Owoeye Jesuloba GraceEvery city has a soul.Liverpool has stories worth keeping.
Gems of Liverpool is a contemporary cultural storytelling project celebrating and documenting the people, places, stories and everyday experiences that make Liverpool what it is.
Through filmed conversations, creative nonfiction and visual storytelling, I bring attention to the city's living culture, the people shaping it and the history being made around us.
The aim is simple: to help people see Liverpool differently, appreciate it more deeply and preserve a record of the city we know today for generations to come.
Kenny from County DIY Thirty-two years on County Road
He started as an intern. Thirty two years later, he owns the place.
Find your way into Liverpool's stories.
The Woman Helping Liverpool Tell a Different Story | Edna Boampong
What does it mean to serve a city while acknowledging the work still left to do? In conversation with Edna Boampong, Liverpool City Council's Director of Communications and Engagement, I consider the human side of public service, the responsibility of leadership and the determination to build a city where more people feel seen, heard and included.
She didn't want to be remembered as someone who talked at people, but someone who spoke with them.
From the Journal
All essays
Liverpool Didn't Change. I Did.
How did the girl who couldn't stand Liverpool become the one recommending it?
Five Little Things That Make Me Love Liverpool
Elderly couples holding hands, children twirling, the perfect breeze, the way the city comes around when the sun is out, and conversations with strangers. A little love letter to the ordinary joys of Liverpool.
The Woman Who Wouldn't Let It Slide
A bus driver was unnecessarily rude to me in front of everyone. I was ready to let it go. But an elderly Scouse woman sitting beside me had other plans.