Too hungover, this painfully sunny afternoon, to deliver anything more than a vintage picture – but isn’t it lovely? Can anyone enlighten us on its approx date? *scratches head* Failing that, do you know any miracle hangover cures?
Just look at this picture of the proposed redevelopment of the 1929 former North London Polytechnic building, as annotated by understandably disgusted residents at 1 Prince Of Wales Road. What a mess, indeed. “The Appeal Hearing is halfway through,” says Alan Morris, chair of the Prince Of Wales Residents’ Association. “It’s adjourned until 28th of …
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Gabby Young at the Bull & Last (dreaming, no doubt, of a warm scotch egg) Photographer: Tom Medwell Mrs Kentishtowner loves nothing more than an eccentric local. And none more so than Gabby Young And Other Animals , an eight-piece collective who headline KOKO tonight for what they reckon is their biggest show ever. Kentish …
Just a quick post to encourage you all to pop down to Zabludowicz’s latest show. Everytime we visit this gallery we can’t believe how lucky we are to have it on our doorstep. Till Dec 11 is the first solo show from Laurel Nakadate, an American artist who works with film, photography and performance. Nakadate …
No, we’re not arguing the toss about handbag house classics from the 1990s (ask yer mum). Instead, today’s mass debate revolves around two of the area’s diminutive pizza parlours. Which serves up the tastiest wood-fired wonders? Is it a) miniscule, low-ceilinged heart-of-Kentish local Delicious by Franco, run by a Venetian family who dish up more …
Tonight, if you’re feeling a little bit NW1-ish (thanks to @JB_1 for coining that on a recent tweet), we urge you to check out one of our sister company’s charges, former Irrepressibles member Anja McCloskey, who is live onstage at 9pm at the Wheelbarrow. To whet your appetite here’s the video for her current single, …
Out of a humble enterprise serving local Indian immigrant population on Queen’s Crescent grew iconic brand Patak’s
You could have knocked Mrs Kentishtowner down with a feather. Really you could. For just the other day Cafe Renoir emerged with a chic new look, all Farrow and Ball taupes and Kentish Canteen je ne sais quoi. But is it just an X Factor impersonation of the real thing – or is it, um, …
Hairdressers. Despite their proliferation across the main streets and back alleys of NW5, they’re not something we give much thought to. Maybe it’s to do with yours truly having as much need for a barber as a fish has for a bicycle; and as for Mrs Kentishtowner, well she won’t entertain the idea of a …
Being huge fans of Gillian Tindall’s book on Kentish Town, this invite caught our eye the other day – an exhibition which takes its cue from the book’s title, The Fields Beneath, to explore the idea of hidden images and beauty. So, if you’re in the manor tonight, curator Tom Allen (from Transition Kentish Town) …
