by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Dec 26, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
In July 2010, I first came across an article from the Hull and Riding on the transformation of Woodcock Street from Beirut to something better. At that time, I sent the paper a Looks Like Beirut certificate addressed to the entire Woodcock Street population and I got...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Dec 9, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
I received an email from Paula Spencer over the weekend. She had received my Looks Like Beirut certificate (I was beginning to have doubts on whether the postal service was actually working). Here’s what she had to say: Thank you so much for the award it was a...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 26, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
The Oakland Streets blog, run by a local citizen, has come across a report on why the streets of the city look like a war zone or as he/she put it: Why My Street Looks Like Beirut I recently stumbled across an “OaklandStreets Fact Sheet” put out by the...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 13, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Hindley, United Kingdom Hindley residents are breathing a sigh of relief after the local authorities have earmarked a dilapidated building for demolition. Lebanese citizens on the other hand will not be happy to learn that the residents had dubbed the building, Little...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 5, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Canterbury, UK In the 1990s, an aide to former US President George Bush Sr. coined the term Little Beirut in regards to Portland, Oregon for the violent protests that took place there during a visit. But apparently, there’s another “little Beirut”...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 4, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Thanks to Peter Kharma for the translation! The Looks Like Beirut Certificate is now available in Spanish!