Staff Picks: Westmoreland House
As the gentrification of Stokes Croft and St Pauls continues apace, looking at the gap in the high street makes me wonder where the symbols of resistance and underground culture will be allowed to survive.
Stokes Croft Developments
As lockdown continues to keep most of us stuck at home, building developers, planners and construction workers have continued to busily reshape our city.
Hedge Your Bets on the New Normal
An essay by Colin Moody, on hedges, hedge funds and the post-pandemic economy.
Word on the Street
A look at the empty city streets, and the current state of advertising, subvertising and street art.
Gentrification Watch
Our neighbourhood is resounding with the cacophony of diggers, hammers, shouting and building site radios these days. But what is being built? And who is this new neighbourhood for?
2019 in pictures
Once every couple of weeks down at the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft we get asked “So what exactly is it that you do here anyway?” to which the answer is usually “erm… well… I guess…. lots of things?… good stuff…”. So in case you’ve been wondering the same thing, here is a little (non-comprehensive) look back at what we did in 2019.