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Meet The Local Fitness Coach Training the Next Generation of Olympians
14/03/2024
“I got into fitness training reasonably late compared to a lot of people,” admits Bryan Beinke, but he had a fair excuse. After all, he spent his twenties winning three SANFL premierships with the Port Adelaide Magpies and was part of the Adelaide and North Melbourne AFL teams before spending...
The Parade Now Has A 24-Hour Pharmacy
27/02/2024
There are few worse feelings than waking up in the middle of the night with a sick child or loved one, especially when it’s a long drive to the nearest hospital. Thankfully, that situation just became a lot easier for metropolitan Adelaide residents with the launch of South Australia’s first...
Pilates Gets a Luxe Upgrade at Love Athletica
15/02/2024
For more than a decade, Pilates has been steadily growing in popularity, and it seems like there’s a new studio opening somewhere in Adelaide every second week. Chelsea Matters puts the movement regime’s appeal down to the fact that “it’s low impact but it can be high intensity, so it’s...
Start the New Year on the Right Foot with Studio Pilates
27/01/2024
When a serious car accident left Jo Thiele’s partner Andrew with perforated discs in his thoracic spine, his life changed instantly. Unable to continue working as an exploration geologist, he was told to expect a three-year recovery period. After trying just about everything imaginable to speed up that time frame,...
Ern Malley is a Literary Salon, a Piano Bar and the Wedding Party From The Godfather Rolled Into One
02/11/2023
If you’ve driven past 137 Magill Road lately, you might have noticed some mysterious goings-on behind the sheer curtains shielding it from the busy street outside. Last Saturday, all was revealed with the launch of Ern Malley. The “piano bar, wine bar and whiskey bar” was inspired by owner Paul...
South Australia’s First Kieser Centre Offers a Gentler Approach to Strength Training
01/11/2023
The first thing you notice on entering Kieser Norwood is the view. Instead of the mirrored walls you find in most gyms, this second storey clinic in the recently reopened Norwood Mall development is equipped with floor-to-ceiling windows that look out past slender gums to the Mount Lofty Ranges and...
From routine check ups to acute care, Total GP Care's new Parade clinic has all your medical needs covered
16/08/2023
If you’ve so much as glanced at the news recently, you’ll be aware that Adelaide’s hospital system is under serious strain. It’s a problem that has vexed both politicians and the public, but Doctor Arvind Byka from Total GP Care Norwood has an innovative solution. Total GP Care has just...
COMO shopping centre and medical hub is The Parade's newest lifestyle destination
06/07/2023
After two and a half years of anticipation, the impressive eight-storey COMO complex finally opened to the public with a bang on June 21. “To have a $120 million development like this delivered on time with everything that’s happened in the last two years is unheard of, and a real...
South Australia’s First StretchLab is revolutionising how you stay mobile
25/01/2023
As an occupational therapist and exercise physiologist, Adriana Gagliardi has spent her career educating clients on the importance of regular exercise and stretching. But she’s all too aware of how easy it is to neglect. “I'm also a boxer, so I train a lot and sometimes I overtrain and don't...
Introducing Sanare, a healing sanctuary where psychology and wellness meets
20/07/2022
Brigitte Zonta is not your average psychologist. And that’s a good thing. “In psychology we study science, and everything is accounted for. We don't talk about a spiritual or energetic field,” she explains. “But when you move into the space of wellness, it's more than just the mind.” While many...
Learn How To Relax Like a Pro at Prana, The Parade’s New Holistic Wellness Hub
22/06/2022
Even wellness therapists need a bit of help relaxing from time to time. It’s something that Ash Reid knows all too well, having spent sixteen years working at a range of elite spas in Adelaide and Melbourne. “I definitely need to have a float sometimes,” she laughs, “otherwise I get...
Get Inspired by Eastside Design for Living
22/06/2022
The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters has long been Adelaide’s number one destination for contemporary and vintage homewares, eye-catching local artworks and visionary design solutions. And now you can find the best offerings from all three categories in one place thanks to the recently launched Eastside Design for...
