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At 5:30am on a humid Tuesday at East Coast Park, a first-time runner checks her watch and wonders if ten more weeks of marathon training will be enough. She has signed up for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon's new three-day format, chasing a finish line at the historic Padang. Her biggest worry isn't pace, it's … Read more
Marina Bay street art is changing how people see and move through Singapore’s most-watched district, and the 2026 Formula 1 race week is the reason it happened at this scale. How a race circuit became a canvas Marina Bay is not a quiet neighbourhood. The Marina Bay Street Circuit is a stretch of public road … Read more
Grand Prix Singapore is not just a race for Singaporeans abroad. It is a weekend-long ritual of group chats, late-night streams, and gatherings that stretch across Melbourne, London, Toronto, and dozens of other cities where the diaspora has made its home. How the night race becomes a global event Singapore made F1 history in 2008 … Read more
Printmaking studios in Singapore are no longer only for art school graduates. Across the island, from riverside warehouses to indie Tiong Bahru spaces, beginners can walk into a single session and walk out with a linocut print, a hand-stitched book, or a screen-printed tote bag they made entirely themselves. STPI Creative Workshop and Gallery, Robertson … Read more
Day trips from Singapore are easy to plan, yet most residents keep returning to the same handful of places while quieter, more rewarding destinations sit just hours away. Pulau Ubin: the kampong that time forgot Pulau Ubin is a 10-minute bumboat ride from Changi Point Ferry Terminal. It gives you a chance to walk through … Read more
Peranakan culture sits at the heart of Singapore’s identity, and once you look past the tourist highlights, a living world of festivals, rituals, and community spaces opens up across the whole island. Who the Peranakans are The Peranakans, also known as Baba-Nyonya, are a community born from the marriage of Chinese traders and local Malay … Read more
Singapore running is at its best in September, and the city belongs entirely to you before the Formula 1 crowds land in October. Why September is the right month for runners September sits in a sweet spot for anyone serious about Singapore running. The morning temperature drops just enough to make early starts feel rewarding. … Read more
Island escapes from Singapore hit their quietest, most rewarding window in late August, just days before the September school-holiday crowds arrive and prices rise across the region. Bintan: the classic choice, best before September Bintan sits in Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago and is accessible via a one-hour ferry from Singapore. Ferries depart from Tanah Merah Ferry … Read more
Screen printing studios in Singapore are quietly changing how locals connect with hands-on art, one inked frame at a time. How to Ink: Outram Road How To Ink sits inside Concorde Shopping Centre on Outram Road, and it is one of Singapore’s most established printmaking spaces for beginners. The studio runs silkscreen printing workshops that … Read more
Youth Olympic legacy in Singapore is no longer a headline. It is a Saturday morning at your void deck, a kid in a badminton court who never played before, and a nation deciding that sport belongs to everyone. What the 2010 games left behind Singapore did not just host an event in 2010. In the … Read more
