18 Dec 2022 Londonist
 
 
By Londonist · Dec 18, 2022 at 06:00

Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features from the past seven days.

Tube Station Smells Revealed On The Aromatic Tube Map

Which station smells of "extreme mouse"?

15 Must-See London Exhibitions To Look Forward To In 2023

Plan out your museum and gallery trips for the year ahead.

Photo: Charles White of JW Pictures

Blackfriars Bridge: Behind The Scenes On The Major Refurbishment

Over the parapets.

A view of the Thames from beneath Blackfriars Bridge. A stone bird carving is in the foreground

National Portrait Gallery Reopening Date Announced

See you soon, old friend.

The former main entrance to the National Portrait Gallery
Image: Wei-Te Wong via Creative Commons

Festive Feels And The Tastiest Winter Warmers At Southwark Quarter

London Bridge's mini winter wonderland. (sponsor)

An outdoor bar/restaurant with fairy lights strung overhead

Why I Started A London Trans Choir

Learning to love your voice again.

Illustrated singing heads in trans colours
Artwork: Amy Stace

An Art Deco Tour Down The Northern Line

Join us on an architectural adventure.

Review: Britney Brim With Blithe Banter In Friends And Nothing More

Schoolfriend duo have golden chemistry.

Charly and Ellen dressed in retro prom clothes, grinning at the camera

From 1988: Fifty Ways To Make London Better (And What Came True)

Some of these were truly prophetic.

A pointilist mural of the London skyline with the Shard on the left and the Thames drawing the eye into the distance

Now Is The Time To Move To Walthamstow - Here's Why

Fantastic cycling infrastructure, and two new housing developments to choose from. (sponsor)

A bike standing up outside a coffee shop

London's Queer, Sex-Positive Spaces: How They Lift Us Up, And Let Us Down

Are some clubs too good to be true?

A hand reaches into a rainbow of club lights
Image: iStock/Eduardo Ribas

Snow In London: Travel Disruption, Warm Banks, And Frolicking Foxes

It really IS beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

The open doors of a tube train on a snowy platform
Image: iStock/kev303

Things To Do In London On Christmas Eve 2022

Ice skating, festive films and Christmas carols.

People on the ice rink at Somerset House, illuminated at night
Image: Owen Harvey

A 200-Year-Old Pun-Fest On London's Street Names

London's trades assigned to apt streets.

Street sign for Old Pye Street

Things To Do In London On Christmas Day 2022

Guided tours, river trips and Christmas lunch.

Angel shaped Christmas lights over an empty Regent Street
Photo: Tom Chen/Unsplash

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