Latest articles by Jenny Denton
Second ACDC Lane arson attack
Three teenage boys were charged and remanded in custody after an arson attack on an ACDC Lane bar on Anzac Day weekend.
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Melbourne singer in new “narcissistic” reading of The Rake Punished
A new production of Don Giovanni, alternatively titled The Rake Punished, opening at the Athenaeum on April 26 interprets the title character of the classic opera as a sex offender. CBD-based singer Eddie Muliaumaseali’i is singing in it.
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Citizen scientists log the city’s top three insects
Insects were under the magnifying glass around the City of Melbourne in the first week of March, with the launch of a local guide to the critters followed by a series of events aimed at getting to know them.
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Ghost bikes become flashpoint between council and cycling advocates
Decommissioned, white-painted “ghost bikes” left at sites where riders have died are emerging as a contested issue between the City of Melbourne and cycling groups, which claim they are memorials and a reminder of the need for better bike lanes.
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Hidden secret of Melbourne: Athenaeum Library
Above the trundling trams, ever-present cars and the comings and goings of bikes and pedestrians on Collins St sits a venue that has been there since Melbourne’s beginnings.
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Comedy festival hits the spot
This year the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, which opens on Wednesday, March 25, marks its 40th anniversary with its biggest-ever event, taking in more than 800 shows.
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Farewell to the Caiafas: a beloved family business at Queen Victoria Market
After 52 years M&G Caiafa bread and pastries has been sold, with the siblings who ran it for the past three decades now starting to experiment with sleeping in.
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Community CCTV appeal
Local police are appealing to members of the community with public-facing CCTV cameras to register them in a database used to help solve crimes.
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Moomba weapons arrest
Police believe they likely prevented serious violence when they arrested several armed males near St Kilda Rd on the first night of the Moomba Festival, they said.
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CBD laneways explore ways to connect
When the “convenors” of Guildford and Hosier lanes met they wanted to find ways of collaborating with each other and other laneways on their inspiring work. A recent workshop run by Regen Melbourne helped to explore the issues.
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Fresh food traders warn Queen Vic Market is “on life support” amid redevelopment
The future of the Queen Victoria Market as a place to buy good quality, reasonably priced fruit and vegetables is under threat, according to the market’s friends’ group, with fresh food traders warning many businesses may not survive the precinct’s ongoing redevelopment.
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Nicholas Building will mark centenary in March
After a reported $80 million sale fell through in 2022, major rent hikes saw a significant attrition of artists from its studios, but an eclectic range of creative types still work in the Nicholas Building, which turns 100 in March.
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Police briefs Melbourne CBD - March 2026
Victoria Police are appealing for assistance to help locate a man wanted over a raft of offences.
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How love sparked Kadio’s rise at Queen Victoria Market
After arriving in Melbourne from Port Macquarie, Tash Macleod “fell in love with the diversity, the bustle of the city”, and decided to stay.
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Win for protesters as Federal Court rules against CBD police search powers
A legal challenge of special police powers to stop and search people in Melbourne's CBD and surrounds has ended with a significant victory for the protesters who brought the case, leaving future use of the powers uncertain.
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Police briefs Melbourne CBD - January 2026
Victoria Police estimated 17,000 people attended Melbourne’s ‘Invasion Day’ rally on January 26 while 2000 turned out for an anti-immigration ‘March for Australia’, which reportedly had links to right wing groups.
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Fire Services Museum of Victoria: Keeping watch on our fires
Thanks to its venerable old building and dedicated volunteers, the Fire Services Museum of Victoria offers visitors time out, a sense of perspective and some learnings about fires and fire safety.
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Outpouring of support for State Library’s “heart and soul”
The cancellation of a plan that would see public-facing staff cut in favour of new digital services at the State Library Victoria has been met with relief by some high-profile opponents and the library workers’ union.
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Fruit and veg fury over waste charges at Queen Vic Market
Fruit and vegetable traders at the Queen Victoria Market are up in arms again over proposed waste charges, despite market management maintaining that the changes simply bring them “into alignment with all other market traders”.
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Pellegrini’s: “love letter to Melbourne” set to screen on TV
Many Melburnians have stories about Pellegrini’s that are part of the fabric of their lives, filmmaker Frank Lotito says.
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