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Do me a flavour – Gillian Riley on umami

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 30 August 2016 at 16:38
Monosodium glutamate (MSG): umami in its controversial chemical form. Photograph: J.M. Lawton

Known as the fifth taste, Umami is both a trendy concept and chemical substance – but above all a way of getting deliciousness into our food

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Strictly orthodox Jews in Stamford Hill ‘raise £1 million’ to fight child custody battles

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 26 August 2016 at 16:29
Stamford Hill. Photograph: Hackney Citizen

Critics raise fear of new barriers for women wishing to leave Haredi community

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Cache of knives discovered close to Hackney Wick following Mabley Green brawl

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 26 August 2016 at 15:45
Photograph: Hackney MPS

The haul included an example of the controversial “zombie knife”, as well as other weapons

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Save Haggerston Park group fights council over community garden “land grab” plan

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 26 August 2016 at 13:05
The disputed depot area of Haggerston Park. Photograph: Josh Loeb

Hackney Council “unable to provide assurance” that parkland will be reintegrated after use as temporary school site

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Too late to stop Nao: interview

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 26 August 2016 at 11:44

Nao is one of the brightest stars on the UK’s musical horizon, with a sound born of the hustle and bustle of East London

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Too late to stop Nao: interview

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 26 August 2016 at 11:38
Nao: "Vocal acrobatics and flair..." Photograph: Jeff Hahn

Nao is one of the brightest stars on the UK’s musical horizon, with a sound born of the hustle and bustle of East London

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The Hard Stop, an interview with filmmaker George Amponsah: Language of the unheard

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 17:13

Documentary-maker George Amponsah talks Mark Duggan, Met policing and the best way to protest police violence

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The Hard Stop, an interview with filmmaker George Amponsah: Language of the unheard

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 17:08
Protests in support of Mark Duggan.

Documentary-maker George Amponsah talks Mark Duggan, Met policing and the best way to protest police violence

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Today Studios: a workspace to thrive in

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 16:27
Today Studios 1

This co-working space in the heart of Hackney gives you everything you need to spark creativity

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Draw talent: Shoreditch art school holds exhibition of work by artists aged 10 to 18

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 15:55

Future household names could be taking part in the Royal Drawing School’s annual exhibition for young artists

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Draw talent: Shoreditch art school holds exhibition of work by artists aged 10 to 18

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 15:51
Part of a piece by Shoreditch-based 14-year-old, Ananda. Photograph: Royal Drawing School

Future household names could be taking part in the Royal Drawing School’s annual exhibition for young artists

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Hackney students get their GCSE results

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 14:49
Students at Stoke Newington School celebrate their GCSEs

As pupils across the borough get their grades, we bring you the latest from schools

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Isolation Chamber Vacation, Transition Gallery, preview – Alone time

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 12:49

A new exhibition examines the concept of solitude, from associated connotations of madness to its status as a tool for creative genius

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Isolation Chamber Vacation, Transition Gallery, preview – Alone time

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 12:39
The Champagne Suite, from Juno Calypso's series The Honeymoon. Photograph: Juno Calypso

A new exhibition examines the concept of solitude, from associated connotations of madness to its status as a tool for creative genius

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Jidori, Dalston, restaurant review – View-a skewer

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 11:32

The vision for Jidori is yakitori, a Japanese cuisine centred on chicken skewers, cooked on a charcoal grill and washed down with copious amounts of booze

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Jidori, Dalston, restaurant review – View-a skewer

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 August 2016 at 11:25
The bar at Jidori. Photograph: Mary Gaudin, Design: Giles Reid Architects

The vision for Jidori is yakitori, a Japanese cuisine centred on chicken skewers, cooked on a charcoal grill and washed down with copious amounts of booze

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Shadow Optics at Lubomirov/Angus-Hughes, Clapton: Things falling apart

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 24 August 2016 at 15:52
An excerpt from Solveig Settemsdal's Segment I.I.

Delicacy and light are the dual themes of exhibition at Clapton gallery that places emphasis on curation rather than individual artists

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Blue Pen, film preview: Breaking the silence

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 24 August 2016 at 11:46
Dorothy Lawrence as Sapper Dennis Smith.

Inspired by the tragic story of war reporter Dorothy Lawrence, Blue Pen looks at the lives of women journalists whose voices have been silenced

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Grimeborn Festival, Arcola, review: ‘excellent programme of rarities and standards’

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 23 August 2016 at 15:38
Mozart and Salieri at Grimeborn

Opera gets back to its experimental roots at the Arcola’s annual festival

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Grimeborn Festival, Arcola, review: 'excellent programme of rarities and standards'

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 23 August 2016 at 15:34

Opera gets back to its experimental roots at the Arcola’s annual festival

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