Every Saturday and Wednesday afternoon, musicians trickle into Babbity Bowster, the long-standing pub in Blackfriars Street in the Merchant City. They gather around a table near the fireplace, two of them always sitting on a bench dedicated to Mike Berry, a great Glasgow fiddle player, teacher and session stalwart who died in 2008. Someone tweaks fiddle strings, someone else … [Read more...] about Inside the Live Folk Sessions at Babbity Bowster
Merchant City
Road closures for the Great Scottish Run
The Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run will take place in and around Glasgow on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October. Thousands of runners will be descending on the city for the popular annual event which includes 10k and half marathon routes. Road closures and parking restrictions will come in to effect for the duration of the events with Glasgow City Council's Parking … [Read more...] about Road closures for the Great Scottish Run
Lunch at Guy’s Restaurant in the Merchant City
We asked folk on the Glasgowist Facebook page to tell us what was their favourite restaurant in the Merchant City. There's an impressive selection to choose from so unsurprisingly there were lots of different names thrown into the mix. Then there started to be more of a pattern with Cafe Gandolfi being mentioned frequently and a blizzard of comments about Guy's at Candleriggs. … [Read more...] about Lunch at Guy’s Restaurant in the Merchant City
Lunch at Cau on Ingram Street
One of Limmy's many Vines - improvised short videos uploaded to the social media platform - has him standing as a Glasgow character on Royal Exchange Square. He points to the statue of Wellington with its obligatory traffic cone hat saying "see that, that's my Glasgow". Sitting in the backdrop is the decidedly grim edifice of the old Bank of Scotland building, a concrete … [Read more...] about Lunch at Cau on Ingram Street
Five Guys know burgers and fries
Step into Five Guys in Glasgow and place your order at the till before the assembly line of workers put together your burgers, hot dogs, shakes and fries. While you wait, gaze around at the white and red clad dining room and you'll soon notice that every available space on the walls is occupied by a ringing endorsement of the food you are about to be served in a brown paper … [Read more...] about Five Guys know burgers and fries