Hackney Citizens’ Advice Bureau launches crowdsourced map of housing problems across the borough

Occupy protestors find Hackney ‘welcoming’ but council vows to move Occupy protestors on ‘as soon as possible’

World premiere of tragicomedy about ‘families, betrayal, choices and love’. Showing at the Arcola until 26 May 2012

Neville Gabie’s next project will ‘explore how far away we might have moved from the original spirit of the Games’

The Jaguar Shoes venue and artists’ collective is in dispute with the car giant over its name

The Velodrome, the Copper Box, the Energy Centre: some fine buildings will grace London 2012. But tawdry compromise is never far away…

Joss Whedon’s funny superhero film is full of comic-book capers. Showing at the Hackney Picturehouse till the end of May

An exhibition at Hoxton Art Gallery finds unexpected beauty and fascination in the often-ignored debris of city life

Hackney Council launches architects’ contest to build Hoxton tower blocks

Gardening goes ‘pop’ during this three week horticultural extravaganza