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‘The Jazz Bar is too important to fail’ says the couple who saved an Edinburgh institution

Having raised the funds to put them on a strong footing, the Jazz Bar will reopen this month in time for the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival and August’s Fringe festival

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Alison Watson

Taylor Swift is showing just how bad Edinburgh’s housing emergency really is

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is seeing people who are homeless in Edinburgh pitted against tourists for hotel space in Edinburgh. It’s become the norm and the Scottish government must act, Shelter Scotland’s Alison Watson writes

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Venue Watch

‘You can have a life-changing experience for the price of pizza’: Why Sneaky Pete’s is vital to Scottish music

Every week, The Big Issue’s Venue Watch campaign supports and champions grassroots music venues across the UK. This week, we’re celebrating a Scottish success story. In the last 15 years Sneaky Pete’s has become a cornerstone of Edinburgh’s live music scene. Here’s how it makes gig-goers “tingle all over”

Interview

Fifteen-Love’s Ella Lily Hyland: ‘I’m interested to tell the stories of working-class Ireland’

Opinion

Scotland has the perfect antidote to ex-prisoners’ reoffending rates

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Cities

These walking tours with a twist let homeless people show you their city

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Employment rights

Edinburgh strip club ban ‘forces sex workers into greater risk of violence’

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Environment

American journalists covering COP26 are confusing Edinburgh and Glasgow and the internet is having a ball

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Art