Changelog

31 December 2025

Version 2.4 — More Dogs. Less Guesswork.

New

• Dogs now have their own home A dedicated Dogs section is live - built for the reality that half of East Village social life is just dogs with humans attached.

Dogs

• Resident recommendations (properly captured) We’ve added a chunk of new local tips from EV residents - mostly dog-focused, all the kind of “you only learn this after three awkward attempts” knowledge.
• Green spaces for dogs A clearer set of dog-friendly outdoor spots, so you can stop doing the nightly loop based on vibes and hope.

Removed

• The Lab E20 Closed. Gone. Removed. The experiment is over.
• Offers (temporarily) Offers are paused for now while we tighten the backend logic. Better to ship this boring-and-correct than exciting-and-breakable. They’ll be back.

Improved

• CSS tidy-ups Small layout and styling refinements across the site. Less friction, more consistency. If you don’t notice most of it, that’s a compliment.

23 December 2025

Version 2.3 — “Less Chrome, More Signal”

Improved

• A calmer, more confident visual system

The Hub’s design has had a proper tidy-up. Layout, spacing, typography and colour now work together as a single system, rather than a collection of well-meaning settings.

• Clearer hierarchy (so your eyes know where to go)

Headings, cards and page structure have been rebalanced to make scanning easier and long reads calmer.

• Brand, but with restraint

The new acid-lime signature now appears only where it matters (hello, HUB), instead of quietly shouting from everywhere at once.

• Less floating, more grounding

Shadows have been removed from cards, callouts and navigation. Everything now sits flat and intentional — like a publication, not an app.

Invisible (but very deliberate)

• Card proportions and spacing have been standardised
• Navigation simplified and de-cluttered
• White space promoted from “nice to have” to “doing real work”

Nothing new to learn. Nothing to click differently.

It should just feel easier to read, easier to browse, and a bit more… finished.

If you don’t notice most of this, that’s the point.

18 December 2025

Version 2.2 - “Perks, Pipelines & Polite Guardrails”

New

We’ve teamed up with local businesses to introduce limited-volume offers on the East Village Hub. These are small, genuinely local perks - first come, first served, and very much “once it’s gone, it’s gone”.

• Claiming (without the faff)

You can now claim offers directly through the Hub. When you do, you’ll get a confirmation email with everything you need to redeem it, including a unique Claim ID. No screenshots, no awkward conversations, no “but I swear I saw it online”.

Invisible (but important)

• Offer logic, quietly doing its job

Behind the scenes, we’ve added some unseen machinery to keep things fair and calm:

1. Claim limits are enforced automatically
2. Duplicate claims are gently but firmly declined
3. Sold-out means sold-out (no Schrödinger’s discounts)
4. Emails go out at exactly the right moment

None of this is visible. That’s the point. If it’s working, you’ll never notice it.

• Automation gremlins, successfully contained

A small army of automations now scurries around making sure offers behave themselves. They have been fed, watered, and told not to wake the residents.

Improved

• Working with local businesses

Offers are created directly with local businesses and kept intentionally small. No mass promos, no nonsense - just nice things for people who live here.

17th December 2025

Version 2.1 - the one with all the metadata.

New

• About page added At long last, a place where we get existential. Who are we? What do we do? Why do we exist? Is this all part of a simulation? Answers: yes, lots, and probably.
• Changelog page added A whole new page dedicated to documenting every tweak, triumph, and tiny disaster - including this very moment you’re reading. The circle is complete. No mirrors within mirrors this time.
• Lights, Camera, E20! page added Did you see [insert celebrity] filming [insert blockbuster] in East Village? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, you can now explore EV’s movie-making hotspots and pretend you’re in a director’s commentary.
• Familia Roasters business page A new coffee shop has opened near the DLR. Support your local caffeine dealers.

Improved

• Metadata We shoved metadata into every nook and cranny of our business listings. It’s basically SEO with a gym membership now.
• Search Powered up thanks to all that metadata. Try searching for “brunch” and watch it actually return brunch things. Witchcraft.
• Business Listings Listings now come with addresses and maps so you no longer need to wander East Village guided only by vibes.

Removed

• Hand Café RIP Hand Café. Gone, but not forgotten (mostly because we had to remove their page).
• El Cafecito Also closed. Also removed. The café Thanos snap continues.

10th December 2025

Version 2.0 - everything everywhere all at once… except dark mode.

New

• Featured Groups Groups can now become featured on the Clubs & Groups homepage. Fame awaits.
• Verification for Groups & Clubs Groups can now get Verified - complete with an honest-to-goodness blue tick. It’s not for sale, it doesn’t come with superpowers (yet), but it does say: “This group is the real deal.” If you run a group and want to wear the badge of honour, come talk to us.

Improved

• Listings across Local Businesses Clubs & Groups , and News got a layout glow-up.
• Fonts, colours, and icons also had a spa day.

Removed

• We’ve temporarily removed dark mode. It wasn’t behaving. It knows what it did.

Bug fixes

• There was a bug where lists only showed 10 items. We fixed it so you can now scroll like you’re training for a thumb marathon.

3rd December 2025

Version 1.4 - the festive one.

New

• Featured News We can now pick a news story to shine on the homepage and the News page. Queue your dramatic spotlight.
• Festive Imagery The Christmas hero image has been updated. Expect seasonal vibes. Possibly snowflakes. Definitely no Mariah Carey.