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Suits the urban peasant
There’s a great little setting up the top of Bourke St on McIlwraith Lane with a truck parked out front and the brick walls of a suburban factory, in stark contrast to the dressed-up ladies of town.
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I want to create a “Space Bank”
In the 1990s Melbourne was a very different city.
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Batman Park a “no man’s land”
A fire in the Batman Park precinct has rocked local residents and businesses, who complain that rubbish in the area has become a public health and safety hazard.
Read MoreA certain buzz on CBD rooftops
Producing locally-sourced food can be tough in the concrete surrounds of the CBD, but one couple has found a unique way of cutting through.
Read MoreCanvas on a carriage
If you’re rushing about the CBD this month about to board a tram, be sure to scan the carriage left and right.
Read MoreWorld of the Book
The State Library’s free “World of the Book” exhibition reopened on October 13 with more than 300 new items, including some never shown before.
Read MoreConcert to mark the 100th anniversary of armistice
The Melbourne Welsh Male Choir will mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice with “Till They All Come Home”, a concert expected to pack out Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday, November 11.
Read MoreRestarting hearts in the city
Haileybury students (from left) Iqra Iftakhar (prep), Mavis Varghese (year 1) and Jake Budd (year 2) were taught CPR by paramedic Kathryn Eastwood during Restart A Heart Day on October 16.
Read MoreConfidence drives small office demand
Increased small business confidence and creative thinking by CBD landlords have driven a 235 per cent increase in demand for small office space in Melbourne, says Colliers International.
Read MoreDafel finds a home
Dafel, one of the city’s oldest toy stores, has found a new home after being forced to leave its 77-year residence in the Block Arcade.
Read MoreThe lowdown on the market
Local real estate agent Scott McElroy on October 4 gave CBD locals a “warts and all” assessment of the current state of the market.
Read MoreBidding heats up in the CBD
An out of condition heritage-listed building was sold for $14.5 million, and three Flinders St kebab outlets were placed on the market.
Read MoreThe city “controller’’ is coming
The state government is to appoint a “city controller” to battle traffic gridlock flowing from Melbourne’s construction boom.
Read MoreA sweet and visual feast
After packing up its sell-out success in Fitzroy, pop art hit “Sugar Republic” is heading into the CBD.
Read MoreHeritage for Federation Square
Heritage Victoria formally recommended Federation Square for heritage protection on October 18, placing further difficulty onto the unpopular plans for Apple’s flagship store.
Read MoreBar proposal causes a stir
An application to extend a rooftop bar’s trading hours from 1am to 3am has been met with stern resistance from already-irritated residents.
Read MoreKaleidoscopic colour at Koorie
an artist who has been commissioned to work on White Night and the city’s trams, Josh Muir’s artistic CV is decidedly “Melbourne”.
Read MoreFlying lessons are next for these falcon chicks
After hatching in early October, Melbourne’s most-watched chicks are getting ready to start their own lives.
Read MoreDouble Vision – The exhibition
Despite the emergence of the ubiquitous phone camera, the art of black and white photography is alive and well in Australia.
Read MoreGreen sites saved by a red union
Unions were declaring sites “black” for over a century before the communist-led Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) coined the term green ban.
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