by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 22, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Hollywood, California Thanks to @MaryLebanese for the link. The phrase describes the winding road that leads up to the great Hollywood sign: Locals complain that tourists leave litter and cigarette butts — a mortal hazard on tinder-dry hillsides in summer...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 30, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Craig Shagin of the Shagin Law Group has left a comment apologizing for comparing a shoot-out at a Pennsylvania bar to Beirut: I humbly and sincerely apologize. You are absolutely right. The reference was unfair to Beirut and I should have known better. I can now add...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 30, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
New Bern, North Carolina, USA With Hurricane Irene having left its mark on the US, one journalist has used the 30+ year old cliche to describe the scene after the storm hit the East Coast: With widespread flooding, fallen trees, extensive damage and fatalities, some...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 23, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Police receive a call concerning shots fired at the Egypt nightclub. First responders find two victims, an 18-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman, both shot and expected to make a full recovery. Local business owner, Craig Shagin of Shagin...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 19, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Comparisons of Detroit to Beirut are not new, however this article is quite interesting because it goes into depth describing the deterioration of the Motor City: Raking leaves on his front lawn with his children, [Dewayne] Hurling says his new neighborhood reminds...