaz wants us to buy it for an outrageous $1650! I don’t know why anyone would buy it for this ridiculous price especially when ...
Beirut
8 years ago
The airport was originally built in 1992 to accommodate 6 million passengers and obviously need a whole revamp, not just an expansion plan. However the real problem is not only in the airport’s capacity but ...
Baladi
8 years ago
You obviously have to be extremely fit to run a marathon; you need stamina, endurance, months of training and obviously you need vision. You should be able to see the finish line behind the hills, ...
Critiques
8 years ago
The Burj Hammoud garbage mountain is being slowly dumped into the sea and no one’s doing anything to stop this catastrophe. In fact, there’s barely any mention of it on the news and it appears ...
Advertising
8 years ago
I didn’t find that many Halloween ads out there this year but there are some pretty cool ones that I’m sharing here. Al Rifai iFlix decided to pull a Halloween prank by scaring people off ...
Baladi
8 years ago
25-year old AUB Alumunus Fouad Maksoud is representing Lebanon in the Stars of Science show and sharing his expertise in nano-medicine. Maksoud graduated with a master’s degree from the Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture ...
Baladi
8 years ago
The Cedars team just defeated France 29-18 in Canberra, clinching their first ever Rugby League World Cup victory! I couldn’t find any channel to watch the game but it was Moses’ stunning performance that helped ...