Future of Manchester under the microscope
A couple of recent events have thrown the future of Manchester into sharp focus as pundits and citizens both look at ways to develop the city in a fitting manner for the future. Manchester is the UK’s...
View ArticleCrowdfunding for carrots and kale
Crowdfunding for new projects is quite the thing these days and it makes a lot of sense to raise money from the very customers you want to buy your product because those customers already have some...
View ArticleStreet food – from popup to mainstream?
Unlike other cities that have enjoyed a thriving street food scene for some time, Manchester lacked one until late last year. Guerrilla Eats sought to rectify that, as I wrote last November, and so far...
View ArticleA means to an end
The story of influential Manchester band Joy Division has been told to the point of exhaustion, right? So many books, including Hooky’s, two films in the shape of the excellent Control and Steve...
View ArticleA work round-up
2013 was pretty interesting on the work front. Since my last round-up, I’ve been writing much more – a welcome change to the editorial work that is the bulk of my workload at present. I had a nice...
View ArticleThe music will rise again
One thing that has been seriously lacking in my life since lockdown is live music. At the end of a working day, or week, there is little I love more than going to a gig. Losing myself in the music is...
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