Shanine Gallagher’s latest film, No Single Track, is a powerful exploration of her mixed identity. At The Community Newsroom, we had an exclusive screening of the film where the filmmaker shared more about her journey.

Originally published in our latest Art, Culture and Subculture issue, Yifei Liu teaches us how to make a traditional Chinese cold dish with an all purpose sauce.

Originally published in our latest Art, Culture and Subculture issue, Yifei Liu teaches us how to make a traditional Chinese cold dish with an all purpose sauce.

The international biennial festival, Take Me Somewhere, returns to Glasgow for the first time since 2019. Performances will take place across the city with many site-specific installations, including at Tramway, from 13 to 28 October 2023. 

In his documentary Glasgow Welcomes Refugees, South-American Filmmaker Jose Maria Martinelli shares the experiences of two Scottish activists, Jock Morris and Margaret Woods, who detail the history of the Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees.

Fabiola Santana is an artist living in Liverpool. She works internationally as a dancer and performer and recently she brought her A Home for Grief installation to the Southside. In an interview with Greater Govanhill she opens up about losing her father, the grief that followed and how this loss inspired A Home for Grief.

Artists, Ragini Chawla and Hussein Mitha have been facilitating mango workshops to explore the political and nostalgic elements of the fruit. To celebrate the mango in all its forms Rumpus Room hosted its very own mango party.

Run by Korean-American Eddie and his Glaswegian partner, Maggie, the newly opened Gomo Kimchi resolutely embodies a sense of family and community. Influenced by the cultural diversity of the area and what Eddie refers to as Govanhill’s “burgeoning food culture”, the couple officially opened the shop in March.

May Day is approaching and Glasgow’s trade union are hosting a whole variety of events for the May 1st celebrations. Before then, read about a history of political radicalism around Queen’s Park as Radical Glasgow Tours share the history of John Maclean.

In our regular feature ‘My Life Before Govanhill’ we find out from the diverse community of Govanhill what they got up to before settling around Victoria Road. In this edition, we meet Jurek Gruszka

One of our Young Voices team, Anne Flynn, shares her experience of moving over six-thousand miles away, whilst also acknowledging her privilege she had making that decision in comparison to some friends she has made along the way.

The South Asian community has long been a part of Glasgow’s cultural make-up particularly in the Gorbals and Govanhill. Summer Jamal explores how the community’s history is rooted in colonial history and in doing so offers a contextual critique on traditional integration ideas.

Struggling to get your foot on the housing ladder with increasing house prices? Trinity Church on Daisy Street is on the market for a frankly remarkable price of £149,995. Built around 1878 in a neo-gothic style, it is a Category B listed building that locals had hoped could be brought into community use.

The annual event, which this year runs 12th-18th September, celebrates Glasgow’s heritage and culture by throwing open the doors of over 100 historic buildings to the public, for free.

We delved into the past, present and future of the neighbourhood, and the Govanhill Baths is right at the centre of that. What are you memories of the baths? What is happening behind the scenes right now? And when will Govanhill Baths reopen? Find out more and enjoy the striking photographs of the restoration, all taken by Becky Duncan of Open Aye CIC.

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?

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.

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.

On the weekend of the 13th/14th June, the residents of Pollokshields gathered to commemorate, celebrate and educate on the anniversary of the Kenmure Street protests.

Today the Govanhill Open Museum will unveil a new mural produced for and by the Govanhill community, which stands as a colourful celebration of the neighbourhood’s diverse identity. Inspired by old postcard designs, each letter of Govanhill features a pattern found by the local community.