A City Hall concert and a community centre workshop expose the fault lines in who gets to experience and own the city's cultural soul.
Havana is in Cape Town - The Demography of a Concert Hall
BOOK REVIEWS
I presented this story at the Valentine's Day Johannesburg Heritage Foundation celebration on the lawns of Northwards and thought Heritage Portal readers would also enjoy this South African story of love, endurance and resilience against the backdrop of the Second World War. It was one of seven presented at this event.
BLUE PLAQUES
Designed in 1929 as upmarket flats by P. Hill Mitchelson, they were bought in 1963 by Dr Jack Penn who commissioned the new wing. The architect, Rusty Bernstein, was also the compiler of the Freedom Charter. Penn lived on the top floor, while the remaining units housed nursing staff from the Brenthurst Clinic. A reconstructive surgeon, Penn’s autobiography “The right to look human” expressed his dedication.