Culture
Pinboard: a date set for Kentish Town Carnival – and other spring festivals
1. K-Town Carnival Date – now set for Sunday June 16 There’s been much talk recently about the cultural health of the area. So now, …
Wednesday Picture: Let’s make a K-Town cinema or arts space actually happen!
A cinema? Arts hub? Ideas store? Now is the time to act.
Should the Pizza Express building become K-Town’s cinema?
Yesterday’s story that Pizza Express is due to close on May 28 has been met with quite a reaction. And it’s not necessarily that people …
Pinboard: Local art special, plus where is K-Town’s club – and a terrace for The Grafton?
1. Why can’t we have a sunny terrace at The Grafton? It’s safe to say The Grafton epitomises the positive spirit of independent businesses making …
Wednesday Picture: Tracking Bambi Street Artist
Despite our urban surrounds, Kentishtowner is never short of a good animal in the starring role. And previously, on the Wednesday Picture alone, we’ve pursued …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Fred and Ginger, Gin In Teacups
[quote] Anarchy and law-bending in Kentish Town is always mellow.” [/quote] Gin In Teacups is the meeting point between a video production company, a music …
So what was the last night of the Bull & Gate really like? (Ed Harcourt reviewed too)
The last song of the last gig ever to be performed at the legendary Bull & Gate was I Wanna Be Like You from Disney …
Music: 20 years of Mario’s Cafe by Saint Etienne
In 1993 Kelly Street’s tiny Mario’s Café was immortalised in song by electronica outfit Saint Etienne. But as Bob Stanley from the group explains, the paean is, in fact, about a wider local love affair
More from Rio’s? Author Suzanne Portnoy visits the ‘Nam
Earlier this year, Suzanne Pornoy caused a sensation when she wrote about her experiences at Rio’s Naturist Spa on Kentish Town Road. Now, as her …
Pinboard: Films, rooftops, clubs – a bank holiday special. And an unexpectedly great market?
1. A road movie at King’s Cross Filling Station? Quick, quick, quick. It’s the last weekend for the outdoor Everyman Cinema, which is based at …
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