Johannesburg shopping festival The Johannesburg Shopping Festival (JSF) is designed to promote the city’s status as the African continent’s premier destination for retail and wholesale shopping. In 2011 the JSF will take place from 17 to 25 September in several different places: Rosebank the Inner City of Johannesburg Bryanston Organic & Nature Market Woodmead. by
Read More »Rosebank – 3rd largest business district in Joburg Rosebank is fast becoming Johannesburg’s third largest high-rise business centre, after Sandton and the inner city, according to the research conducted by Broll, one of Africa’s leading commercial property services group. ‘Rosebank is reviving, with great retail and new office developments which are well-supported by the surrounding […]
Read More »The Firs Piazza in Rosebank has a new addition. Fishmonger which established its Joburg presence in Illovo in the Thrupps Centre, offers Mediterranean cuisine, sushi and vegetarian dishes. The restaurant also catches the midday sun, which attracts winter visitors seeking a bit of warmth. To find out more, visit http://www.fishmonger.co.za Guests from Liz at […]
Read More »Gary Stephens at Gallery Momo oodman Gallery, Parktown North Gary Stephens charcoal and mixed media work of hairstyles is showing on an exhibition entitled Braid. I love his amazing drawing style -so technically skilled and encourage really close viewing. Stunning effects. So include it in a visit to the Jan Smuts Art Strip. […]
Read More »Live HD screening of the NY Met Opera Season Opening today with Das Rheingold, the first in Richard Wagner’s epic four-part Ring cycle, the Live in HD season closes in mid June 2011 with The Valkyri, the second in Wagner’s Ring cycle. The new production of Das Rheingold is conducted by James Levine and directed by Robert […]
Read More »Temporary diversions while Standard Bank building is under construction The construction of Standard Bank’s new headquarters in Rosebank is well under way.This 11 storey building is spread over an entire block bounded by Oxford and Cradock, Bolton and Baker Roads. At present the builders are trying to pour concrete from inside the excavation, but this will only continue […]
Read More »Community mindedness in pavement gardens Walking through the suburbs one day recently I came across a great pavement garden – home grown veges with signs encouraging passersby to help themselves but ‘to leave some for your brother’. This sure beats lollipop trees, invasive ivy and aggressively brut hunks of stone. One of my bugbears […]
Read More »David Adjaye’s Exhibition at Momo: African Metropolitan Landscapes African Metropolitan Architecture is a fascinating exhibition ‘encapsulating’ Africa’s urbanscapes. Conceptualized and curated in a highly innovative and unique way, it is the result of a 10 year ongoing project by David Adjaye the renowned London based architect. The project began as an informal excercise ‘to piece together fragments […]
Read More »A familiar sight in the Johannesburg Parks Region Carnival- float meets Christmas -Tree meets Giant- Flower- Arrangement. Driving around ‘the Parks’ (greater Rosebank), I often see the amazing technicolour cart decorated with everything that glitters, shimmers and flutters. Yesterday I stopped to meet the creator .. Solly .. who proudly told me the history of his trolley. As far back […]
Read More »UPDATED 12th Jan 2022 For more see more recent blog 4th Ave Parkhurst For many years now 4th Ave Parkhurst has been a desirable restaurant destination with eateries of all types in every block between 14th st and 6th St. It’s a mere 2km away so wonderful for guests staying at Liz at Lancaster […]
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