Historic site including Victorian warehouses and one time residence of Christopher Marlowe are under threat of redevelopment
Posted inART
Science and art combine to highlight River Lea pollution
Project to creatively document pollution in the River Lea produces some stunning results
Posted inMUSIC
Denai Moore: new album Elsewhere showcases new direction
As Denai Moore releases her debut album, the 22-year-old singer and songwriter from Stratford is being talked up as the next big thing
Posted inSTAGE
Hannah Moss: silent play is ‘my way of saying goodbye’ after Dad’s death
The death of her father and Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five inspired Hannah Moss’s acclaimed play So it Goes
Posted inSTAGE
Politrix – stage review: disillusioned youth and Westminster politics
An educational trip to the Houses of Parliament only serves to further alienate a group of inner-city youngsters in Politrix
Posted inART
Petition launched to stop Rich Mix from closing
Legal dispute with Tower Hamlets Council puts future of Shoreditch arts organisation in doubt
Posted inFILM
Hackney’s Finest – film review: an endearingly silly crime caper
Cartoon gangsters and dodgy accents produce underwhelming results in this film about Hackney’s grittier side
Posted inBOOKS
Ghosting by Jonathan Kemp: book review
Stoke Newington-based author’s gripping new novel Ghosting is the story of a grieving woman’s struggle for self-worth and meaning in life
Posted inMUSIC
The Baby Blues by Daryl Waller: album review
Daryl Waller’s The Baby Blues is a lo-fi delight recalling Elliott Smith
Posted inHISTORY
How the Balfron Tower tenants were ‘decanted’ and lost their homes
When the Balfron Tower’s socially-housed tenants were asked to leave, many thought it was temporary. Now the empty building is to be sold privately