With a welcome break from the bad weather brought by Storm Desmond, Glasgow's Santa Dash 2015 was a huge success today with a record 6000 participants dressed as Santa Claus running the 5k festive race. The fun run took off from George Square at 10am this morning providing a colourful scene for early-rising Christmas shoppers in the city centre and raising funds for the … [Read more...] about Watch: Record Turnout for Glasgow’s Santa Dash
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Lunch at Gordon Street Coffee
Competing with the enticing waft of fish 'n' chips from Blue Lagoon outside Central Station, the smell of freshly roasted coffee leads you to an alternative alcove for a bite to eat before your train. Beside the entrance to subterranean restaurant Alston Bar & Beef, Gordon Street Coffee is the only coffee shop in the city centre that roasts its own coffee, fueling up … [Read more...] about Lunch at Gordon Street Coffee
Glasgow considers radical motorway rooftop park move
Glasgow could build a new public park to cover the M8 motorway and open up the area at Charing Cross and Sauchiehall Street. The eye catching move is part of a raft of 80 new projects that are currently in front of Glasgow City Council. While the Merchant City has been transformed through an extended program of regeneration efforts, the focus is now on revitalising Charing … [Read more...] about Glasgow considers radical motorway rooftop park move
Is citizenM Glasgow’s coolest hotel?
We hang out here quite a lot, sprawled on the leather couches reading the papers or sat at one of the dazzling array of work-stations or communal desks. CitizenM is a haven for laptop-wielding folk with a few hours to kill. They dwell in the impeccably designed ground floor lobby, fiddling with smartphones or tapping away on keyboards. This slick black building looks like it … [Read more...] about Is citizenM Glasgow’s coolest hotel?