1. Oh My. Tigers in St Pancras International? Not quite. But random as this might seem, the world’s biggest tiger conservation event – Tiger Tracks – is about to take place at our local uberglam station. “With only 3,500 tigers left in the wild, lack of action now means that wild tigers could be extinct …
Pinboard: Is That a Tiger in St Pancras? Plus New Art and a Pub Makeover Read More »
‘I am a dinosaur, I admit it’, says reader Gerry Slater. ‘Having said that, I can’t keep away…’
Michael Ptootch (not his real surname) was born in Tufnell Park in 1967. In winter 1990 he opened what became Flaxon Ptootch at 237 Kentish Town Road, the latter name inspired by ‘Ptutch’, a local Anglo-Russian arts journal based above what is now Costa Coffee. He has been one of K-Town’s longest-running artier fixtures ever …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Michael Ptootch, 45, Salon & Gallery Owner Read More »
We admit we’re not the most ardent footy fans, but a good international tournament lends summer a special collective vibe that’s hard to beat. So with England’s first game of Euro 2012 easing us into the right frame of mind last night, here are 5 of the very best places in K-Town to enjoy the …
5 Best Pubs & Bars to watch Euro 2012 Football in Kentish Town Read More »
Last night, during a magnificent rain-soaked midweek rampage that took in the Southampton (for “expresso” ale!), The Vine (for polenta with wild mushrooms!) and Heroes (for some late night divebar fashionableness!), Annie’s Bar was the one place that we entered – and weren’t enamoured by. Why is this? Let’s face it, Mrs Kentishtowner will pretty …
Spring is in the air and new boozers are being birthed in NW5 like sticky lambs. The crumbling Lion and Unicorn, on Gaisford Street, is about to re-emerge as a swanky “food pub” with a refreshed upstairs theatre to boot (a peek through the windows drew a gasp of delight from Mrs Kentishtowner the other …
Did Emma Hamilton really drink in the garden at Heroes? Read More »
