Café cultured – literary project eyes Haggerston railway arches
A literary café partially owned by its customers would put intellectual rigour back into coffee drinking
Hackney Citizen
Street artist Stik gives away work in Big Issue
Once homeless graffiti artist publishes exclusive work in magazine to help people living on streets
Dalston prepares for Land of Kings festival
No longer an inside job as annual festival adds outdoor locations
Women entrepreneurs given boost to gain global scope
University of East London-led project provides women in enterprise with expertise to ‘make it global’
Pay dispute leads to strike at special needs schools
Staff at Horizon and Downsview Specialist Educational Needs Schools School take industrial action to secure agreed wages for teaching assistants
Dalston debut for Land of Kids family festival
Arts and cultural activities for young and old this May bank holiday
Silent Witnesses at Shoreditch Town Hall
Mandeville Primary School pupils take part in project aiming to tackle crime through theatre
Shrugging Offing – review
Limoncello gallery’s video installation channels internet craze to raise questions about the female body
Blood Privilege – new play explores myth of ‘The Bloody Countess’
The White Rabbit Theatre’s retelling of the life of a Hungarian Countess known for her extraordinary violence
Five Propositions for the Tourist – review
Sandy Smith’s exhibition at Space In Between muses on fascism and Wittgenstein while encouraging viewers to bask in an ambient glow
Adaptation of Kafka’s The Trial at Shoreditch Town Hall – review
Kafka gets modern makeover in stage production of the Trial and In the Penal Colony
Moby Dick – review
Arcola Theatre hosts an eco-friendly Melville adaptation that is wonderfully atmospheric and bristling with energy
Taking on the Empire – review
Taking on the Empire tells the story of how an old bingo hall was transformed into what is now the Hackney Empire
Taxing times – benefits advice from Hackney CAB
Charity wants local people to be aware of – and prepared for – changes to the benefits system
Letter – Coalition Government to blame over Hackney Decent Homes shortage
Resident’s response to ‘Council fails to meet own Decent Homes target’ story
Chesham Arms pub becomes ‘community asset’
Closed bar described as ‘an institution’ gains special heritage status following campaign to save it