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TravelThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh 2025: Coffee and Cafes
Maybe it’s a caffeine hit or a vitamin boost you're after. Below are our favourite coffee shops and juice joints in town Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
Food And DrinkResident Advisors: James Clark, Sotto
We talk kebabs, countryside walks, realising your dreams and exploring your local area with James Clark, owner of the Stockbridge restaurant Sotto Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
TravelThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh: Bars and Pubs
Edinburgh is a great pub city. Whether you’re after a quiet pint or a chic cocktail joint, it has you covered. Here are some of our favourite places to get a drink Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
TravelResident Advisors: The Portobello Bookshop
Booksellers at the seaside-adjacent The Portobello Bookshop discuss Edinburgh's hidden nooks and ways of escaping the Fringe Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
TravelTake a Tramcrawl with Edinburgh Trams!
With Edinburgh Trams running from Newhaven to Edinburgh Airport, it's a great way to explore the city. Here are some key points along the way Read more »| 14 Jul 2025 -
TravelResident Advisors: Craig Somerville, Leith Depot
Craig Somerville, Leith Depot venue manager and booker for Leith FAB Cricket Club, shares some local secrets Read more »| 14 Jul 2025
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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 -
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 -
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