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Junction Sweet Junction and the mystery of the Bird Seed Specialists, SW9
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 | 2 CommentsSeen adjacent to the Shakespeare Business Centre building off Coldharbour Lane by Loughborough Junction is this rather splendid banner, proclaiming, “There’s no place like home! Junction Sweet Junction.” -
Dulwich Hamlet hammer out a win against a stubborn Chipstead in wind-blasted game
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 | 2 CommentsIt has to be said that this wasn’t a classic game, with Hamlet fortunate to take three points from a Chipstead team who at times dominated the game. After the thrills of... -
Knitting and coffee at the SIA Community Arts cafe, Loughborough Junction, London SW9
Posted on Monday, Apr 1, 2013 | No CommentsSituated close to Loughborough Junction station is the S.I.A. Community Arts Cafe, billed as “an imaginative and creative space that is sure to become a meeting point for south London’s... -
A bit of New York on the move around Brixton, London
Posted on Friday, Mar 29, 2013 | 2 CommentsSeen moving along Atlantic Road at a surprisingly sprightly rate was this large poster of Times Square, New York. -
Brixton Foxtons gets “Yuppies Out” and “Yuck” graffiti
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 | 1 CommentIt looks like not all of Brixton is delighted to have a shiny new Foxtons office opening up on the site of the old Speedy Noodles restaurant, with the estate agent’s windows being... -
SQUASH campaign calls for repeal of Section 144 anti-squatting laws
Posted on Monday, Mar 25, 2013 | No CommentsHousing rights group Squatters Action for Secure Homes (SQUASH) have launched a campaign to repeal the Section 144 anti-squatting laws introduced in September last year. ‘The Case Against Section 144’, highlights major... -
Last chance to see the Push107 contemporary art gallery, Gloucester Place, central London
Posted on Friday, Mar 22, 2013 | No CommentsLocated in a temporary space at 107 Gloucester Place (close to Baker Street tube) is an interesting exhibition put together by four contemporary artists from the Push107 collective. Billed as, “a diverse collection... -
Photographers’ Gallery London: nine photos and a lot of stairs
Posted on Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 | 2 CommentsI know I keep beefing on about this, but I remain less than convinced that the Photographers’ Gallery’s quest to be bigger and better has been a successful one –... -
The Sharks turn it up at Brixton Offline Club
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 | No CommentsWe had another big night on Friday night at the Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane, with local rock’nroll power-poppers, The Sharks, putting in a high energy set. Here’s a few photos from... -
A walk around The Crystal, the world’s largest urban sustainability centre in east London
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 | 2 CommentsBoldly billed as “London’s newest landmark building and the world’s first centre dedicated to improving our knowledge of urban sustainability,” The Crystal forms a striking, angular, dark glass construction. Located in the... -
Pae White spins out mesmerising yarn patterns at the South London Gallery, Camberwell, London
Posted on Monday, Mar 18, 2013 | No CommentsRunning at the South London Gallery in south London until the 12th May 2103 is this mesmerising installation by Los Angeles-based artist Pae White, called ‘Too Much Night, Again.’ -
Actionettes and the Wonderful Women in Walworth
Posted on Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 | No CommentsLast week, I went along to ‘Wonderful Women of Walworth,’ a local celebration of International Women’s Day, held at The Crypt at St Peter’s, at the Elephant & Castle SE17. -
Club 414 closed by police in Brixton after shooting
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 | 6 CommentsI’m really saddened by this. Club 414, one of Brixton’s longest serving family-run clubs has been closed by the police for at least a month after a shooting incident on... -
Neon and green fluorescent lights: Bruce Nauman exhibition at Hauser & Wirth, London
Posted on Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 | No CommentsI enjoyed this free Bruce Nauman exhibition at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in upmarket Savile Row, Mayfair London on the weekend. -
A very unhelpful help point on the London Underground
Posted on Friday, Mar 8, 2013 | 3 CommentsIt’s not a very helpful Help Point, but at least it helpfully tells people that it is a Help Point that is not in use.