‘Locals need protection’: The gentrification of Shoreditch and the campaign to save Brick Lane
Controversial plans for the iconic Truman Brewery have sparked a wave of protests
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‘A chance to recalibrate’: Street art legend Ben Eine on his ‘reflective’ new solo show in Whitechapel
Eine, whose signature New Circus lettering can be found all over east London, says a move into sculpture has been ‘challenging’
2 Fingers @ Canvas Cafe, Spitalfields, restaurant review
This pop-up in a friendly cafe just off Brick Lane riffs on a childhood classic and delivers fish finger sandwiches fit for the captain’s table
Look sharp! Unpeeling the history of citrus fruit
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at oranges and lemons through the ages, and takes a trip to the Bangledshi grocers of Brick Lane
Buskers and musicians are taking over vintage shop off Brick Lane
What used to be a vintage clothes shop on Bacon Street is now a live music speakeasy
The curious history of the bagel in East London
Food historian Gillian Riley recounts the curious history of the ‘roll with a hole’ and visits some of East London’s popular bagel bakeries (all in the name of research)
Brick Lane is remembered in photographs
An exhibition and book by photographer Phil Maxwell show how one of East London’s most famous streets has evolved across the decades