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Najib
Oct 14, 2016 12:48
The Naccache Gardens is a new cluster of restaurants, cafes and bars that recently opened in Naccache 50 meters away from Spinneys. There are currently ten outlets open there, including three Lebanese restaurants Enab, Beit Salwa & Assafir, Caribou coffee shop, Yoshii , Smoking Bun , La Pizzaria, Sud, La Petite Table, Heights and a Mexican place called Bandidos. I was at the opening two days ago and it's a really cool new space. Unlike…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 14, 2016 09:10
I wrote back in April 2016 that there were talks about opening a new museum of Modern and contemporary Lebanese art in central Beirut by 2020 and that Tony Salamé , Zaha Hadid , Hans Ulrich Obrist and Julia Peyton-Jones of London’s Serpentine Galleries were involved. Thirteen architects were shortlisted for the project and Hala Warde emerged as a winner and will be building the Beirut Museum of Art, which will serve as a symbol…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 13, 2016 05:58
A General Security officer called Tony Abboud el Chidiac killed four of his neighbors because his daughter was being harassed by their dog. Chidiac killed three members of the same family as well as another neighbor who went down to see what was happening. The victims were identified as Jean-Paul Hoballah, Paul Hoballah, Isabelle Hoballah and Antoine Chidiac. LBCI shared gruesome pictures of the victims but I'm refraining from posting them. Here's what NNA said:…
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Najib
Oct 13, 2016 12:37
For the fourth year in a row, Who is Hussain? and Donner Sang Compter Lebanon organized a blood drive in Haret Hreik in commemoration of Ashoura. This special blood drive aims to encourage those who commemorate Ashoura to “give blood for those who need it most and be like Hussain" and it turned out to be a complete success with over 200 blood units collected! . In fact, DSC Lebanon informed me that this is…
Baladi
9 years ago
I attended the premiere of “Film Ameriki Tawil” three days ago at Cinemacity Beirut Souks. This is one of Ziad Rahbani’s most acclaimed plays and the second play that M Media turns into a film ...
Baladi
9 years ago
I shared a piece by the Guardian earlier this year on the The Grand Aley Hotel and how it’s been for sale since 2008 after the central bank seized the hotel. Update: The owners are ...
Automotive
9 years ago
I have no idea who took this picture but it shows how bad traffic was yesterday, and it wasn’t just because of the dead body of the poor man that was found in the middle ...
Lebanon
9 years ago
Here’s an fun interview from 1985 with a Lebanese Rambo look-alike. There is a striking resemblance between him and the real Rambo. I love how he’s out there emptying his clips and firing RPGs in ...
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