Posts by Gaia Caramazza
Hannah Cohen, SET Dalston, live music review: ‘Powerful, melodic rollercoaster’
The San Franciscan gives a ‘soulful’ performance at the unassuming Hackney venue
Read MoreCASA Festival, Dalston: ‘A Latin American fiesta that reminds us why diversity is so vital’
We look at three plays from July’s two-week festival, hosted by the Arcola Theatre, Rio Cinema and the Curve Garden
Read MoreNinth Street Women, Barbican, book presentation: ‘Rewriting male-dominated art history’
Pulitzer Prize nominee Mary Gabriel discusses her exploration of the lives of five women who revolutionised modern art
Read MoreArmadillo, Yard Theatre: ‘A thriller about trauma, grief and memory’
Mumburger writer Sarah Kosar’s latest play is ‘dark, complicated and tense’
Read MoreBiff’s Jack Shack, Homerton, food review: ‘Junk food to stop you missing meat’
A stand inside a supermarket-cum-cinema in Homerton is serving up jackfruit burgers and wings – and they ‘pack a punch’
Read MoreA Thousand Splendid Suns, Hackney Empire: ‘Woes, fears and aspirations of Afghan women’
A powerful and authentic adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel about the resilience of women in war-torn Afghanistan
Read MoreMao Chow, Mare Street, food review: ‘Tempting for even the biggest vegan-sceptic’
Julian Denis offers up intimate, animal-free feasts from his new, permanent base near London Fields
Read MorePolice appeal for witnesses after man is stabbed to death in Stoke Newington
The victim, thought to be in his thirties, was found with a knife wound on Matthias Road at 5.47pm yesterday evening
Read MoreSnapshot of Ridley Road: Youth project photographs locals inside under-threat Shopping Village
Future Hackney is recording the plight of the iconic but fast-changing market street in Dalston
Read MoreHaggerston Baths: First look at plans prompts concerns over lack of community use
Developers ask residents for feedback on redesign before planning application is submitted in June
Read MoreHigh priority fire safety work uncovered after Grenfell now 80 per cent complete, council reveals
The Town Hall has been tackling the 3,000 high-risk issues found by assessors in the wake of the 2017 tragedy
Read MoreCouncil tenants could see rents rise in 2020 for the first time in four years
Housing services chief says not taking up the government’s recommended increase could cost the council £1.2m
Read MoreSwimming against the plastic current: Bettina Maidment on spearheading River Lea clean-up
The Plastic Free Hackney founder spoke to the Citizen after a team of 120 volunteers took part in the Big Spring Beach Clean last weekend
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