Posts by Hackney Citizen
Origamibiro to write themselves into the Shoreditch fold
Avant-garde collective return to East London for a free show combining ethereal soundscapes with live visuals
Read MoreHackney designers are toast of London Fashion Week
The borough basks in the success of another inspiring London Fashion Week as East End designers set the bar high
Read MoreQuills – sex, satire and sadism
As the days shorten and the nights draw in, Second Skin Theatre is courting our darker sides with its production of Doug Wright’s wickedly satirical play
Read MoreIn The Depot – new gallery cafe opens in Clapton
Some of Clapton’s old tram sheds have been transformed into a gallery, studio space and café
Read MoreA glimpse of the London sublime
An exhibition of John Bartlett’s paintings show the Hackney artist depicting everyday scenes in new and challenging ways
Read MoreQueens of the Undead – Black history brought up to date
Kimathi Donkor’s exhibition explores African and Carribean history as well as racial tensions today
Read MoreThe Roundabout Season swings in at Shoreditch Town Hall
Some of the UK’s brightest playwriting talents come to Shoreditch Town Hall
Read MoreHackney Aquatics Club meets Team GB Olympians
Hackney youngsters get coaching tips from Paralympian swimmer Harriet Lee and Olympian diver Nick Robinson-Baker
Read MoreHackney schools set to plant mini–orchards
Nine of the borough’s schools to get growing with their own edible gardens
Read MorePioneering Shoreditch café Paper and Cup opens
Hackney MP Diane Abbott and Speaker of Hackney Jessica Webb attend opening of new Shoreditch eatery
Read MoreBlur guitarist Graham Coxon launches Oxjam in Dalston
Singer-songwriter plays gig in Oxfam shop to launch charity festival
Read MoreHackney charity Skyway celebrates ten year anniversary
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden plays host to the celebrations on Friday 28 September
Read MoreKilling Them Softly – review
Brad Pitt plays a hitman in this black comedy thriller, adapted from a 70s crime novel of the same name
Read MorePutting fashion on the Hackney map
Explore a world of cutting-edge style with our guide to east London’s fashion hotspots
Read MoreRidley Road Market row – is eating cane rat really any different to eating zebra?
Cane rat meat isn’t the problem – we should be more concerned about regulation
Read MorePica Pica – one for sorrow, two for joy
For the WW Gallery’s 11th Patio Project, artists Kate Davis and David Moore choose the humble magpie as their subject
Read MoreAhoy, matey! Hackney Pirates get kids’ literacy ship-shape
Innovative after-school education project seeks swashbuckling volunteers to foster literacy and creativity
Read MoreJens Lekman – review
Thursday 20 September 2012, Hackney Empire
Read MoreSilicon students start up at Hackney University Technical College
Principal Annie Blackmore says opportunity for vocational training and work experience through the new UTC is second to none
Read MoreThe future of education in Hackney – a word from councillor Rita Krishna
Cabinet Member for Children’s Services looks to what lies ahead for the borough’s schoolchildren and college students
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