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RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM MELVILLE

2nd May 2020 By Suzanne Brenner

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Day 36, lockdown Strange thoughts come and go as a new phase of lockdown begins on Worker’s Day, nogal. How ironic was that? I decided not to venture out but those who did so reported back that the atmosphere was akin to the erstwhile Melville Mardi Gras. Laughter and chat provided relief from cabin fever. I’m […]

Filed Under: Archive, Autobiographical, Blogs & Features, Covid-19, Johannesburg, Lockdown, Melville News, novel coronavirus, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, self-isolating, social distancing, Suzanne's World, The NEW Melville News

27 Boxes’ Brochure & Gift Guide

17th December 2017 By Suzanne Brenner

27 Boxes, the shopping centre constructed out of refurbished shipping containers, has begun life afresh. A novelty in Melville, one of Johannesburg’s quirkiest suburb, it first opened its doors a few years back but didn’t meet its potential. A plan for its reinvention was hatched by an experienced management team brought in to do the job and […]

Filed Under: Melville News, Suzanne's World, The NEW Melville News Tagged With: 27 Boxes, branding, Copywriter, Digital Maketing, food, Layout, Market, Melville, Print, Promotional, Script, Shipping Containers, Writing

27 BOXES REINVENTS AS A STYLISH FAMILY DESTINATION

18th October 2017 By Suzanne Brenner

Melville residents will soon be able to celebrate a new park at 27 Boxes – providing they can keep an open mind. Suzanne Brenner, who was one of the original development’s most outspoken critics, believes the new 27 Boxes is set to be a stylish addition to Melville and to the city of Johannesburg.  Rising […]

Filed Under: Blogs & Features, Melville News, Suzanne's World, The NEW Melville News, Uncategorised Tagged With: 27 Boxes, 4th Avenue Melville, Brian Green, container development, Leon Pretorius, Melville, The Countess

THE STORR ROOM ARRIVES AT 27 BOXES

15th August 2016 By Suzanne Brenner

To call Charles Storr a furniture designer is only half the story. A colourful character with an original take on style, Charles is a welcome addition to 27 Boxes and is certain to breathe new life into Melville’s retail landscape. Founder, owner and head designer of The Storr Room since 2012, Charles and his team […]

Filed Under: Blogs & Features, Melville News, Suzanne's World, The NEW Melville News Tagged With: 27 Boxes, Charles Storr, furniture designers, furniture shops

BLIND DATE AT O.R. TAMBO INTERNATIONAL

20th June 2016 By John Miller

John shows Nosisa Apple's iPhone that caters for the blind

A chance late night call from a blind Vosloorus woman to Talk Radio 702 resonated with a man in Wales, who decided to make her life a little better. With the connivance of a 702-call screener, contact was made. Emails went back and forth for the next six months until he and she met at […]

Filed Under: Blogs & Features, Suzanne's World, The NEW Melville News

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