The Taming of the Shrew
Last chance to see: A contemporary treatment of The Taming at St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch High Street. Until 27 May 2012
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Shoreditch bar in legal battle with Jaguar Cars
The Jaguar Shoes venue and artists’ collective is in dispute with the car giant over its name
Tech City – digital deluge greeted with cautious optimism
The recent influx of technology firms into east London’s ‘Tech City’ is yet to gain overwhelming support from local creatives and entrepreneurs
Shoreditch residents slam Olympic ‘beer tent’
Hackney Council has given the thumbs-up to ‘Hackney House’, a marquee to ‘showcase’ the borough this summer
Feel XO-nerated upstairs at XOYO
A newly transformed space at an established Shoreditch venue provides a refreshingly comfortable social experience
The Strongroom Bar and Kitchen – review
This Shoreditch recording studio restaurant is a chart topper
Hackney police crack down on counterfeit alcohol and unlicensed taxis
Operation Condor saw the arrest of 70 people last weekend, who were targeted over licensing laws and anti-social behaviour
Art Against Knives sets up at BoxPark Shoreditch
An anti-knife crime charity set up after the 2008 stabbing of an art student in Shoreditch moves in to the BoxPark pop-up mall
Occupy Justice protesters put Blair and bankers on trial
Courthouse squatters put top financiers and politicians in the dock. Audacious stunt comes days before eviction
WigWamBam! rooftop bar pops up at Queen of Hoxton
The Queen of Hoxton has set up a heated hidey-hole on its rooftop until the end of March
Street VU: Shoreditch to get outdoor art gallery
The Hackney Citizen unearths a new and unusual art venue tucked under the iconic tube carriages on Great Eastern Street
Occupy London protestors take over disused Shoreditch courthouse
Protestors include ex-servicemen group Occupy Veterans, arriving with ‘tank of ideas’
Stickers declare ‘gay-free zone’ in Hackney
Homophobic signs have been posted up in Shoreditch and Stoke Newington
New Hanbury Project Shoreditch art show
Till 27 January 2011, St. Leonards Church Shoreditch High Street
Sex establishments consultation: majority say no to Hackney Council’s ‘nil’ policy
Only one in three respondents support the Town Hall’s proposal to ban strip clubs, sex shops and sex cinemas across the borough