There is an exciting new addition to the Maboneng precinct: a public art project conceptualized by Kim Lieberman. From warehouse to Arts on Main to Maboneng – gentrification spreads Arts on Main was the first development in the ever-increasing neighbourhood of Maboneng. In 2008/9 Jonathan Liebmann bought a block of warehouses (the old Corlett Construction […]
Read More »Following the prisoner with garlands of flowers He must have cut a strange figure. A small man in prison clothing surrounded by prison warders (having arrived by train from a Volksrust prison) being walked from Park Station to the Old Fort in Braamfontein. This vignette was made all the more unusual because of a following […]
Read More »Brain-teaser for the day 3.4 / 4.3 / 5.5 / 8.4 / 8.4 / 8.5 / 9.7 / 12.6 / 12.6 / 12.7 / 14.6 What have all these figures got in common? No, they aren’t the lotto numbers nor some weird mathematical riddle. […]
Read More »Children’s outings with a difference: June/July and August 2017 It’s holiday time again and I have a little person in my life who is going to have an operation on both his feet. He will be in casts and will not be allowed any weight-bearing for 6 weeks. That’s a long time for parents and […]
Read More »How’s this for an AMAZING initiative. Not ONE free walk, but THIRTEEN … all over the week-end of the 24th and 25th June. #JoziWalks is a series of free walking tours initiated by the Johannesburg Development Agency in partnership with local community activists, tourism entrepreneurs, walking tour operators, and the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation. Because I suffer from […]
Read More »22 within 6 blocks in Linden … now that’s a busyness of eateries Along with being a delightfully retro neighbourhood, if it’s a choice of eateries that you want – then Linden is the place which rivals even 4th Ave Parkhurst. A friend of mine who lives in the suburb said to me recently, that […]
Read More »Jazz in Joburg Guests often ask where they can listen to jazz in Joburg and of course the Orbit in Braamfontein is the first place to go. Being in Braamfontein in the heart of the student area, there’s always a great buzz here. There’s jazz every night from 8.30. […]
Read More »Linden: a little gem Linden, a little jewel of a suburb with an interesting history, is a mere 6km from Liz at Lancaster. Originally part of the farm Klipfontein, it was laid out in 1901 by Laurens Geledenhuys (who founded neighbouring Emmarentia) and Johannes Van der Linde. It was very much a rural area […]
Read More »Please please don’t miss Jemma Kahn in In Bocca al Lupo showing until 21st May at the Ramalao Makhene Theatre in Newtown. It is difficult to imagine what could rival ‘The Epicene Butcher’ and ‘We Didn’t Come to Hell for the Croissants’. But Jemma Kahn’s third kamishibai show is as consummate as the first 2. […]
Read More »Hallmark House 34 Siemert Street, New Doornfontien abutting Maboneng North As part of the tour with Johannesburg Development Agency (arranged by Laurice Taitz of Johannesburg In Your Pocket) it was a real treat to visit Hallmark House. Hallmark House, a […]
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