Princes Square is 30 years old this month. The decision to encase a drab open space to create a five-storey, tastefully-designed shopping centre was one of the most innovative developments to happen in the city centre. It quickly became the poster-boy for urban renewal in Glasgow when it opened in 1988. Princes Square still looks great today. Sandstone, decorative glass, … [Read more...] about Princes Square celebrates 30th birthday this month
Merchant City
The Singl-end cafe’s boozy bakes for World Buckfast Day
The Singl-end bakers and staff will be celebrating World Buckfast Day on May 12th with each venue producing their own tribute to the wine based aperitif from Devon. The Garnethill team will be producing Buckfast brownies, while the new venue, opened last month in the Merchant City on John Street, are serving up a red velvet cake with Buckfast tonic icing. The Singl-end … [Read more...] about The Singl-end cafe’s boozy bakes for World Buckfast Day
Talk of the Town: New restaurant and bar Mharsanta to open on Bell Street
Good news for the Merchant City. The vacant spot where Pancho Villa's stood for many years is soon to be a new bar and restaurant. That will fill a gap in this part of town and help continue the influx of new businesses to the area. What do we know right now? We expect them to open next week, and to be called Mharsanta. Stay tuned to Glasgowist for more details. … [Read more...] about Talk of the Town: New restaurant and bar Mharsanta to open on Bell Street
Ladies Bubbles and Brunch with Rita Rusk at Hutchesons City Grill
On Friday 13th April Hutchesons City Grill will host Scotland's leading ladies brunch and networking event: Bubbles & Brunch. The event will include a conversation with Rita Rusk in association with Heart Scotland radio. The Bubbles and Brunch networking event is aimed at work-from-home mums, creative thinkers and business leaders. Meet like-minded women and build future … [Read more...] about Ladies Bubbles and Brunch with Rita Rusk at Hutchesons City Grill
Meininger Hotels announces plans to open in city centre
Meininger Hotels has announced plans to create a 590-bed venue in the city centre, scheduled to open in 2020. Designed by architectural practice NORR and backed by investor LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General), the 160-room hotel will sit across five floors of a new building on West George Street opposite the renovated Queen Street train station. The group, which says it … [Read more...] about Meininger Hotels announces plans to open in city centre