🚽 We know how much you love a list

Running a local newsletter/ magazine/ website/ platform as we do here at Camdenist, we’re acutely aware of which kind of articles attract clicks like wasps to a picnic, and which stories - worthy as they most undoubtably are - sink into the murky depths of forgotten online content like a weighty digital stone.

In today’s media game the stats are unforgiving, and much as we may all like to think we’d digest some cerebral writing about worthy local interest stories, what really motivates people to follow a hot link is a ‘best of’ list.

A case in point was recent crowd-pleaser Camden’s Best Pizzerias as voted for by our readers, which was an inevitable smash hit - but you probably know that, having irresistibly read it yourself, right? 😉

So to deliver exactly what we know you like, without too much editorial compromise, how about this week’s guide to the best places to have a wee in the King’s Cross area?

Whether you’re desperate to go, or not, it’s a lovely way to indulge in a view of the fabulous neuvo-bog aesthetic that the KX estate and its surrounds now offer.

Discover the best loos in King’s Cross here.

FOOD & DRINK

Win pizza for your whole street

🍕 As mentioned in our big recent pizza special, Yard Sale Pizza are soon to arrive in Dartmouth Park, and they are offering locals a chance to win free pizza for their whole street. Here's how to nominate you and your neighbours in the competition…

🐟 One year on from opening their mad-popular local fishmonger and restaurant in Swain’s Lane, London Shell Co are also now taking the first bookings for cruises on the Regent’s Canal aboard their floating restaurants for the spring and summer.

Camdenist Culture Campaign

If you’re running a theatre or other performance space in Camden and you’d like to be included in our next feature in support of grassroots cultural venues in the Borough, get in touch now at [email protected] 

THINGS TO DO

Boats, art and the fun of the fair

🚤 The London Canal Museum have restarted their popular programme of boat trips up the Regent's Canal for the summer months, and you can book a cruise here.

🖼️ Chalk Farm art gallery and homewares hub Adorn The Common are hosting a Private View of their latest show Mourning of Kin on Thursday (4th April) , featuring 18 works by one of London’s most exciting establishing artists, Stanley Onah. Oh, and ATC are also doing up to 50% off at a big easter art sale this weekend…

🎪 It's the return of the traditional fairground up on Hampstead Heath for Easter if that's your thing (running until 7th April), or you can get involved in the nearby Freemason’s Arms eater egg hunt.

🛄 Coffee, cake and workspace Kentish Town Stores have released their brand new tote bag design, and it's a must-have for any proud NW5 locals - as you'll see exactly why here

🌏 Earthfest is coming to KX next month - read all about it and grab your FREE tickets, all in this special Camdenist feature.

TO WATCH

📺 This week’s Camden video

If you’re intrigued by the prospect of an elevated public park between Camden Town and King’s Cross (and who isn’t, right?) then this new video is a deep dive into the proposed route, access points and local topography running alongside the Overground tracks…

MUSIC

Live highlights to hear in the neighbourhood this Easter weekend, and beyond…

CAMDEN DIARY

The night, and meanwhile

The weekly column: reflections on living, working and playing in the borough…

MONDAY: I wouldn’t normally have much reason to dress up and enter the 24-hour gambling ‘scene’ that rolls forever onwards inside Leicester Square's legendary Hippodrome. But nevertheless, this historic spot with its crazy-rare license made for an ideal setting to host the Night Time Industries Association Ambassadors awards bash. The big do aims to honour the people and places making a difference in today’s beleaguered (but vital) late night cultural economy. And as opposed to the doom ’n gloom narrative that you might expect, it presented instead a glorious celebration of exactly why our nightlife remains such an important cultural instigator, no matter the prevailing grim headwinds. Hearing about the inspirational work of Deafrave, or the unapologetically feminist storytelling of Manchester’s DJ Paulette, via a stream of other good news speeches on security, the law and more too, it proved to be a night of positivity which only further cemented the reasons as to why our nightlife contains such a vital cultural assets. The NTIA is pushing for a seat at the highest table, and it will be really interesting to see what the months ahead bring (particularly with an election looming) with such dedicated enthusiasts driving things forward.

WEDNESDAY: Knowledge Quarter were running a seminar on meanwhile use of buildings in the Borough down at Euston’s Old Diorama Arts Centre, and it was lovely to hear long-time friends of Camdenist including Somers Town Museum and Our Little Market updating on their truly fabulous local work. Ducking in to the back row a bit late, we couldn’t help but struggle to read the weighty PowerPoint presentations each speaker in turn flashed up on the screens. C’mon guys, this is an innovation district…there’s AI that can sort your prose into punchy slides these days in a flash. It’s all about a handful of words an a good image, right? Meanwhile, we also had the chance to pop out head inside the KQ’s new workspace with Impact Hub, that’s preparing to open next week just over the way, and which looks really impressive (more on this to follow).

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