Laura Oldfield Ford’s dismal prognosis for a gentrified London is a hard pill to swallow

Helen Gordon’s debut novel Landfall finds emotional depth in escaping from Hackney to the suburbs

Picturehouse to open new Hackney cinema in Mare Street later this month

Concerns about high numbers of tenants being unlawfully evicted, threatened, or experiencing intrusions into their homes prompts Hackney’s Citizens’ Advice Bureau to offer guidelines

A restored Edwardian grocery offers an appetising array of fresh and organic produce. The Citizen talks to proprietor Theo Fraser Steele about its recent culinary accolade and recipe for success

Future top designers reinforce Hackney’s mark on the world of fashion

Upcoming events at local independent bookshops

Happenings across the borough mark events in the history of the African diaspora

An exploratory celebration of art, technology and society

Guerilla gigs and unplugged sessions in secret venues have mixed an edgy mystique with raw talent