“The expansion of Finnieston and the introduction of all these hospitality businesses have been part of the growth of Glasgow’s economy as a whole,” McGeady explains. “We do the same thing up the road in Yorkhill." @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

A breakdown of what Glasgow City Council is proposing, and what happens next, including the consultation, decision-making, and potential timelines www.heraldscotland.com/news... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social

'I spend the next 20 minutes playing with the little water jets and pretending I’ve been chucked into a bubbling, colour-changing witch’s cauldron - and yes, this is very relaxing for me' @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

One parent told the BBC that the autistic Barbie made her five-year-old feel special, as she too wears ear defenders. Other parents have been more critical, suggesting that Barbie is offensive. @heraldscotland.bsky.social @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social

Here is what Glasgow City Council is proposing for parking controls, and what happens next, including the consultation, decision-making, and potential timelines. @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

I miss having a bathtub so much that I often find myself scrolling Rightmove longingly, weighing up if having one is worth the pain of moving and shelling out an extra few hundred quid on rent. Here's where this spa comes in... @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

Exciting news for all the Scots fashionistas out there @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576608...

A wee explainer on what happens next with the parking proposals for the south side @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576549...

'The one thing everyone agrees on is that parking in Glasgow’s Southside needs fixing. But no one can agree on how to do it.' www.heraldscotland.com/life... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social

Thousands of streets will see their speed limits reduced to 20mph in one of the biggest speed limit shakeups by a UK city. But the rollout has been delayed, and questions have been raised about the scheme's practical viability @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Here's what we know so far about Glasgow's citywide 20mph zone (most main roads are unaffected) @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2575999...

A proposed Parking Control Zone in Glasgow Southside has the community at loggerheads - important to note that the actual consultation has not yet been carried out. So now is the time to make noise... @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

What we have today isn’t really the internet anymore. It is a new and nauseating force that has infected everything from our phones to our refrigerators. So here's to unplugging in 2026. ✍️ @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

Scotland's luxury shopping landscape is shifting, and the stakes are high, says @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

This past year, I spent a lot of time reporting on shopping malls and town centres, but nowhere captures this liminal quality of shopping centres as severely as St Enoch Centre and we should tear it down. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2573...

Luxury retail is an odd beast. I visited the strange world of Multrees Walk for @heraldscotland.bsky.social and felt like an intruder✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

I spoke with the lovely Alex Norton for @heraldscotland.bsky.social ahead of the new Two Doors Down Christmas special 🎄

Townhouse is now open in Edinburgh 💅 @heraldscotland.bsky.social

We are all done with dating apps and love being embarrassing. Romanticism (and romance) is coming back in 2026 (thank you Jacob Elordi) @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2569...

Facespace, hidden in a sprawling Glasgow industrial area, is the place to go for the ultimate glow. Nicole's non-brand-affiliated approach puts clients before sales @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

A very necessary and important column from my @heraldscotland.bsky.social colleague Marissa MacWhirter

Dr Beth Upton is the real winner in the Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling || @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opin... 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸𝘴/𝘗𝘈 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴

#SandiePeggie tribunal and the ongoing gender critical movement are setting back feminism by decades. The amount of misogynistic backlash unleashed on people who disagree with them says it all really. www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2568...

Gender critical feminism and the fight over defining gender upholds the patriarchy. The fights not done yet but my take on yesterdays tribunal #sandiepeggie #nhsfife www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2568... @heraldscotland.bsky.social

I’m sure the Team Scotland inner circle will enjoy washing down bulging mouthfuls of Scotch Ribeye with gulps of Miso Mai Thai. To maximise the economic opportunities and deliver a lasting legacy for Glasgow, of course. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/256735...

Is this area the 'seediest' part of Glasgow city centre? @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social checks out the streets around the St Enoch centre @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Newsquest Scotland hits 50,000 digital subscriber milestone www.heraldscotland.com/news/2566382...

'Glasgow has a knack for playing host to events that leave parents fuming and children in tears' || @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opin...

Glasgow has a knack for playing host to events that leave parents fuming and children in tears. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2565...

@glasgowcc.bsky.social does not double the capacity figure for GlasGLOW’s two daily shows, and the Environmental Levy does not reflect the number of people attending an event or total footfall. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2564692...

A design-forward aparthotel is set to open in a listed Glasgow building just in time for Christmas 🎄@heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2565050...

'Many people I know find shopping in Primark to induce crippling anxiety, but I love it. There is an art to having a good shop at the high street staple' || @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life...

Fantastic article by Marissa. Once you've read it make a donation to womens aid, please,they do amazing and often unseen work and they really need all of our help to keep going. womensaid.org.uk/donate-now/

Frontline women’s services are in free fall leaving countless vulnerable people at risk. This is the conversation that should be topping the agenda regarding women’s rights.Culture wars are a distraction, austerity is the key threat. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

'Celebrating the exclusion of 0.44% of the population from Rape Crisis while the organisation is in freefall (and probably won't even exist in 10 years because of funding cuts) is performative' || @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social👇 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴

Excellent piece by my @heraldscotland.bsky.social colleague

I really struggle to understand what these anti-trans people have ever done for women in Scotland. The fight that matters to me is the one that ensures women aren't immolated or strangled by men in their lives. ✍️ @heraldscotland www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol... Bravo @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social - calling it out

M&S leaving our town centres marks the end of a middle-class dream, ✍️ @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2558...

Scotland's first floating sauna boat is worth checking out - there is something quite mystical about jumping in a loch in the autumn (yes, it is cold). @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

'Relationships are reciprocal. If you stop showing up for people around you, they very well might stop showing up for you' @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social on self-care becoming shorthand for self-indulgence www.heraldscotland.com/opin...

Have we taken self-care too far, asks Herald columnist @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

'Any other city in Europe would be celebrating these lanes, would be using them as facilities, we would be bringing them to life with bars and cafes...' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social

To pull a concept from one of my favourite Kurt Vonnegut novels, Mother Night (1961), we are who we pretend to be. Reading books does, in fact, make you a reader. ✍️ @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2551...

www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social

The Kirk is reshaping itself around fewer charges and fewer buildings, but aiming to leave “well-equipped spaces in the right places” to carry out its mission. Culross Abbey, beautiful though it is, no longer meets that test. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

Matcha has become a booming market worth more than £45 million in the UK alone www.heraldscotland.com/life... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social