by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 27, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
I’ve got three Tweets for you this week, although the last one is more of an accurate observation of the Lebanese capital rather than an insult. Let’s start with Ruth’s (@ruthie_knighton) description of a messy home: The house stinks, there’s...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 30, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Georgia, USA The 4th poorest city in the US is trying to rid itself of its “Beirut” looks: Just days after Albany was named the fourth poorest city in the country, city leaders cut the ribbon on a new affordable housing complex. […] “Prior to...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 23, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
A big thanks to rouba, Antoun Issa, Olivia Alabaster, and Liliane (Lebanon Aggregator) for the link. According to one eye witness by the name of Andrew, and supported by The Age’s Paul Millar: Suburban street like ‘downtown Beirut’ after shooting,...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 23, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA – population 29,000 apparently had a “looks like Beirut” moment. No it wasn’t a burned out building or rioting. No destruction or chaos – just police helicopters in the sky (thanks to Olivia Alabaster for the...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 11, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
A tornado has hit Mapleton, Iowa in the US leaving behind residential towers and shopping malls, apparently: With 10 minutes’ warning, residents of Mapleton escaped serious injury when a devastating tornado ripped through the town about 8 p.m., cutting all power...