Posts by Hackney Citizen
Kick-Ass 2 – review
Is it too violent, and, more importantly, is it any good? Our man in the cinema gives his verdict
Read MoreGnomes, beatboxing and a vacuum-packed artist at Hackney WickED
Experimental offerings at ‘occasionally bonkers’ art festival make for a boisterous event
Read MorePassing Clouds hosts first screening of documentary about The People’s Kitchen
Project to combat food waste the focus of new flick
Read MoreCeramics in the City at the Geffrye Museum – preview
Slicker operation rivals Affordable Art Fair for crafts that won’t put buyers out of pocket
Read MoreHackney Colliery Band’s new album Common Decency set for September release
Bold as brass: public-spirited ensemble tell of origins of their eclectic sound
Read MoreLebanese Archive Project at Four Corners Gallery – preview
Exhibition curated by Ania Dabrowska focuses on work of Lebanese photojournalist Diab Alkarssifi
Read MoreJones & Sons – review
Good all-rounder in Arcola Street marks transition to more mature Dalston
Read MoreHome at the National Theatre – review
Nadia Fall directs verbatim play about an East London homeless hostel
Read MoreFormer rough sleeper John Dolan’s art sells for thousands of pounds
Exhibition set to take place next week with help from famous street artists including Stik and ROA
Read MoreShaky hands, shrieks and tears… It must be A-level results day
Hackney students at Petchey Academy and Mossbourne Community Academy gain places at top universities
Read MoreLaburnum Boat Club to celebrate thirtieth anniversary next month
Club runs canoeing sessions and hires out narrowboats to schools
Read MoreHigh fliers: Skinner’s Academy students take to skies in lightweight glider
‘Every second took my breath away,’ say teenagers who had lessons to fly solo
Read MoreVISIONS festival – review
Jeffrey Lewis, !!!, Iceage and Cloud Nothings were among the offerings at music event
Read MoreActor and panto dame join cow at fun run launch
Christopher Biggins and Kat B at Hackney Empire for launch of Dame Dash to support hospice
Read MoreBunny-hop to it: daring two-wheelers reach new heights
Host borough teens scramble to newly constructed BMX tracks
Read MoreOasis at the Overground: shelter from city stress under canopy of trees
The Dalston Eastern Curve Garden provides a leafy get-away from nearby Dalston Junction
Read MorePlans for second Mossbourne Academy approved after architects are sent back to drawing board
Project was adapted to take on board concerns and will help meet growing demand says schools chief
Read MoreOutrage over Hackney Council’s plans for yet another car park on Marshes
Application angers campaigners furious about latest scheme to ‘pave paradise’ in green lung
Read MoreChat-up line advice from local Oiimysize Project
Dream Arts programme warns teenagers against ‘threatening’ approaches
Read MoreScience at the theatre: Arcola’s Inventors Club teaches teenagers about tech
Students use fresh ‘know-how’ to create gadgets and gizmos
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