The New Eastside Design For Living Has All Your Home Design Solutions
22/06/2022
Visit one of the many furnishing, homewares and design stores lining Magill Road and you’ll discover a sleek new publication waiting to be picked up. Launched by Mayor Robert Bria on June 15, Eastside Design for Living captures everything that makes the cluster of businesses in this vibrant precinct special....
The Parade has a new temple to adventure
09/11/2021
In 1909, the year after the Scouting Movement launched internationally, the first person to fill the role of “Scout Outfitter” in the state was James Rogers of Norwood. So the opening of outdoor store Exurbia – The Adventure Supply Co. by Scouts SA on Tuesday 9 November is a homecoming...
Get your pool ready for summer
04/11/2021
It’s easy to neglect your pool over winter but with warm weather well and truly on the horizon, now is the perfect time to turn your backyard into an aquatic wonderland in preparation for a long, hot summer Adelaide Pool Mart has been helping local families enjoy their backyard pools...
Indira Beauty Turns 10 This Week
01/10/2021
Growing up with a twin brother meant that Carla Pannozzo was a bit of a tomboy as a child, but she was always aware that it was just one aspect of her personality. “By the age of fifteen I knew that the beauty industry was the only way I would...
Meet The IT Expert Who Turned $200 and an Old Car Into a Small Business
20/09/2021
When Roberto Blos and his wife Zita first opened One-Systems Norwood, there were more than a few nervous moments. “We used all the money we had to open the store so were living in a garage and we didn’t have anything left,” recalls Roberto. “Just $200 and a 2000 Toyota...
This proudly local business is helping to shape the future of housing in South Australia
20/08/2021
As an Executive Director of Munro Property Group, Joshua Baldwin is a busy man. The Parade-based agency looks after every aspect of real estate, from residential sales and management to commercial sales, leasing and buyers’ advocacy. So Baldwin is serious when he says “we provide an integrated service – we...
The Optometrist with a vision
13/08/2021
Norwood Mall has had an optometry practice for close to three decades, but when Robert Seiler took it over four years ago he decided that Wallis & Wallis Optometrists needed a new name. And rather than simply add his own, he christened it Optomed to reflect his specialities. The first...
Visit the Local “Supermarket for Health Foods”
02/08/2021
When Vanessa Natsias’ father bought Norwood Health Foods in 2012, healthy lifestyles were already well and truly on their way from the fringe to the mainstream and that movement has only grown since then. She describes the store as a mini supermarket for health foods, with products catering to vegetarian,...
Put Your Best Foot Forward at this Parade Institution
23/06/2021
The $110 million redevelopment of Coles Norwood signals an exciting new chapter for The Parade. But it’s still business as usual for the longstanding traders of Norwood Mall. Wander down the shaded arcade and you’ll find a welcoming community of business owners from all walks of life, so there’s never...
Visit Adelaide’s Longest Running Dry Cleaner
03/05/2021
The $110 million redevelopment of Coles Norwood signals an exciting new chapter for The Parade. But as construction commences it’s still business as usual for the longstanding traders of Norwood Mall. Wander down the mall and you’ll find a welcoming community of business owners from all walks of life, so...
Great ways to keep your kids entertained these school holidays
13/04/2021
For Young Chefs Scoffed Cooking School helps kids build their confidence in the kitchen with a range of classes suitable for budding masterchefs of all ages and during the school holidays they’ll be running extra classes every weekday. The daily 9:30 Food Chief Entree Class (ages 5+) serves as an...
Four design tips for your home
12/02/2021
Over the past few years, the growing collection of homewares shops near the intersection of Osmond Terrace and Magill Road has developed into a thriving design hub. A range of stores within easy walking distance like twopairs, Asser & Co, Flourish and Outside Square complement each other by offering a...
Celebrate This Festival Season On The Parade
11/02/2021
February and March are always a special time in Adelaide, but this year there’s extra reason to celebrate the Fringe. And whether you want to listen to new twists on classic hits, watch a masterpiece of children’s theatre or listen to bush poetry, there are plenty of shows to catch...