MyPE

Community Business Directory, Event Listings, News and Views from Gqeberha, Nelson Mandela Bay

A new coffee shop at the Athenaeum – Featured Blog

By

Today’s posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger:

A new coffee shop at the Athenaeum by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo:

There seems to be a coffee shop around every second corner these days, so you tend to look for the special ones.  Last week I got to visit the newest one in town and it may just become one of those special ones.  It is located inside the historic Athenaeum building in Central and is called Bakery Treats.  I was there on the first day and they are still getting their ducks in a row, but they will be open 7 days a week, open late and serve meals so you could have dinner before attending a performance at the Little Theater next door.  The 67 Beaded Quotes, part of Route 67, is also located inside the coffee shop as can be seen in the background of the picture.  

Read more here: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo

Taxis in Whites Road by Port Elizabeth Daily Photo:

One of the Route 67 art pieces that gets the most comment from visitors is the taxis on the wall in front of the PE Opera House in Whites Road.  The taxis represent the mode of public transport used by most South Africans.

“History is often shaped by momentus events, while cities with their alleys, streets and avenues are formed by the layers rhythms of the daily necessity.  This rhythim of place, shaped by the everyday, becomes the song of the city.”

Read more here: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo

Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature.

CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with the MyPE Monday to Friday Newsletter.

The following two tabs change content below.

Port Elizabethan

This author is a 'catch-all' for occasional articles and letters written to MyPE. The Author of each article can be found in the signature at the bottom of each individual article.