Howard Jacobson comes to town
Our new fave venue starts with a bang – but book now
New skyscraper planned for Manchester
33-storey student tower gets green light from council planners
Park Inn Manchester, Victoria
Have your Christmas celebration at the Park Inn from only £30 per person
Win hire of the private room at Blackdog Ballroom
They're giving away free use of their private room for this spring's big sporting events
Wendy J Levy Gallery brings the sea and the moors to Didsbury
This week marks the single most momentous day in Manchester’s history
...and a tale of domestic violence. Neighbour city taxi driver Tony Schumacher observes life on the streets a...
33-storey student tower gets green light from council planners
Enjoy a super snapping weekend taking pictures like a pro with a Malmaison Liverpool Art Breaks
Jonathan Schofield on the council that's ‘average with moderate prospects of remaining average’
Jonathan Schofield likes a rigid column of papyrus rearing up in front of him
The city’s cultural and art scene gets a new addition...
Sleuth and the Confidential battle that Cityco, Karney and NCP won for us
Jonathan Schofield appreciates how the new proposals don’t have any daft lawns
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Thalia Allington-Wood goes to the Lowry to look at herself naked in the Spencer Tunick exhibition
Jonathan Schofield on whether the plans for the Town Hall Extension or Central Library are any good
Manchester pub takes the lead in using art in the right way
A missing Sundance Kid and a fragrant gift for the wife....our taxi driver from the west, Tony Schumacher, fin...
John Nuttall traces the path of James M Turner from south Manchester via Bros to South East Asia
Jonathan Schofield loves many of the works but gets annoyed about all the forced irony
Confidential has a chat with itself about the acquisition of the Musgrave Kinley exhibition
Jonathan Schofield reviews a book and wonders about city change
Amateur photographers in Cityco comp provide memorable pics
Thursday 1 July, Martin Amis, Blake Morrison and John Gray go head to head on violence
Tony Schumacher, out on the streets in his taxi, reflects on dads lost, dads never been and and dads never kno...
Jonathan Schofield interviews Meredith Gunderson at City Inn and gets giddy with Heroes
Jonathan Schofield finds something odd in the middle of the road
Cecil Beaton’s shipbuilding pics arrive at the IWMN, and stand proud outside
Peter Blake, Barbara Rae and others comes north
Jonathan Schofield loves street markets and wants more
One of the biggie events of the cultural year opens this weeked. Luke Porter gets the tour
Jonathan Schofield on vandalism by planning
Phil Griffin attends a joyous Hanif Kara lecture at the Manchester Architecture and Design Festival
Stunning workmanship, but anti-fashion sentiment not so crystal clear, says Samantha Baguley
Impressive line up arrives in the city for a crazy beanfeast of innovative celebration
‘Open City’: a free two hour photographic tour with tips from top snappers
Clio Euterpe beautifully describes the experience of being naked during Spencer Tunick’s art gatherings in ci...
Jonathan Schofield watches as hundreds of naked people join in for group art installation
Spectacular art show blossoms from 8 May– 26 September
Yes we know it's Liverpool - but this is important stuff about how views can be as important as buildings
Jan Chlebik and Phil Griffin bring art to the station with a splendid series of photographs of music venues
Short notice but get down if you can for this culture vulture talk
Confidential concludes its general over-view of the region’s architecture: this time from the Ship Canal to th...
Sleuth wants to encourage more of this sort of stuff...and flashmob Charlestons
Melanie Mingas meets Alex Preston, author of the highly acclaimed 'This Bleeding City'
Unleash your creative genius in this workshop for the people
Manchester Art Gallery wants you to identify these Mancunians of yesteryear ahead of their new photography exh...
Get down to 52 Princess Street if you want to look at Manchester differently
Jennifer Choi has a rethink and a pleasant day out at the Lowry's Art in Advertising exhibition
These are apparently the 12 best new buildings and schemes in the NW, shortlisted for the RIBA Awards 2010.
Lauren Murphy takes a look at an excellent CUBE exhibition given a time extension
Jonathan Schofield loves the sweet Georgian lines of the re-opened Costume Gallery
Phil Griffin takes a look at the MEN Arena’s new rival in Liverpool
Jonathan Schofield and the tower and spire that we finally got right
Jonathan Schofield finds his feminine side during a month devoted to women
March sunshine gets the deckchairs out. Wish you were here.
