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Is this the future of London's art scene?

1 week ago | the-londoner.co.uk | Hannah Williams

Plus: Harry Styles' favourite sandwich shop and Notting Hill Carnival in jeopardy Dear Londoners — it's 31 degrees, it's Art Basel, and it's nearly the end of the week: time for your new culture edition. In this edition, our editor, Hannah, will once again ask you to hold her drink (Campari and soda, if you're asking) as she critiques, informs and, of course, spills the gossip on everything from the supposed new saviours of London art, reassembled Roman frescoes and Lido festival.
Pulling back the curtain on London’s most powerful

2 weeks ago | the-londoner.co.uk | Andrew Kersley

It’s always strange where news stories come from. I’ve spent my career as an investigative journalist, and there’s never been a surefire way to find a scoop. Maybe the one thing a lot of my best pieces have in common is they often start with me looking over what the rich and powerful of the capital are up to. When it comes to the wealthy, that’s often tricky — London has myriad ways for those with the most money to hide their dodgy dealings just out of view.
Ceilidhs, dry humping and £12 memberships: Why young London is mad for Set Social

2 weeks ago | the-londoner.co.uk | Moya Crockett

Forget St James'. The capital's hottest members' club is in Peckham Get ready for the heat with our Londoner summer discount. For just £4.95 a month for your first three months, you can read this story — and the rest of our members-only content. That's a nearly 50% saving, meaning you can treat yourself to one more spritz, guilt-free. Act fast though, it can't stay forever.
City Hall gave a £1.6mn grant to a university after it employed the mayor’s wife

2 weeks ago | the-londoner.co.uk | Andrew Kersley

Dear Londoners — over the last few weeks, we’ve been trawling through the minutes of committee meetings and financial statements, visiting university campuses and speaking to former staff and industry experts to bring you today’s story.
Counting the homeless dead

2 weeks ago | the-londoner.co.uk | Miles Ellingham

Every year, hundreds of homeless people die in London. If we don't know they existed, how can we mourn them? Dear Londoners — according to official estimates, the capital has the highest number of unhoused people in the UK, with one homeless person for every 47 residents — and the number is constantly rising. But there are still many ways in which these individuals fall through the gaps. That’s where London-based charity the Museum of Homelessness and its Dying Homeless project come in.
No laughing matter: Why didn’t a top Soho comedy club pay its performers?

3 weeks ago | the-londoner.co.uk | Rachael Healy

21Soho was meant to breathe life into London's stand-up scene. Yet dozens of artists and former staff members paint a portrait of a company in utter chaos. We believe in public service journalism. That's why we decided to make this investigation free for all to read. But to be frank, this kind of journalism —high-quality, rigorous and time consuming — costs a lot. And we can only do it with your help.
Why is London’s rental housing so bad?

3 weeks ago | the-londoner.co.uk | Peter Apps

In cash-strapped councils, there's nobody left to enforce any standards, reports Peter Apps Read this story in full (and the rest of our pieces) by subscribing to The Londoner with our summer discount. At £4.95 a month for your first three months, it's nearly 50% off. Act fast though, it can't stay forever. One of the most depressing things about living in the capital is dealing with its rental market.
“I thought I was in heaven.” How residents actually feel about the deadliest estate in Britain.

4 weeks ago | the-londoner.co.uk | Miles Ellingham

Back in 1961 the Brandon estate was meant to revolutionise social housing. Then its reputation declined. Our Saturday stories are free for all to read — but we can only produce this kind of work with your help. If you're a fan of today's piece, please do consider becoming a paying member. They were still building the Brandon estate when Barbara Finney moved in. She remembers thecorrugated-iron skeletons and rubble left over from the Blitz. She moved here when she was two. She’s now 67.
Black Panthers, Gucci bags, and Hollywood stars: my night at London's strangest art opening

1 month ago | the-londoner.co.uk | Hannah Williams

Dear Londoners — the museums are preparing to welcome the summer-holiday goers into their galleries, the theatre producers are working to accommodate the coaches on Shaftesbury Avenue and the publishers — well, it's nearly time for the publishers to put on their out of offices and go on holiday for the rest of summer, as is traditional. But more importantly, it's high time for your next culture edition.
The ice cream van that cost Greenwich council £47,000

1 month ago | the-londoner.co.uk | El Hunt

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