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News & Gossip

Were you at TEDxBrixton? We were…

Fed up of hearing Brixton reduced to “a single story of gangs, riots and crime”, long-time resident Stephanie Busari was inspired to highlight the many  other …

Coffee

Pinboard 4 July 2013: Bad boys do good, the Royal Court’s return to Peckham and an exciting addition to SW9

Camberwell: Sheep’s Brains and Fried Cucumbers Strange name for an art exhibition? Not when you know that the artwork, by southeast Londoner Gabriela Szulman, was inspired …

History

Wednesday Picture: The Fat Cat of Southwark

As you may know, we love a good street cat story (you may remember the one about the Banksy-esque stencil of Brixton’s Hitler cat, a …

architecture

Mini Pinboard: Frank’s returns to Peckham, Camberwell shows off and Crystal Palace does its own Glasto

1. Peckham: Frank’s is back In case you hadn’t been counting the days, this weekend Frank’s Café and Campari Bar on the roof of Peckham’s …

History

Wednesday Picture: Is London Bridge getting better – or worse?

For any of you who live, work or just spend lots of time around the London Bridge area, local irritations are probably a toss-up between …

Community

Pinboard Extra: Friends of Vauxhall Park Summer Fair

Face painting, donkey rides, a dog show, zumba in the park, a bouncy castle, a brass band, mysteriously propelled Wheelie Bins from the Bureau of …

architecture

Pinboard Extra: CoolTan’s Solstice South London Walk

What a totally brilliant way to spend the summer solstice in London – a midnight walk around some of the southside’s most fascinating and psychology-steeped …

Eating & Drinking

Why It Matters: Camberwell’s unique new venue ORTUS

A new SE5 café aims to shake up attitudes to mental health – as well as serving a mean coffee Great news – we have …

Community

Woo-hoo – the Camberwell Arts Festival 2013 Kicks Off

Camberwell Arts Festival is an impressive nine-day event that’s been going for 19 years. But we bet loads of south Londoners outside SE5 don’t know …

Design & Style

Why It Matters: ‘radical feminist choir’ Gaggle open a shop in New Cross

We’ve provoked some strong reactions – like the man at the front of the NME stage at Leeds shouting ‘gash’ repeatedly Founder of Gaggle, the …