Culture
Top 5: Things to do near Hampstead Heath
Enjoyed our South End Green feature? Here are a few more cultural tips to combine with the beer gardens and boutiques near Hampstead Heath overground station
Pinboard: a plan for the Pizza Express building?
Also this week: a new French-Vietnamese cafe on Fortess Road, the Amy Winehouse exhibition starts in Camden, support some channel swimmers, catch a bee-themed play …and where can you ask for the libation cunningly known as a “Kentishtowner”?
Review: Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde at Garage, Highbury & Islington
Gav Duffy on a unique spectacular that blurred the lines between a straight up hip hop show and a theatrical performance
Peek inside Gillian Tindall’s Kentish Town hideaway
Stephen Emms tracks down The Fields Beneath author whose writing on Kentish Town has informed a new generation of fans
So what’s it like being a one-handed hairdresser?
Tufnell Park boy Ashley Thomson was determined that nothing would prevent him from fulfilling his dream
A visionary Kentish Town Square – and daily market under the canopy?
A local architect has been shortlisted in RIBA’s annual Forgotten Spaces competition to create an exciting space which would extend over the railway lines to form a vibrant local hub. In the meantime, let’s support flower seller Natasha’s wish for a thriving daily market
Pinboard: A new record shop? A new bar? Plus markets and gay pride 2013
Shebeen vs the Tunnel Bar? Plus learn to act at the Pleasance, head to Granary Square for streetfood – and lots more to consider this weekend
Buy a limited edition Spirit of Alma Street by Merlin Evans
Her arresting image features Bacchus, the god of winemaking, festivities and ritual ecstasy in ancient mythology
Visited the secret garden of Kentish Town?
Reader Miriam Englebert, an air hostess “grounded” by her pregnancy, has found a new space that she keeps returning to
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Vinita Joshi, founder, Rocket Girl Records
‘The worst thing anyone’s said to me? I was told that my best friend had passed away whilst at a gig at the Roundhouse. ‘
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