Hackney Wick businesses lament ‘ghost town’ Olympics
Wick restauranteurs rue ‘quietest weeks ever’ and deliver mixed verdict on Games legacy
Read MoreHackney wit – Wick station staff bring smiles to passengers
During the Games the station’s noticeboards gave information on results; since then the comments have turned wry
Read MoreMayor apologises to Hackney newsagent over Olympic bunting bungle
Stoke Newington newsagent is considering suing Hackney Council over ‘fake’ goods slur
Read MoreFive things the Olympics got wrong
Home Counties ticket holders, overblown legacy claims – let’s not be blind to where the London Games didn’t deliver
Read MoreOne Good Thing About Music
An exhibition of photographs by David Corio at Chats Palace captures legendary musicians at the heights of their powers
Read More1883 Sunday Sessions – review
Super sounds in Shoreditch at 1883’s showcase for up and coming bands
Read MoreHackney bakers in bid to win Londoners’ Loaf award
Loaves from E5 Bakehouse and the Spence Bakery have been nominated for London’s favourite loaf of ‘Real Bread’
Read MoreDo it, buy the book – at Goldsmith Row, Hackney’s newest market
The Hackney Citizen visits the book market in Goldsmiths Row, which offers a wide range of titles and a welcoming atmosphere
Read MoreSophie Rees – the art of simplicity
Dalston artist, who is to open a new gallery shortly, explains how she composes her vibrant paintings
Read MoreHackney WickED to hold mini-festival
Expect art, sand castles and ice cream at this two-day showcase at Red Market in Shoreditch later this month
Read MorePants on the Moon! – review
Nine year old bookworm Róisín Glancy is impressed by this out of this world adventure by local author Chloe Inkpen
Read MoreTake a byte – Eat All You Can
HaYoung Kim’s exhibition at Hoxton Art Gallery explores the way we consume technology
Read MoreTip-top tapas at Trangállan
This charming restaurant on Newington Green is a great antidote to try-hard eateries
Read MoreNight bites at Street Feast
Street food is no longer simply a daytime phenomenon, as new Hackney night markets prove
Read MoreLondon 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 16: End Game
Hackney watched the closing ceremony this evening as the Olympic Games drew to a finish
Read MoreThe Fades: Ragnarok – review
The Fades’ Ragnarok is a fun, apocalyptic take on punk rock
Read MoreLondon 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 15: Reality Check – Housing Legacy
Will our Olympic investment help to meet Hackney’s housing needs?
Read MoreBjörk song gets Hackney treatment
SPIRITWO and singer Yael Claire bring an eastern tradition to Björk’s Oceania, inspired by the Olympic Games
Read MoreSweet Revenge – Sweet Toof solo show at The Colour Works
Hackney Wick provides the location for an exhibition of grinning graffiti this month
Read MoreHackney galleries’ Olympic art attack
Away from the official Cultural Olympiad, East London artists are expressing more ambivalent viewpoints on the impact of the Games
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