One Life – achieving a healthier state of being
Holistic wellness centre One Life aims to facilitate real lifestyle change for its clients
Hackney Citizen
The Dalston Peace Mural – the story continues
This public painting has historical and political significance and should be protected, say ‘Friends of the Mural’
Django Unchained – review
Quentin Tarantino returns with a quirky western starring Jamie Foxx as freed slave Django
Hackney free schools – the debate continues
Politicians and teachers are no closer to consensus as Hackney counts down to the opening of two new free schools in the borough
Waterways charity calls for solutions to River Lea pollution
Thames 21 explains how the River Lea has become so polluted and suggests a plan of action
Fathom – experiments in film and photography
Images of Hackney’s waterways and tintype photographs form part of the inaugural artists in residence programme at Four Corners Film
Food Kitchen ‘Made In Hackney’ brings health and happiness
Not-for-profit cooking workshops are giving wannabe chefs a taste for the local
Free cakes for Hackney kids!
A volunteer group is baking free birthday cakes for the borough’s youngsters
Ditto – impressed in Dalston
A business born in the credit crunch proves that a good idea can’t be sunk. Meet Ben Freeman, a co-founder of Ditto Press
Sasha Ilyukevich – a reluctant protest singer
Belarusian folk singer who challenged ‘Europe’s last dictator’ gets an unexpected response
Greedy Cow – review
Burgers and other meaty treats are the mainstays of this East London eatery
Leyla Nazli – juggling myth and reality
Leyla Nazli manages to write plays about mythical creatures whilst simultaneously helping to run the Arcola Theatre
Rich pickings at Rich Mix
A series of independent films, documentaries and shorts are being shown at arts venue Rich Mix in Bethnal Green
The Master and Margarita – review
Mikhail Bulgakov’s ‘unstageable’ masterpiece at the Barbican
Dramas and Dissent – ‘Stokey’ distilled
The editor of Stoke Newington’s N16 Magazine has published a book of the publication’s ‘greatest hits’