Pilar - Ponsonby's newest cafe Our front cover star this month is Summer, the owner of Pilar café. This eatery is based at the Great North Road end of Ponsonby Road. They are serving Rocket coffee, with nice friendly service and a great menu along with cabinet goodies. Our tip - try the corncakes or the cauliflower tacos.
Feeling the cold? This month, fashion scribe Helene Ravlich looks at celebrating the coat and she says, “It's hard to overstate the impact a great winter coat can make on your wardrobe. Without one, even the most beautifully curated outfit can be just that little bit off. And you might get cold!”
In his column this month William Greig writes about beating the winter blues... He talks about using buses, e-scooters, bikes and cars and quotes his Nana, “when you’re feeling a bit blue, tidy yourself up, put on your good clothes, get on a bus and go into town…”We love getting letters to the Editor... so far this month we have 19 – all on interesting subjects including freedom of speech.
As always we say opinions expressed in Ponsonby News are not always the opinion of Alchemy Media Limited and Ponsonby News.
The August issue of Ponsonby News includes concerns from readers on the following issues – in no particular order… Erebus Memorial… Cycleways... Providing the right transport options for these tough and challenging times... Safe speed programme... New threats to Grey Lynn Library and Community Hall... Wondering about all those street cameras... The slow progress of Ponsonby Park... ‘Gender Self-Identity’ law change in June 2023... Law and order... Auckland Transport spends your rates on ‘Bike Auckland’... Concerns for the CBD... Crossing the bridge for a copy of Ponsonby News... Bad publicity… Waitematā Local Board leadership and Freedom of speech.
Finally, Gen Sage, the Waitematā Local Board Chair reminds local residents and businesses in the Waitematā area to have their say on the 3-year plan. The board is currently receiving feedback on the way it allocates funding and on the issues that it advocates for, to ensure it can best serve the community that it represents. You can find the draft plan, and information on how to make submissions on it, at:
akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/hub-page/local-board-plans-2023
Any remaining submissions on the draft need to be in by Monday 14 August. (JAY PLATT & MARTIN LEACH)
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Published: 31 July 2023