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IntersectionsJust Transition: In conversation with Climate Camp Scotland
We meet with Climate Camp Scotland to discuss reclaiming green spaces, taking on the far right, and building a climate justice movement that welcomes everyone Read more »| 11 Jul 2025 -
IntersectionsRegional Retail Therapy: The forgotten value of Scottish shopping centres
Weekend hours spent under the fluorescent lighting of suburban consumerism – count us in. One writer hails the brilliance of ageing Scottish shopping centres as a social hub, local treasure and provider of good old-fashioned tat Read more »| 10 Jul 2025 -
Food And DrinkMarket Making: The past and future of Glasgow's markets
Going to the shops often means getting in a fight with a belligerent self-service till, but it wasn't always this way; Grant Reekie visits Partick to look at what we can learn from the pre-super market Read more »| 09 Jul 2025 -
IntersectionsAsk Anahit: Employee Relations
In this month's advice column, one reader wonders whether they should start things up with a colleague Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
IntersectionsLove Bites: Carrie Bradshaw and Co
This month’s columnist reflects on the enduring allure of Sex and the City Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
Food And DrinkKing of Feasts @ The Hanging Bat, Edinburgh
We check out the latest residency from King of Feasts, as he takes the reins at venerable Edinburgh craft beer bar The Hanging Bat Read more »| 03 Jul 2025
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TravelResident Advisors: Christina Neuwirth, Lighthouse Bookshop
We chat with Christina Neuwirth, bookseller at beloved radical bookshop Lighthouse Bookshop, about their favourite Edinburgh things Read more »| 03 Jul 2025 -
Food And Drink'Like a whirlwind': Moira and The Diggers (Athletic Arms)
The Athletic Arms – aka The Diggers – may be known as a Hearts pub with a great whisky selection, affordable pints and epic pies, but as Tallah Brash writes, it's the people that truly make it Read more »| 02 Jul 2025 -
Food And DrinkResident Advisors: James Snowdon, The Palmerston
James Snowdon from The Palmerston restaurant in the West End recommends great hills, excellent bars, and some cash-saving tips for the festival season Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
Food And DrinkDialling In: Ground Floor, Edinburgh
Home to community radio station EHFM, Ground Floor is a shining example of the bonds that can be built around food and drink, writes Anahit Behrooz Read more »| 26 Jun 2025 -
Food And DrinkHome from Home: Hungry Wolf, Edinburgh
A one-room, family-run Georgian restaurant is a home away from home for Emilie Roberts – and handily, it isn't very far from home at all Read more »| 26 Jun 2025 -
Food And DrinkBody and Soul: Edinburgh's Himalaya Cafe
Inspired by a visit from the Dalai Lama, Edinburgh's Himalaya Cafe is a pocket of Tibetan food and community, writes Ema Smekalova Read more »| 26 Jun 2025 -
Food And DrinkThe Agacan Lives On: Dundee's one-of-a-kind Turkish restaurant
Within the ceramic-lined walls of this family-run Turkish restaurant, Laurie Presswood finds a capsule of Dundee's past, present and future Read more »| 25 Jun 2025 -
Food And DrinkK. Jackson's, City Cafe, and the pub as community hub
Rosamund West looks back at two pubs (one sadly resting-in-peace) with central roles to play in Edinburgh's artistic community, even if they didn't know it at the time Read more »| 25 Jun 2025 -
Food And Drink'The platonic ideal of a pub': The Old Toll Bar, Glasgow
'Your local' doesn't have to be local to you, as Jamie Dunn – frequent traveller to The Old Toll Bar in Kinning Park – explains Read more »| 25 Jun 2025