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Nature has more effect on me than I on it. My work has become a metaphor for life.
The Whitworth’s spring exhibition reveals the work of one of Britain’s most original artists. Originally founded in a park (and soon to be part of it again), the Whitworth is once more embracing its roots…
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Posted by Annette Ratti 21 March 2013
Contemporary craft shopping, Shopping / Manchester, Northern Quarter
Contemporary craft shopping, Shopping / Manchester, Northern Quarter
As well as sitting pretty on the windowsill, these homewares are a knitted slice of TV history
A former Cosgrove Hall animator turned her back on TV to make her own distinctive crafts. Deep within the historic streets of the Northern Quarter you’ll find a rather grandiose Victorian building that was once…
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Posted by Susie Stubbs 20 March 2013
Afternoon tea, Cafes and Coffee Shops, Food & Drink / Manchester, Northern Quarter
Afternoon tea, Cafes and Coffee Shops, Food & Drink / Manchester, Northern Quarter
All in all, TAKK clearly gives Tib Street’s North Tea Power a run for its money
Get your caffeine kicks in this cool but cosy Northern Quarter coffee house. Whoever says that there’s a double-dip recession (or is that triple drip? It’s so easy to lose track) clearly hasn’t been to…
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Posted by Susie Stubbs 18 March 2013
Art, Festivals and Events, Wonder Women / Manchester, The Quays
Art, Festivals and Events, Wonder Women / Manchester, The Quays
No one seems shy of being photographed – even, as in the case of Emin, when sporting a mono-brow
The daughter of famous parents knows a thing or two about celebrity – and about women, as a new photography exhibition proves. I’ve never been entirely comfortable with the concept of the muse, that ancient…
The gallery has become preoccupied with the landscape, inside and out
The Whitworth marks the start of building works with five new exhibitions. We review ‘em all. With the coming of spring, the Whitworth is re-orienting itself toward the outdoors. We mean this literally – work…
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Posted by Mark Slattery 14 March 2013
Food & Drink / Castlefield, Spinningfields & Deansgate, Manchester
Food & Drink / Castlefield, Spinningfields & Deansgate, Manchester
It's been a long wait from billboard to bowling, but All Star Lanes has finally arrived
Ten pin bowling is suddenly all the rage – we go retro at the Great Northern Warehouse. If you’re anything like me, then bowling (ten pin, not crown green) has always been equal shares cool…
More like this please. I'd like my mind blown & my world-view shaken on a more regular basis.
We take a wild ride inside the mind of painter Raqib Shaw and find art “on the grandest of grand scales”. I came out of the Raqib Shaw exhibition feeling shell-shocked and thinking something like:…
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Posted by Kate Feld 1 February 2013
Cafes and Coffee Shops, Food & Drink, Shopping / Manchester, Northern Quarter
Cafes and Coffee Shops, Food & Drink, Shopping / Manchester, Northern Quarter
These chocolates are the bomb, made on the premises from Valrhona (the good stuff)
Valentine’s Day is almost upon us – but don’t panic, the good folks at this pop-up Manchester shop are on hand. We’re hitting all the Valentine’s Day clichés here, right? Long walks, fancy dinners, sexy…
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Posted by Kate Feld 17 January 2013
Food & Drink / Castlefield, Spinningfields & Deansgate, Manchester
Food & Drink / Castlefield, Spinningfields & Deansgate, Manchester
Never mind the overblown décor, does this new Manchester restaurant deliver the gastronomic goods? I was prepared to be disappointed by Manchester restaurant, Neighbourhood. As a New Yorker living in Manchester, it seemed kind of…
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Posted by Matthew Britton 19 December 2012
Food & Drink, Live music venues, Music, Record Store Day / Manchester, Northern Quarter
Food & Drink, Live music venues, Music, Record Store Day / Manchester, Northern Quarter
Looking for a decent Manchester pub? The Castle Hotel may be historic, but still mixes things up a bit Is there a more well-liked Manchester pub than this? At the Castle Hotel on Oldham Street,…
Easter is almost upon us. For the family-minded among you, our Top Ten for Easter guide may come in handy; a list of some of the sweetest, cheapest cultural things to do over the next…
Ben East enjoys an al fresco spring in Manchester – courtesy of outdoor art, riverside larks and an urban park The sun is weakly shining, there are green shoots of life in the garden and…
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