It was just a normal day of my life when I found my mind wandering to the travails of a friend far away, who was probably going about his day as he usually does. From a distance, I was recently privy to the everyday mountains he climbs in order to be independent. He is blind, […]
A TASTE OF WHAT 27 BOXES OUGHT TO BE
Openings at The Storr Room and Widmer & Co, and an exhibition of advertising posters from Andy Rice and Ken Preston, proved a great drawcard to Melville’s 27 Boxes on Thursday (September 14). It was an encouraging sign of what 27 Boxes could become with a revived thrust to make this retail space a relevant […]
Melville News – Issue No. 16, May 2013
The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor Sometimes I wonder how my generation survived without TV, computers, email, cell phones, Internet banking, iPads, Kindle and a great deal more. New technology has crept into our lives bringing social networking with it, though not everyone […]
Melville News – Issue No. 15, December 2012
The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor As I pondered what to write in this last newsletter of 2012, I noticed a flyer from our post-box inviting us to a street block party, ‘to meet your neighbours, to say farewell to the Jacaranda and […]
Melville News – Issue No. 14, July 2012
The free newsletter aimed at fostering goodwill among residents, merchants and visitors to Melville Letter from the Editor Johannesburg’s glorious winter days always remind me of the benefit of living here. The early mornings and nights challenge my Durban blood, but fortunately the best household investment I ever made was the wood stove fireplace in […]