SOMO in the City: Lonely Planet picks up on Christchurch’s ‘new cool’
How’s this for a nice little bit of kudos? A Lonely Planet writer has dubbed Christchurch one of New Zealand’s most exciting cities and, what’s more, he’s picked up the new term coined by Cityscape: SOMO.
Back in September 2011, we reckoned that the precinct we called SOMO (South of Moorhouse) – encompassing the areas of Addington and Sydenham – would be a key part of the new Christchurch and the opening of Dux Live and the new incarnation of The Court Theatre in ‘The Shed’ in the intervening months look to have confirmed this. Lonely Planet writer, Brett Atkinson, calls SOMO ‘Christchurch’s most dynamic neighbourhood’ and points to the Court Theatre and Dux Live as evidence that it is the ‘city’s new hub for live entertainment’.
But it’s not just SOMO that gets the glory. Atkinson also points to the Re:Start project in Cashel Mall, with its ‘colourful labyrinth’ of shipping containers. If you haven’t already paid a visit, make sure you do so over the coming weeks as it’s buzzing with summertime atmosphere – live music and the temptation of coffee or a cool wine sipped in the sunshine.
Christchurch’s creativity also gets a nod with a mention of the shipping containers that have been put to good use both in the Re:Start project and in other locations around the city. As Atkinson puts it, Christchurch City is ‘emerging as one of NZ’s most exciting cities’. Pick up the new issue of Cityscape (out in February 2012) and keep your finger on the pulse of the next exciting developments.
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