Preview: The Head Of The River Rowing Race
500 boats in a time trial on the Thames.
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The Head of the River Race: St. Patrick’s Day On The Thames
400 boats battle from Mortlake to Putney
Dining Beyond Zone 1: Caparossa
A meaty Italian number you can get your teeth stuck into…
Weekend Round-Up
Weekend news, including a message from Boris. Happy Nowrooz, by the way.
Last Minute Listing: Annual Wine Festival
Festivals are not just for the summer: London restaurateur Sam Harrison is launching a new wine festival.
New Putney Restaurant To Resurrect Forgotten Tunnels
A new restaurant in Putney will extend through ‘hidden vaults’ beneath Lower Richmond Road and out onto the embankment.
Monday Miscellanea
Welcome to a new week. Here’s some Monday-shaped Londony trivia.
Live Music Review: John Smith @ The Half Moon
John Smith seems surprised by the boisterous crowd at Putney’s Half Moon, quipping that there must be better things to do in London on a Thursday night. And yet after his set it’s clear that he’s wrong. Smith, bearded and waistcoated, has an understated charm …
Music Preview: John Smith @ The Half Moon
On first glances John Smith is an enigma. His name is bland and synonymous with that well known ale, and yet his hushed and growling voice, that thundering acoustic guitar would fool you into thinking he heralded from America’s deep south, the sort of wrinkled …
Putney Double Suicide Raises Questions
Photo by Tomb Land from the Londonist Flickr pool An apparent double suicide in Putney is being touted as a ‘copycat’, following the suicide in Essex of two people who met online. After being saddened by the tragedy, two things leaped out at us: firstly, …
The XX Bag Mercury Prize
The XX scooped the 2010 Mercury Prize for album of the year last night with their eponymous debut, beating fellow Londoners Dizzee Rascal, Paul Weller, Mumford and Sons and The Kit Downes Trio. The XX met at Elliott School, Putney. Aspiring pop star parents take …
