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Reasons to be cheerful
Kimba and Willow, together with owner Sigrid de Castella, bring joy to the older generation in the CBD, as well as entertaining tourists and locals alike.
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On walking, and being
“All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Seeking Ministerial waiver
One of the biggest tests to Planning Minister Richard Wynne’s interim planning controls will be CBUS Property’s CCTV-inspired building for 447 Collins St designed by Woods Bagot and SHoP architects.
Read MoreOpen exhaust pipes
I am a casualty night nurse who, like you, engages in a shift work timetable and, as you will appreciate, need my sleep.
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The sausage or the sizzle?
Literary types can be critical. They condemn books for being “nice” and are particularly scathing of movies that rely too heavily on frilly costumes.
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When tea ruled
Little Flinders St (alternatively known as Flinders Lane or “the Lane”), was one of Melbourne’s east-west “little streets” and always had a strong association with the city’s wholesale trade.
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The kindest cut
The artist known as “Man of Darkness” doesn’t relate to either title of stencil artist or street artist.
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CBD living in style
Sally MacKinnon opens the door to her modern CBD apartment with her statuesque physique dressed in a chic black outfit.
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Summer highlights
It’s called the Big Design Market for a reason – because it’s the biggest of its kind in Australia!
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The Summer Night Market is back! The Queen Victoria Market will host the Night Market every Wednesday from 5pm – 10pm until March.
Read More‘Tis the season to be jolly…
The Myer Christmas windows are a Melbourne institution. The windows are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year and an air of secrecy surrounded them until the official unveiling.
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Last call for iconic Melbourne pub
There will be sadness all round when the Tierney family turn off the beer taps at the Elms Family Hotel in the new year.
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Chief architect to sooth the city
CBD residents can expect newly-appointed Victorian Government Architect Jill Garner to be a moderating influence on the frenzied development cycle within the city.
Read MoreNew residents’ association
The battle against short-stay apartments in residential buildings is set to go state-wide with the launch of a new association next month.
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Heritage Victoria condemns Princess Mary Club
Residents opposed to the construction of a 33-storey commercial tower in Lonsdale St are shattered that Heritage Victoria last month issued a permit to demolish the Princess Mary Club.
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Is this the city’s hardest job?
If you’re finding it hard to juggle your “to do” list today, spare a thought for Evan Tattersall who is pulling together the myriad threads of Melbourne’s Metro Rail project.
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Not so open ‘public open space’
At first glance, you could be forgiven for thinking that developer Cbus was again gifting the CBD with nearly 2000sqm of badly-needed open space as part of its development plans for the old Suncorp site at 447 Collins St.
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More gain, less pain from Metro
From a CBD perspective, the Metro Rail project is shaping up better than ever expected.
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Parents trash council
Parents at the A’Beckett St Childcare Centre are fed up with rubbish that has accumulated in the street due to non-stop development.
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Even more Krankyness!
Early one recent overcast and rainy Saturday morning guerilla street artist Kranky (CBD News, November 2015), installed what could be his last CBD installation in this form, City Cleaners Form New Tactical Response Unit.
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