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Melbourne salutes Anaïs’s achievement

Born on Avenue de Victor Hugo in Paris, French-American Anaïs Lellouche seemed the perfect person to curate the Victor Hugo: Les Misérables – From Page to Stage exhibit in Melbourne’s CBD.

Council ready to support overshadowing

Hannah wants your story

Honours year journalism student Hannah Scholte wants to know what it is like to live in the CBD.

Party underground

Take refuge from winter nights and check out some of city’s eclectic underground and basement bars and nightclubs.

A bunch of headless chooks

Whether you’re enjoying it on the go or as a hunger-fix after a big night out, it seems there’s always an excuse to jump on board Melbourne’s latest food craze and indulge in a tasty piece of fried chicken.

$15 lunch deals

Leave behind your sad sandwich or last night’s leftovers, Melbourne’s CBD is a hub of lunchtime gems.

All you need for Asian cooking

Sourcing of specialty ingredients for the re-creation of a beloved dish from your favourite restaurant can sometimes be an arduous task.

Melbourne’s billion dollar retail market booming

The opening last week of the Emporium, with some razzamatazz from Baz Lurhmann, was a public symbol of how Melbourne has become a shopping mecca and global retail destination.

Melbourne’s hip maestro

Rohan Leppert is very inner Melbourne.