Culture
Wednesday Picture: Find Your House on the Kentish Town Poverty Map
Delve in to the social history behind the streets we live in and it doesn’t take long for the maps of Victorian philanthropist Charles Booth …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Justine Solomons, Founder, Byte the Book
Justine Solomons runs Byte the Book, a writing and publishing collective which embraces opportunities to connect authors with readers in the digital age. She puts …
Pinboard: Dach & Sons no more – plus Club Kali, DRAF, Station Sessions and St Patrick’s Day
1. Have you ever been to K-Town’s legendary Club Kali? Did you know the “world’s biggest LGBT Club where Eastern beats blend with Western classics” …
Wednesday Picture: Crown & Goose Doomed – it’s official
This one is quite a biggie. Anyone who knows and loves Camden Town, or who has lived or worked there in the last twenty years, …
Art: Rebecca Salter at the Beardsmore Gallery
I have to ‘fess up that I wasn’t familiar with the work of Rebecca Salter, which is a bit rubbish seeing as this is her …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Rafael Pesce, Owner, Spiritual Caiprinha Bar
Rafael Pesce moved to north London from Italy six years ago. He owns the Spiritual Caipirinha Bar, one of our Top 5 Camden Bars, on …
Art: Poster Art 150, London Transport Museum
So it’s 150 years this year since our faithful London Underground opened. She’s an old bird, her lines invariably closed for maintenance, and yes, she …
London’s Lost Nightclubs Get Blue Plaques
These buildings’ heritage needs to be celebrated! Which is what we did the other day. Without getting caught (just)…
Wednesday Picture: Murder on Brecknock Road
Yesterday’s handwritten Q&A was such a hit with you lot that we thought we’d experiment again today, and publish an original Victorian press cutting. And …
Why It Matters: Books For Free NW5
There’s nothing worse than waste. Even worse when there are inordinate amounts of significance, history, learning potential and knowledge wrapped up in that “waste”. One …
About Kentishtowner
The award-winning print and online title Kentishtowner was founded in 2010 and is part of London Belongs To Me, a citywide network of travel guides for locals. For more info on what we write about and why, see our About section.
