27
Apr
2026

The Pop-Up That Has Been Temporary for Six Years Has Finally Got a Permanent Lease and I Have Feelings About This

Harper-Thames on the Shoreditch business that graduated from temporary to permanent, what this means for the neighbourhood,…

27
Apr
2026

Spring Arrives in Shoreditch and Everything That Was Grim in February Becomes Tolerable in April

The Seasonal Transformation of East London That Makes You Forget You Complained About It Constantly for Four…

27
Apr
2026

On the Rich Mix Annual Programme Announcement and What It Tells You About Shoreditch in 2026

The Rich Mix Confirmed Its 2026 to 2027 Programme Last Tuesday, the Programme Tells You How a…

27
Apr
2026

Why the Hoxton Square Bench I Sit On Has a Different Set of Faces Every Six Months

I Have Been Sitting on the Same Hoxton Square Bench on Sunday Afternoons Since 2022, the Faces…

27
Apr
2026

On the Sunday Upmarket at Old Truman Brewery Becoming Substantively Different in 2026

I Have Been a Regular at the Sunday Upmarket Since 2017, the Vendors I Used to Buy…

27
Apr
2026

On the Hoxton Hall Pantomime That Almost Did Not Happen This Year

Hoxton Hall Confirmed Its Annual Pantomime Last December at Approximately Half the Previous Run, the Reasons Are…

27
Apr
2026

Why the Shoreditch Local Newspapers Are Quietly Folding and What That Means for the Neighbourhood

Three Independent Shoreditch Hyperlocal Publications Closed This Year, the Local-Knowledge Loss Is Substantive Reading: Bohiney | The…

25
Apr
2026

Brick Lane’s Sunday Market Has Added A New Section And The New Section Has Added A New Price Point

The Evolution Of The Market That Has Been Evolving For 350 Years Continues; The New Artisan Gin…

25
Apr
2026

The Hackney Wick Arts Community Is Doing What Shoreditch Artists Were Doing Twenty Years Ago And The Clock Is Running

East London’s Creative Migration Continues: When Shoreditch Became Expensive, Artists Moved To Hackney Wick; Hackney Wick Is…

25
Apr
2026

The Shoreditch High Street Overground Station Has Got A New Exit And It Is Much Better

The Second Exit To Shoreditch High Street Station Has Finally Opened After Several Years Of Construction; The…