The latest issue is out and features the writing of young people who have taken journalism skills workshops with us. Articles include: What it’s like ‘Being Mixed’, Glasgow’s Graffiti Culture, Sound of Refugee Voices, Basketball in Queen’s Park, Living with Hearing Loss and more!

This Friday sees the launch of our collaborative exhibition, as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories and the Govanhill International Festival and Carnival. Twenty-five images of objects that have meaning for their owners will be on display in the shop and cafe windows around Govanhill.

This week saw the launch of a new edition of Loved And Lost: Govanhill's Built Heritage by Bruce Downie at Dixon Halls as part of the Govanhill International Festival and Carnival. But how much do you known about this iconic building, which helped to define the neighbourhood?

The sun shone on Govanhill for the day of the annual carnival, which took place on the 6 August. Community groups and organisations met in Govanhill Park before parading through the streets of Govanhill and ending with a festival in Queen’s Park. The following images were taken by photographer, Alexander Hoyles.

A new exhibition opened at the Street Level Photoworks last night celebrates the cultural diversity of this unique community in a visually stunning collection of co-produced works.

This month, look out for Tramway Beyond Walls. The ongoing programme takes performance and creative participation outwith the physical limits of its building, and into the community. The upcoming line-up includes participation, film, and family events – and it’s all free and unticketed.

Govanhill has become well known for its cafe scene, but there a few changes afoot amongst some of the neighbourhood’s best loved coffee spots - with Canary Girl Coffee closing down and Milk Cafe changing use.

Vic Galloway has described new book, Retired Teenagers - The Story of a Glasgow Clubnight, as “a rip-roaring yarn that takes in the thrills, spills and belly-laughs of a certain era of Glasgow nightlife”. In it, DJ and former club promoter John McGonagle tells all about Glasgow’s iconic, Pin Up Nights.

As more and more strike actions take place in response to unjust conditions, we wanted to share this article from Issue 5 of the magazine, in which Silas Lehane explored solidarity between interconnected struggles.

Taken from Issue 6 of the magazine, which explored the past, present and future of Govanhill, David Jamieson explored what happened when the British Union of Fascists came to the neighbourhood.

There are 460 Ash Trees in Queen’s Park. Half of them will die in the foreseeable future because of a disease known as Ash Dieback. The future of the park’s arboreal landscape is very much in our hands.

Radio Buena Vida has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the last push towards opening their own café, a dedicated space for DJs and radio hosts to run their shows and for the general public to enjoy the music.

The anti-racist Govanhill International Festival and Carnival (GIFC) celebrates the diversity and creativity of the Govanhill community. Lasting for two weeks between the 2 and the 14 of August, and featuring diverse events, from concerts, to workshops, to photography exhibitions. Read the full programme here.

Thanks to the work of local Roma group, Rom Romeha, Queen's Park has more spaces for friends and family to gather this summer. The activists from the Roma community, with the support of Glasgow City Council, built picnic benches in the park.

Queen’s Park has stirred the interest of historians and archeologists for a long time. In this article, Ken McElroy explores the fascinating history of how the popular space has been used over time by digging beneath the surface.

A temporary exhibition organised by the association Romano Lav, showcased the past and the present of the Roma community in Govanhill and launched a new archive.

Continuing in our collaborative series with Simon Murphy, we spoke to Casian Covaciu, a trainee barber who lives in Govanhill, about Roma weddings and life in the area.

Initially released in 2021, Adam is a film based on the true story of a young trans man from Egypt seeking asylum in the UK. It was shown as part of the Scottish Refugee Festival at the Glasgow Film Theatre.

The annual, and consistently brilliant Refugee Festival Scotland is in full swing. The theme this year is storytelling and there are so many events to choose from, it’s hard to know where to start. We rounded up some of those we’re most looking forward to in and around Govanhill.

As part of Refugee Festival Scotland on Wednesday 22nd June, Radio Buena Vida will be airing the show as a culmination of a number of workshops with those with experience of the asylum system.