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Empire of Melbourne
I have spent some of this month fixing up and re-doing the lanes at the north of the CBD.
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Palace of Winged Words
A 19th century three-storey redbrick building in Wills St in the CBD hardly rates a glance from most passers-by who are unaware that this building was once Melbourne’s first purpose-built telephone exchange.
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Keeping fit in the CBD
You live in Melbourne’s CBD? The pre-conception is that your environment, with all the hustle and bustle and compact living could not possibly be healthy, compared to your suburban or country cousins. Is this so?
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Letters to the Editor - April 2018
I continue to enjoy reading each month CBD News.
Read MoreEmbedded kickbacks
We Live Here has had a request from the ABC for information about embedded electricity networks.
Read MoreCallisto Woman near Ganymede
Many years ago, a woman is walking through undulating countryside with a grey horse, like Chautauqua.
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Pining for a lover
Last year someone at Dymocks bookstore in Collins St left a stray novel amongst those on the 2017 Stella Prize shortlist for women’s writing and the CBD News picked it up mistakenly out of the pile of hopefuls.
Read MorePets’ peeves of vertical living
2018 is an Earth Dog Year in Chinese astrology and we are all advised to pay special attention to our health – but if you actually have a four legged friend, how might their 2018 health be in your vertical village?
Read MoreHighest green award for QVM renewal
The City of Melbourne is the first Australian local government to be awarded a six-star green star - Communities rating for the $250 million Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal program.
Read MoreScooti rideshare to hit CBD streets
A two-wheeled ridesharing service has been launched as an alternative way of getting around the CBD.
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Exhibition showcases Melbourne’s development
An exhibition at City Gallery shows the impact of Melbourne’s vertical growth on public life on the street.
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Comedy festival features local talent
Melbourne-based comedians Geraldine Quinn, Nick Capper and Raewyn Pickering are performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) in April.
Read MoreLaneways go green
As part of the “Green Your Laneway” pilot program, four of CBD’s laneways have undergone changes to include greener spaces.
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Land tax hike harms small businesses
The recent state government hike on land tax for property owners has forced many small businesses out of the CBD, according to business owners and experts.
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B3000+ Awards launched
In celebration of local businesses, the 2018 Business 3000+ Awards were launched on February 22.
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Welsh choir strikes a chord
The Australian Welsh Male Choir has this year established a brand new CBD chapter at the Welsh Church on LaTrobe St.
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Redevelopment for the Walk Arcade
A 10-storey integrated mixed-use development with retail stores, restaurants and two hotels is proposed for Bourke St Mall’s the Walk Arcade.
Read MoreMeasles alert issued for CBD locations
The Health and Human Services Department has issued alerts after several suspected contractions at CBD locations.
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Disappearance of an artist
The corner of Bourke and Swanston is a popular place for street artists.
Read MoreCladding costs to fall on owners
Strata lawyer Tom Bacon says the Victoria Government seems more determined than ever to burden apartment owners with the cost of removing non-compliant cladding.
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