Ladbroke Grove

More trivia for a Monday morning.

The chain-ification of Soho, stargazy pie, a new terrace for cognac and stogie lovers, a market this Friday in Ladbroke Grove and a poshed up version of ye olde curry and lager standby.

A surprisingly quiet slice of green behind Ladbroke Grove station.

A hand-drawn map that superimposes the modern streets of Ladbroke Grove with the Victorian racecourse that once ran there.

Braving the elements last night,Miquita Oliver, Carrie Reichardt and Don Letts.unveiled a new outdoor mural to a good crowd, under the Westway, Ladbroke Grove whilst a flash mob punk choir sang ‘Teenage Kicks’ and ‘Ever Fallen in Love’? The mural, a piece of ‘craftactivism’, made …

Last week on Londonist, in numbers and corresponding pictures… 32 days that the Kingsway Tram Subway will be open for Chord, an art installation: book now! 24 hours to write a book – did you help out? 40,000 ring-necked parakeets now available for shooting 17 …

Spotted on Ladbroke Grove, W10. Ladbrooke Grove by kujunu. Contribute your photos of words around town to this discussion in the Londonist Flickrpool.

If the prospect of shopping in the West End fills you with fear this weekend and you can’t bear to hear Slade played again we recommend you transfer your purchasing power to Portobello Market. Not only will there be the usual lively stuff going on …

Fears that the “credit crunch” would cramp Carnival style, would seem to have been unfounded as around 250,000 people turned out to revel in the Children’s Day Parade yesterday. There was a year on year increase in arrests with 98 people nicked and 7 pit …

Decades ago, Notting Hill/Ladbroke Grove was the hippest part of London: a warren of squats, not quite legal after-hours drinking dens, hippies, proto-punks and political activists. This exhibition at London Print Studio is a commemoration of the posters and printed ephemera of this scene shown …