North London Food & Culture

People

Family

Ever considered yoga for kids?

Susannah Hoffman is on a mission to get children falling over themselves for yoga

LGBT

Coming Clean review – a genuine snapshot of gay life from 1982

Kevin Elyot’s seminal play set in Kentish Town has an authenticity that lingers in the memory

People

Interview: Malcolm Allen, Humanist Celebrant

A funeral is something everyone is going to have, but that doesn’t mean they all need to be the same

The Outside Project
LGBT

Outside Project launch a new LGBTIQ+ community hub in Camden

Neither bar nor club, this is a positive, sober space run by queer activists

camden watch company
Design & Style

Camden Watch Company: ‘We add subtle local details’

Designer Anneke Short talks bus routes, the uniqueness of NW1 – and their biggest celeb fan

Health & Fitness

‘I know what it’s like to be the worst dancer in the room’

We meet T Damien Anyasi, founder of Camden’s groundbreaking hip-hop dance company, B-Better

LGBT

LGBT+ bar Her Upstairs has closed suddenly

Is it gentrification? The popular bar has issued an enigmatic statement today on social media

An example of Tara Gordon's work
Art

Local Talent Q&A: Tara Gordon, photographer, 57

Our summer-long showcase of the area’s eclectic mix of artists, photographers and makers continues

A performer leads the show at Club Swizzle
Comedy

Club Swizzle, Roundhouse, review: ‘100% feelgood’

It’s funny, rude and gasp-inducing at the same time. Just don’t try searching for any deeper meaning

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