A derelict building site in Oxford Street could be turned into an open-air venue, hosting farmers' markets, ice-skating and concerts for up to 5,000 people... more

Arup buys HQ from landlord for Ł60m

20.07.09

Landlord Derwent London sold an eight-storey office block at 13-17 Fitzroy Street to tenant Arup for Ł60 million — 10% less than it was worth at the start of the year ... more

Pick up some smart art: Six young British artists to watch

17.07.09

Move over Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst - a new wave of British artists is emerging. For canny investors, now may be the time to start collecting such work... more

Cheryl Cole celebrates in her birthday suit

02.07.09

Cheryl Cole dressed for maximum air-cooling in a barely-there flapper-style dress as she celebrated her 26th birthday.... more

Another night out for Jack Tweed

11.06.09

Jack Tweed seems to be finding plenty of things to occupy himself in the bars and nightclubs of London.... more

Swan & Edgar trifles with the written word

29.04.09

Swan & Edgar has a bar built of old books glued together but takes too many liberties with literature, language and taste.... more

GaGa and Mika enjoy a dinner date at Hakka

21.04.09

Lady GaGa went to Hakkasan in Fitzrovia with her new friend Mika.... more

One in three restaurants 'making loss'

24.03.09

Scores of recession-hit restaurants in London face closure next month, the Standard can reveal ... more

Forget Noho, old Fitzrovia is still blooming

23.03.09

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Best BBQs in London

25.02.09

Whether you fancy a Japanese robata, an Argentine parilla or just a good old-fashioned flame-grilled steak, here’s where to go.... more

Glugging Bianca Gazza hit with Ł6k booze bill

30.01.09

Bianca Gascoigne was seen racking up a Ł6,000 bar bill at a West End club.... more

Abi Titmuss takes up a pole position

29.01.09

Ooh crikey - mention Abi Titmuss and pole dancing and you could be heading for a whole lot of trouble.... more

Enjoy a swinging vintage night out

14.11.08

Have your very own ballroom blitz at this jive and lindy hop bash in Angel.... more

Caprice almost wears a birthday suit

31.10.08

Caprice celebrated her birthday with some celeb pals in Fitzrovia last night. The model is 37.... more

Candy brothers in talks to sell Chelsea Barracks stake

23.10.08

Property tycoons Nick and Christian Candy have been in negotiations over the sale of their stake in the Ł1billion Chelsea Barracks, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Art & design

08.10.08

London has recently underlined its status as the global capital of contemporary art. These are the key players in the world’s most exciting market. ... more

Horse & Groom is perfect place for after-work

19.08.08

The Horse & Groom is an oft overlooked but beautiful Victorian pub a few minutes from Oxford Street.... more

Boy dies celebrating goal

31.07.08

A teenager collapsed and died in front of his friends as he celebrated scoring the winning goal in a football match... more

Noho? No way, this is Fitzrovia

06.03.08

Billionaire brothers have come under fire from angry Bloomsbury residents who accuse them of trying to rebrand the area "Noho". ... more

Ideal for a quiet drink

06.11.07

A recent refurbishment has made a lot of difference to Grafton Arms and the pub is more welcoming than it used to be.... more

Fitzrovia flavours

13.09.07

Charles Campion casts his eye over three of his favourite Fitzrovia restaurants.... more

Sanctuary in Fitzrovia

28.08.07

Newman Arms is an old favourite that may have lost some of its eccentricity, but it still has the best pies in London.... more

Tasteless beyond belief

01.08.07

From the bizarre menu to the poor cooking and ghastly decor, new restaurant Vanilla in Fitzrovia is such a disaster that it left our diner utterly speechless.... more