Posts by Hackney Citizen
Soapbox snippets: weekly round-up from the Hackney campaign trail
Hustings galore, a Tory-annosaurus Rex and the battle over Dunsmure Road
Read MoreHackney club’s star rower makes waves in historic women’s Boat Race win
Maddy Badcott who learnt to row at Lea Rowing Club is Oxford’s youngest crew member in women’s boat race
Read MoreEast London Painting Prize shortlist announced
23 East London artists will be vying for the annual prize when their work goes on display in Wapping later this month
Read MoreBunsmiths at The Sebright Arms – review: burgers with a barbecue twist
New pop-up will dispel any fears that East London has reached ‘peak burger’
Read MoreRussell Brand gets angry about inequality at Hackney film screening
Comedian and activist defends his stance not to vote at Hackney Picturehouse screening of his film The Emperor’s New Clothes
Read MoreBoat-dwellers unite in Hackney against ‘draconian’ clampdown on cruisers
Boaters who do not move could lose their licences as Canal and River Trust tightens up enforcement of 14-day rule
Read MoreNew East London music: Breathing Space
A five-piece choral group combines haunting vocals with field recordings in site specific settings
Read MoreCampaigners protest in Hackney over ‘toxic’ free trade agreement
Campaigners from 38 degrees call on Hackney Council to declare its opposition to The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Read MoreRotorino – restaurant review: Italian cuisine made with cocky simplicity
If you don’t have an Italian grandma, try Rotorino’s well-trained waiters instead
Read MoreFar-right nationalists hold Clapton rally against Jewish patrol group Shomrim
Hackney Unite Against Fascists who called counter-demonstration ‘angry’ that police allowed rally to go ahead
Read MoreWays to Walk in London: how to find inspiration on foot
Illustrator’s debut book about walking in London is a personal document of her passion for the city
Read MoreSoapbox snippets: weekly round-up from the Hackney campaign trail
Who has blisters from pounding the pavement, why is the co-founder of Bebo running for MP and what is transhumanism?
Read MoreHackney heckler aims to get ‘F*** off back to Eton’ song to number one
Ukulele player from Stoke Newington who serenaded David Cameron on campaign trail launches crowdfunding campaign
Read MoreVerden – restaurant review: a sign of how far Clapton has come?
There’s an impressive selection of food and wine at Verden in Lower Clapton, though not much of a local feel
Read MoreStamford Hill teenager dies swimming at Hampstead Heath ponds
19-year-old from Orthodox Jewish Community named locally as Moshe Yitzchok Greenfield
Read More‘Long overdue’ Dalston Conservation Area leaves out key heritage buildings
Local conservation groups welcome increased protection but express concern that buildings such as Reeves Printworks have been left out
Read MoreLaxmi: Rules Made By Men Who Never Sleep – EP review
Electronica duo Laxmi combine East London field recordings with confident songwriting on their new EP, Rules Made By Men Who Never Sleep
Read MoreArts Emergency Response Centre turns election spotlight on creativity
Arts ‘hospital’ curated by Bob and Roberta Smith tackles issues of diversity and access in the arts
Read MoreHomes of the homeless: Seeking Shelter in Victorian London – a big issue then as now
The Geffrye Museum’s new exhibition charts the lives and struggles of homeless people in Victorian London
Read MoreThe Flat White Economy – book review
Douglas McWilliams’ The Flat White Economy dishes the data on East London’s digital economy, and explains why it might save the UK
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