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It was an all American affair down at the O2 on Monday night as perky punk band Paramore in their own words “conquered” their 2nd night at the venue. Pink haired princess Hayley Williams leads a band which, she tells us with remarkable knowledge of …

Meantime is one of London’s most celebrated breweries. They’re big enough to be well known, but not too big to have lost their artisanal way, and the quality of their beers is undisputed. The latest beer to come out of Meantime HQ at their new …

Photography by Chris Osburn Rivington Grill Shoreditch and Rivington Grill Greenwich have launched a new takeaway service. Ever on the hoof, Londonist was pleased to give the Shoreditch offer a taste when contacted by the restaurant. We went for a burger and chips, which at £9.75 wasn’t …

One of the first visible signs of council cost-cutting has been announced in Lewisham: if you want to see the famous fireworks on Blackheath this year, you’re going to have to pay for it. Lewisham Council has launched an appeal to secure the display, claiming …

Today sees/hears the launch of a new podcast covering the Greenwich area (presumably the whole borough, as it’s aimed at locals as well as tourists). Episode 1 features the history of brewing in Greenwich, an interview with comedian Tim Key, a slot about local guerilla …

News of a particularly grim piece of knife crime is emerging. The BBC are reporting that five men, all in their late teens or early twenties, were stabbed last night outside North Greenwich Tube station. All have been taken to hospital. As yet, there is …

Every week we select a photo from the Londonist Flickr pool, taken in the last seven days, that illustrates this season or time of year in London. This week, lazy hazy sunshine over the Thames at Greenwich, captured by mrdamcgowan.

Fancy a quick bite to eat as you stroll through Greenwich’s beautiful and historical sites this summer? Seems you’d better forget the market: the Greenwich Phantom reports food traders have been given a month’s notice by the owners, apparently because restaurants and cafes nearby have …

In his bid to find ever-more insane methods of spanning the Thames (a living bridge, a floating airport, cable cars) Boris Johnson has finally settled on this novel design. The Great Greenwich Escalators will rise from the grounds of the Royal Naval College, stretch out …

A month ago a story appeared in the Sunday Mirror about pop bint du jour Lady GaGa spending £3000 on ghostbusting gear to clear bad energy from the O2 arena before a concert. The story swept the internet like a midsummer heat rash so Fortean …