Jennifer Brown and her partner lived in South Tottenham in a fantastic house on Vartry Road for around 30 years, eventually moving to Barbican in 2014. During their time in Tottenham, Jennifer decided to write a book, Front Door to the Past, which covers the history of the house and the surrounding area. We were lucky enough to get an interview with Jennifer, and she … Continue reading An interview with Jennifer Brown, author of Front Door to the Past

DT got a look around new multi-use creative hub and event space Down Lane Studios based in an old car mechanics depot on Ashley Road, N17. With redevelopment plans for the entire road in Tottenham Hale, it’s predicted that they have around 18 months to run their creative hub including a nightclub (named The Cause), studio and workspaces. They are also neighbouring with gardening and … Continue reading Down Lane Studios: creative hub, nightclub and workspace in Tottenham Hale

By Jeanne Kessira @jeannegkay The latest culinary opening on West Green Road is offering pan-Asian street food to local residents with bold flavours and generous portions. Makimayo has its origins on Brick Lane, but its founders are locals of N15. It’s a family affair – run by Gary and his mom Ah Mooi Luh. Known in the East End for their instagrammable popcorn chicken served … Continue reading A chat with Makimayo, the newest food spot on West Green Road

We were lucky enough to step into the Design By Nature studio and see life in the eyes of local florist, Emily Ayres. DT first got chatting to Emily when she was running a plant stall at Tottenham Green Market. For the interview, she welcomed us into her studio a few days before Valentine’s Day and she was preparing for a busy few days with … Continue reading Design By Nature floristry

Tottenham Cafe Connect is a project in Down Lane Park to turn a disused bowling green and club into a multi-purpose community hub and indoor and outdoor cafe for Tottenham. Local charities Living Under One Sun (LUOS) and HAIL partnered for the project and won the lease from Haringey Council. The transformation is already well underway but they are on the look out for volunteers … Continue reading Tottenham Cafe Connect in Down Lane Park

By Mike Donovan Imagine White Hart Lane Stadium had been able to talk. Its bricks, mortar, metals, woods, plastics, glasses, furnishings and other manmade solids transformed into a living, breathing entity. With the full set of human senses. What tales it would have told and emotions it would have felt of highs and lows while shedding tears of joy and sadness. Of conflict and contentment. … Continue reading Glory, Glory Lane: The Extraordinary History Of Tottenham Hotspur’s Famous Home For 118 Years

Towards the end of last year, DT headed to The Garden House cafe on the High Road to talk to the people behind youth project, Saracens Hitz Learning Academy. Lauren Briggs and Gregory Roach told us all about the programme, run out of the Tottenham Community Sports Centre, that helps 16 to 18 year old NEETs and youth offenders (as well as up to age … Continue reading Saracens HITZ Learning Academy for young people in Tottenham

Towards the end of last year, DT had a chat with Tony Wood, one of the nine directors and the treasurer at StART Haringey. StART is a community-led group working towards and campaigning for affordable housing to go in on the St Ann’s Hospital site in South Tottenham which is currently being sold off by the NHS Trust. They are set up as a not … Continue reading StART Haringey: the community-led housing scheme for South Tottenham