
OBSID - Dischem pharmacy donates 1st aid supplies
The OBSID and OuterShield (the new security providers) have been assisted by Dischem Pharmacy to gear up their First Aid & Medical...
OBSID - Officers assist with 22 arrests
OBSID Public Safety update by Graham Porter: Public Safety is a focus for all Special Rating Areas (SRA’s) in the greater Cape Town area,...

Support local traders
Check in with and support the amazing street traders who moved across the road from Kwikspar!

ADVERTORIAL - It’s a local brew, my bru
Something is brewing in the old Bijou theatre in Lower Main Road. It is now home to Run Rabbit Run Coffee Roastery. The Bijou, formerly a...

ADVERTORIAL - Blues, burgers, beers at neighbouring pub
The Thomas Easton at 61 Durban Road Mowbray, is a friendly, old fashioned, British style pub. Good drinking, good eating, and good music...

Obs Village Market keeps getting better
The Village Market held at the Observatory Methodist Church in Wesley Street continues to grow. The community market, held the first...

A little bit of India to spice up Lower Main Road
The Peacock is an Indian-inspired tapas restaurant and bar at 105 Lower Main Road Obs and the owners know that a great time out is a...
Letters - Let’s try to do it ourselves before we complain
From Stephen van der Spuy: Let's help our Ward Councillor Patrick Chapple and here's how: Many years ago, at a public meeting, our local...
Letters - Let’s try to do it ourselves before we complain
Question to Councillor Chapple from concerned resident: Dear Councillor, I developed my love for soccer at the age of 10, when my dad...


Growth of Obs Culture
Robert Small, editor for the ObsLife collective. What is culture? The classical definition is that it is anything to do with the arts,...