by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 19, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
California, USA The run-up to the 4th of July celebrations in the US has lead to an increase in firework displays with one resident comparing the noise to Beirut: The pre-Fourth of July fireworks that traditionally rattle the Eastside appear to have gotten off to an...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 2, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Texas, USA It may be the start of a new year, but it seems that old habits die hard: This New Year’s Eve, do yourself and your pets a favor. Make sure that every pet is indoors and safe. Most pets hate fireworks, and if your neighborhood is like mine, it will sound...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 15, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Dungannon, UK Anti-social behavior is brewing in the Dalriada Park area of Dungannon and residents are afraid: FIREWORK-throwing youths who congregate in a Dungannon housing estate at nights and weekends are turning the area into something resembling a “warzone”,...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 17, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Fireworks are great fun to watch but, according to Rodger Dee, alderman at the Darwin City Council in Australia, when they get too loud, things end up like Beirut: One council member has compared cracker night to a “war zone”. […] Alderman Rodger Dee...