Samson Miro looks like it has reopened

We only passed it yesterday on the bus, but it loooks much the same but with more seating and perhaps the back has been opened up!

Update: A closer look, through the window, shows it is more like a bar, with just the side wall with wines and a lot more seating, including sofas with a view out of the back.

Harvist is open

I haven't had time to pop in yet, but I looked through the window and it looks very nice, with cakes on plates with little glass coverings (I'm sure there is a term for these). Will send a review in the next few days.

Samson Miro & Harvist

Two comments today, Iain suggests it is all over as the sign has gone, and anonymous says that there is activity inside and the walls have been pasted a light pastel colour. The website is still up and running (although gives no information). I think we are still expecting a more bar-like outcome.

Harvist to open on Wednesday 1st? Is that what the sign says?

Google Street View

Google Street View is now available in the UK, with lovely clear photographs. Some people are worried about the rather invasive nature of it, and certainly it means if you have a postcode of someone you can see exactly where they live - we'll see how it gets used. But you can also see what a restaurant or shop looks like before you head off, which might be handy.

The Source

I'm not entirely sure what this online magazine's raison d'etre is, but it's about Kensal Rise & Kensal Green so here's a link.

Tesco minor update

I see Tescos now has some posters on the boarding so I think we can safely assume they are coming. I'm for the move, although I see it could put a lot of the small shops out of business which will have some negative effects.

Harvist remains 'about to open'.

I've not seen anything else new. I'm working on a Kensal Rise/Green map which I'll put up soon.

New things

I see the cafe on the corner of Chamberlayne Road and Harvist Road is about to open, looks like it might be the answer to the prayers of the commenter here who bemoaned the lack of places to lounge around and check your emails. Also I notice (perhaps a bit late) the Jamaican restaurant that used to be the Indian/Thai combo now has a menu up, and has taken the old sign down.

Tyler Brule noted in the FT yesterday that many shops have closed down in Notting Hill (a check of Street Sensation confirms this) and I think we've been lucky so far in Kensal Rise that - for whatever reason - we've seen more openings than closures.

Update: Apparently called HARVIST, as the road, according to our comments.