The Barras Reborn: The Herald to launch new series on iconic market
'The Barras Reborn' series will launch on Thursday, July 24 and will examine how the market, which dates back to 1921, has reinvented itself.
The series, which will consist of exclusive interviews, case studies and features, will also look at how the market has transformed into a vital hub for creativity in recent years.
Johnny and Lee Chung of viral Barras food spot Ho Lee Fook (Image: Gordon Terris, Newsquest) Herald Food & Drink writer Sarah Campbell will assert why she believes The Barras to be the foodie hotspot of Glasgow, report on how the coronavirus lockdown helped kickstart a Barras pizza revolution and speak with a fourth generation trader on the evolution of the market.
Reporter Craig Williams will spotlight the radio station that broadcasts to the world from a tiny studio at the Barras and look at how the market's growth in popularity among tourists visiting Glasgow has forced one sightseeing company to change its bus routes.
Meanwhile, our reporter - and New Jersey native - Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco will detail the sights he came across on a Saturday trip to the historic market and speak with the Stetson-wearing Kaitlyn Debiasse, who is leading the charge of a modern wave of traders as owner of the hugely popular vintage cowboy boot store Cow People.
The Herald has run a number of special series exploring a range of different issues in Scottish society.
We have shone a light on the country's housing crisis, explored Scotland's relationship with alcohol, re-investigated the fires that have inflicted Glasgow School of Art's world-renowned 'Mack' Building, and confronted the New Highland Clearances that are doing so much harm to the parts of Scotland too-often dismissed as 'remote'.
More recently, we joined forces with the Glasgow Times for the first time in our long histories to explore the future of Glasgow as it celebrates its 850th anniversary before turning our investigative focus on Edinburgh, asking some of the big questions about how it is set to change and what would make it thrive.
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