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The Windsor end of Chapel Street keeps getting better. Continue reading “Gelato Messina Hits Windsor”
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French crepe batter, Greek fillings.
Crepe culture is huge on the Greek islands. “Locals go crazy for them, especially after clubbing,” says Sylvia Gabriel. She and her husband Thomas Deliopoulos (the same pair behind Kalimera Souvlaki Art) have just opened their own Greek-style crepe store in Oakleigh, Mykonos Cafe and Crepes. Continue reading “Oakleigh’s New Myconian Crepe Shop”
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Is your dog still growling about missing out on Splendour? Here’s your chance to make it up to her. Continue reading “Dogapalooza Comes to Melbourne”
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Alcohol needs to stop being lazy and start delivering itself.
Independent wine store Blackhearts & Sparrows has a new way to deliver booze to your door, in most corners of the inner city. Continue reading “Blackhearts & Sparrows Now Does Same-Day Delivery”
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Soak up the last edition of the night market’s food, drinks and entertainment. Continue reading “Final Night at the Queen Vic Winter Night Market”
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Maybe the best way to kick off the day is with a rave. Continue reading “The Morning Gloryville Rave is Back”
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Ice skating, open-air films, food trucks and more.
The Stonnington Glow Winter Arts Festival starts this weekend, launching an 11-day series of performances, music, comedy, projection art, open-air films and most importantly – a big ice-skating rink. The best part – most of the events are free. Continue reading “The Glow Winter Arts Festival Starts This Weekend”
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Pick up some lunch, and some sign language.
This could be Melbourne’s quietest cafe. Not because it lacks customers, but because all orders are made in Auslan. Continue reading “Tradeblock Cafe: A Sign of Hope”
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Melbourne has picked its favourite sister. Continue reading “The Results Are In: Hanoi Hannah is Coming to Elwood”
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For hot chocolate obsessives, this festival is about to become the centre of the universe.
Continue reading “The Yarra Valley Chocolaterie’s Third Hot Chocolate Festival”
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The event that fuses football and music celebrates its 21st year.
As a child, Peter Cullen was asked by his local parish to gather disadvantaged kids wandering through St Kilda’s backstreets for a game of footy. Over two decades later, the game is one of Melbourne’s most anticipated community events – a friendly tussle between the Rockdogs and the Megahertz.
In 1993 the United Nations General Assembly initiated World Press Freedom Day in order to celebrate, communicate and advocate freedom of the press. 21 years on and Australian-born Al Jazeera correspondent Peter Greste has been detained while reporting on Egypt’s civil unrest, as well as being accused of having links with the Muslim Brotherhood.
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