I think that you think that a certain borough is not all that it could be, when, in fact, it is all that it should be… And more!

Hyperlocal site Go Earlsfield has this graph, courtesy of think tank The Centre for Cities, which shows that Lewisham's population shrinks by day. It's from a report ('Inner London's Economy') that attempts to understand what happens to the populations of each borough in London's inner core on a daily basis, as commuters flood in and out. Inner London ...

Post Box on the corner of Ashby Rd and Upper Brockley Rd

Kitchen54

Kitchen54 is a pop-up diner appearing somewhere in New Cross on Thursday. They say it will be:"Inspired by the classic favourites of The Americas and Caribbean, Kitchen54 takes the best bits and serves them to you. Real southern style BBQ, Creole Gumbos, Cornbread and our Grandma’s style doggie bags to take home."Details and tickets available ...

Stand! for Football at the Amersham Arms (with Terry Hall DJing)

(update: 26 October - apparently this event has been cancelled)STAND! is a football fanzine that speaks out against the corporate excesses of modern football. Next Saturday 26 October they are having a night of beer, music and football at the Amersham Arms in New Cross. It starts out with a panel discussion on 'what we can do ...

Pop up Record Shop in New Cross Road

You go for years without a record shop in the area then two open within a month. Vinyl in Deptford is planning on sticking around, but there's also a temporary one opening in New Cross Road this weekend. This from Goldsmiths:'A pop-up record shop in the heart of New Cross will open on Saturday (19 ...

Business Seminar – Going Beyond One

310 NX Road

Peter Austin from Goldsmiths writes:A pop-up record shop in the heart of New Cross will open on Saturday (19 October) in association with NX Records, a collaborative independent label from Matthew Herbert’s Accidental record label, and Goldsmiths, University of London.Launched just six months ago as a platform for Goldsmiths students from the BMus in Popular ...

Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2013

The Economist on East London Line

Last post based on an Economist article for a while, we promise, but a few people tipped us off about this one and it's relevant to London's "great inversion", as well as our daily commutes.Last week, the magazine focused on the London Overground's impact on areas along its route and claims the TfL-run model is ...

Books! Books! And additional books!

This poster contains more words than any of the books on sale