Dalston
The DIY haven that transformed London’s jazz scene
Remembering TRC — Dalston’s Total Refreshment Centre closed as a music venue a year ago – and although it may be gone, its legacy lives on. In her new book, Make Some Space, journalist Emma Warren explores why this pivotal space did so much for the capital’s creative communities.
Written by: Emma Finamore
Developers are closing in on Dalston’s local communities
Save Gillett Square — As well as being London's largest and most proactive DIY skate spot, Gillett Square is also a sanctuary for people living on the fringes of society. But with plans to redevelop the area currently in the pipeline, these communities face an uprooting.
Written by: Bruno Rinvolucri
What Dalston looked like in the 1980s
Same places, different time — In his new book, photographer Andrew Holligan captures a snapshot of Dalston, East London in the 1980s, a hub of diversity on the cusp of change.
Written by: Lidia Buonaiuto
Why is this London art gallery giving neo-Nazis a platform?
Shutting down the alt-right — An exhibition of work by white supremacists – the first of its kind since Trump's election – has sparked a fight back from protesters determined to stop fascism getting a foothold.
Written by: Ruairi Casey
Protests and picket lines to save a London community cinema
Fighting for its future — Hundreds join Dalston’s Rio Cinema picket line against mass redundancies, to “save the soul of the local community cinema”.
Written by: Emily Gosling
How London’s hottest DIY photography gallery was born in a living room
Doomed Gallery has become an emerging photographers’ mecca — Tired of rejection in an elitist industry, photographer Ken Flaherty decided to build an art space in his living room.
Written by: Adam White
Look beyond the party princesses and pavement pizzas: Dalston is a Land of Kings
East London hype — A rundown of the best sights, sounds and eats at London's Land of Kings festival.
Written by: Gabriela Helfet