OK, so that double murder on tenth avenue in 2011 put us back a bit, he's in jail now; but the rejuvenation of Maylands is really showing massive signs of growth towards my (not so) favorite thing - gentrification. The 'gossip' (look that word up on etymology.com.... naughty women) around 8th avenue has been running wilder than a class five river, about new venues and businesses coming to town. If you have stumbled across this Journal because you were researching Maylands, then in my expert opinion you should buy now. Why? This is what Maylands has to offer right now (in no particular order);

Fill Your Belly - Mrs S Cafe, Eki Bento, Dome Headquarters, Hampshire on Eighth, Chapels on Whatley, Smoults Deli, Ploy Thai, Milkd, Piccos Kitchen, Riffos, Sherbert, JWs Bakery

Craft Your Head - Estebans on Whatley, The Chop Shop, East Salon, Platinum Perth

Get Liquored - Swallow Bar, The Peninsula Tavern (i love a good old dirty pub)

Celebrate or Apologise - Green Door Florist

Layer Up - Blackcurrent Clothing, Look Feel Be, Mizled, This Fine Day, Avenue

Shimmy - Estudio Nuevo, THE Home of WA Ballet, WA Youth Jazz Orchestra

Gaze - Studio 281 Gallery, Miik Green Studio Nights, Chrissie Parrot Arts, This Fine Window?

Pray - Fo Guang Shan Temple and every other denomination you may be into

Hit Balls - Maylands Golf Course, The RISE

This is not even half of it, the Swan River, the Maylands Hawkers Markets, the Little Shop of Plenty, the refurb of the Peninsula Tavern and Finbar's Unison Apartments, Henry on Eighth Small Bar and the proposed Lyric Lane Live Music Venue. The only down side to Maylands is that its so close to Mt Lawley and that dying hipster strip of Beaufort St. Buy Buy Buy! Bye.