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Why It Matters

Why It Matters

Why It Matters: North London Cares

To the outside world, north London has long had something of a reputation. If you believe everything you read in the national press, all of …

Shopping

Why Camden Garden Centre rules more than Boma

I’m a keen gardener, but probably not very good at it. Plants seem to wither and die a little more frequently than necessary, but I …

Family

Why It Matters (2): A Gym Class For 4 year olds at Talacre?

Here is something of which you may not be aware; on the other hand maybe you were there shivering yourself. But this morning, there were …

Art

Why It Matters: Art Auction For Japan, Flat Planet, Soho this Wednesday

Kaori Homma, Japanese-born artist and Associate Lecturer at University of Arts London. As told to Jaillan Yehia. With a group of fellow artists from King’s …

Theatre

Why It Matters: Giant Olive at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre

Tucked away in leafy Gaisford Street above the Lion and Unicorn pub is a vital organ, kept alive by a passion for storytelling, and a …

Art

Why It Matters: Art in a Kentish Town Shed

The Free Space Gallery project is a toddler now; at two years old we feel ready to utter some of our first fully formed sentences. …

Why It Matters

Why It Matters: ‘Many Cultures, One Community’

In many respects Kentish Town is typical of other London neighbourhoods in that its population and infrastructural development expanded exponentially from the mid-19th century into …

Sex & Dating

Why It Matters: Rio’s – Kentish Town’s great leveller?

My real name might be David but, using the nom de plume Jenbel (don’t ask), I got myself into a spot of bother with Mrs …

Art

Why It Matters: The Parlour Gallery, Kentish Town

Other local galleries may be better known, sexier, or more on-trend but Queen’s Crescent’s Parlour Gallery is one that makes consistent effort to engage with …

Why It Matters

Why It Matters: Kentish Town City Farm

2012 is not just about the Olympics; it’s the year that Kentish Town City Farm – the UK’s first ever City Farm – celebrates its …

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