A Staycation at Melville Mansions
Back in May, I wrote a post about the shops in Melville Mansions on 7th Street in Melville. This big pink building (very close in color to the Flamingo Palace) at the corner of [...]
Steak Sandwiches and Stories at the Kentucky Milk Bar
This afternoon, Thorsten and I went for lunch at the Kentucky Milk Bar. Don't be deceived; the Kentucky Milk Bar is nowhere near Kentucky and it doesn't serve milk (although it used to -- [...]
My Top 5 Walkable Joburg Suburbs
Joburg is not a walkable city, at least not intentionally so. Although millions of people walk here, primarily out of necessity, this is a serious driving town. Most parts of Joburg lack pedestrian-friendly features [...]
The Melville Art Mile in Pictures
Even though I only live five minutes away from Melville, my former Joburg home of 11 years, I've become pretty out of the loop when it comes to what's happening there. I don't get [...]
5 Quirky Joburg Places I Like
Lately, whenever I meet someone and they tell me how much they appreciate my blog and what I do for Joburg, I feel ashamed. I've hardly posted this year, and posts about Joburg have [...]
Olives and Plates at Wits: A Cake Bonanza
If you live in Joburg and like to eat, you’ve probably heard of an upscale breakfast and lunch chain called Olives and Plates. There are several Olives and Plates restaurants around town, mostly in [...]
Sunday Morning at 44 Stanley Avenue
How have I never blogged about 44 Stanley Avenue, the coolest shopping and dining complex in Joburg, which is only five minutes from my house? The entrance to 44 Stanley Avenue. I guess it's [...]
Afro-Latin Flavors (and Fun) at Artüro in Melville
Artüro, a new-ish restaurant on 7th Street in Melville, appears Mexican at first glance. As someone who is always on the lookout for Mexican food in Joburg, I was excited to check out Artüro [...]
The De Baba Eatery Sparks a Melville Comeback
Ever since I moved to Melville in 2010 -- and since long before that -- people have been portending the suburb's demise. "Melville's not like it used to be," people would say. And I [...]
A Jacaranda Special: Purple Pastries in Westcliff
It's that time of year again: October in Joburg. Jacaranda trees all over Joburg (and Pretoria, too -- more on that in a future post) are exploding with purple blossoms and everything wrong with [...]
Asian Food Explorations in Rivonia
I've been meaning to write this blog post for weeks but I kept getting distracted by other adventures: a dazzling community light festival, a 2-billion-year-old meteorite crater, and a Heritage Month tour of churches. [...]
A Staycation in Kensington
I've always been intrigued by Kensington, a suburb just east of downtown Joburg. Kensington is similar in many ways to Melville, where I used to live, and Brixton, where I live now: An older [...]