In 2022, we had more than 150 people contributors to the magazine in one way or another. Find out what our most read articles were from the past year as well as our staff’s favourite articles. 

Continuing our regular feature series Style Icon, we caught up local singer Jana to talk about her fashion inspirations.

Gentrification has become a divisive topic on conversations around Govanhill in recent years. Journalist Robbie Armstrong speaks to three of his neighbours on Allison Street to explore the different perspectives on the problem.

Rebekah has been caring her sister since she was very young and found that her school didn’t understand the challenges she faced. But she found support in the Dixon Community ‘Young Carers Group’, where she made lifelong friends. Now she volunteers with the group to give back to the community.

When her community project of handing out poems on the street became impossible due to the pandemic, Annie Muir decided to make a podcast aimed at complete beginners to poetry

Continuing in our collaborative series with Simon Murphy, we spoke to Claire Henry, a potter who lives in Govanhill, about her life and work.

The owner of Outwith Books, Natalie Whittle’s has written a book about the Fifteen Minute City, the idea of how having all amenities within a 15 min cycle or walk of your home benefits the economy, wellbeing and the climate.

In Issue 5 of our magazine, Eoin Carey shared some pieces from his latest photo series entitled Fathers. The Govanhill based photographer’s latest series documents “the hidden half of parenthood”.

Since the pandemic hit, there’s been a rise in women and non-binary people in and around Govanhill learning trades that have traditionally been male dominated. We spoke to some of these tradespeople to find out more about their industry, how they navigate it.

As a week of action in Govanhill takes a multi-agency approach to cleaning up the neighbourhood, we spoke to one resident who heads out every day to make a difference. This article first appeared in Issue 5 of the print magazine.

The delegates may all have returned to home, but the legacy of COP26 continues in Glasgow, where many local residents opened their homes to climate activists from around the world. For Issue 5, Craig Hunter, found out about the plight of indigenous leaders from the Sapara community in the Amazon rainforest.

Alex Wilde, chairperson of the Govanhill Baths Community Trust, writes about the baths refurbishment and the ways local residents can get involved

Lisa Ann Pasquale is an architect whose focus is on building performance sustainability through low-energy designs. Throughout lockdown, she retrofitted her own tenement flat. She shares what she learned along the way.

Tenement living offers some beautiful flats with luxuriously high ceilings in lovely stone buildings. But these homes are not necessarily designed with energy and heat conservation in mind. Retrofitting is a means of making our homes more energy efficient. Taken from Issue 5 of the magazine, Rhiannon Davies spoke to Loco Home Retrofit to find out more.

Issue 5, the first of 2022, is out now. It includes: The 15 Minute City - Women and Non-Binary Tradespeople - Retrofitting Your Tenement - Solidarity Across the Lines - Exploring Fatherhood Through Photography - Gentrification - Decluttering Your Life - Litter Picking - Recipe for Chinese New Year - Regular Activities You Can Join - Pull Out and Stick Up Poster for Your Close - and more.

For Issue 5, we interviewed Eylül Çevgen, owner of Wee Plate Café, as part of our regular feature Your Govanhill. We caught up with her to find out about her and her business.

In Issue 5 of the magazine, we featured a story on a new football team for women and non-binary people, written by Sarah Cochrane, one of the players.

Continuing in our series of recipes from Govanhillians, poet Sean Wai Keung offers up a take on Buddha’s Delight just in time for Chinese New Year.