Celebrating one year of Girl Gang Power
There’s a plug socket in the ceiling at CHUNK. It’s right above where the bands play, staring down at the stacks of speakers and haphazard pedals on the ground below. Tonight, its three holes are obscured by multi-coloured bunting, strings of glowing fairy lights, and a cloud of positivity. It’s time for Girl Gang Leeds […]
Hyde Park Book Club: Celebrating two years with Leeds’ most eclectic arts hub
Once an iconic fancy dress store frequented by broke students looking to fuel another weekend of Otley running, the decades-old petrol station sitting on Headingley Lane has now been home to Hyde Park Book Club for two prosperous years. I head there on Saturday morning – armed only with a rumbling stomach and an open […]
Driving a digital future: In conversation with Stuart Clarke
Big things are in the pipeline for Leeds, and there’s no one better equipped than Stuart Clarke to dispense all the details. From Leeds Digital Festival and Yorkshire Dance to multiple start-ups and global investment, he speaks with the passion and positivity of a city ready to embrace the future. I wanted to know more. […]
Ibérica: From Asturias to Leeds
Stepping out of a forgettably drizzly November Monday and into the warmth of East Parade’s Ibérica, we replaced darkened skies with an indulgent world of flavour, finery and intensely flowery wallpaper. And somehow, it all just worked. Housed in grade II listed Hepper House – a former auction house with three floors and an impressive […]
Robot Food For Thought
There’s a certain brand of creativity that belongs outside London. Gone are the days a Big Smoke location was a stamp of validity, authenticity, innovation. Today, those words are losing meaning amidst a sea of buzzwords – as quickly as clients and creatives are seeking inspiration in the north. Just a passing glance at the […]
