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Cavalier attitude lives on
A box of poetry books has just arrived from Wakefield Press but deliveries are now just a trickle as the Collected Works bookshop prepares to shut up shop after 30 years in the CBD.
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HERO recognised for heritage
Deputy Lord Mayor Arron Wood was keen to accept an invitation on July 4 to “unveil” a heritage plaque at the HERO Apartment Building, formerly the Russell Street Telephone Exchange and Post Office on July 4.
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LaTrobe St lane reopen
After more than a year, motorists have regained a lane of LaTrobe St.
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Know that feeling
Edo Haloho is taking a well-deserved break outside the town hall between gigs. The previous day he released his new song The Journeyman outside Coles in Elizabeth St.
Read MoreQVM heritage recognised nationally
The Queen Victoria Market (QVM) was formally added to the National Heritage List in July.
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Guidance from the best for budding chefs
The world of high-end cuisine is a sink-or-swim environment.
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Bold new station designs revealed
Final station designs for the Metro Tunnel have been unveiled, including new images of State Library and Town Hall stations.
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Where government found a home
Although today Spring St is synonymous with government, in Melbourne’s early days, government was centred on the western end of what is now the CBD. Superintendent La Trobe and other government officials occupied a range of temporary accommodation in the area, including John Batman’s old house near Batman’s Hill.
Read MorePlanning rules target corner buildings
In June, the last CBD pub that didn’t have heritage protection, the 1925 Metropolitan Hotel on the corner of William St and Little Lonsdale, became the latest place threatened by the little-known ‘”80m on corners” rule.
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The city is waiting
Two arched doorways beckon in pearly white marble. A figure is standing between them, about to make a decision. Both options appear to be equally viable.
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Making residential living a council election priority
A corner of Melbourne at the crossroads
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