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7 hours, 56 minutes ago dinner at Markov Place, Carlton
I worked in Carlton for 3 years and used to know it well, but that was nearly 3 years ago. Despite its wealth and style, I get the impression that ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:11 p.m. Thursday 20th November 2008
Egypt in Fitzroy
This large work is on the wall of a laneway that is the closest parallel laneway west of Brunswick St between Cecil St and Alexandra Parade.
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:29 a.m. Thursday 20th November 2008
1 day, 8 hours ago The Johnston St Spanish Fiesta - a victim of its own success?
The Johnston St Spanish Fiesta celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2008. The fiesta on the weekend of 15-16 November was incredibly busy, with thousands of people filling Johnston St on ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:03 p.m. Wednesday 19th November 2008
oh the indignity
I’m not one for reading cute animal stories, so I’m surprised to find myself writing one. Resting on the grounds of the Cape Horn winery near Echuca these recently shorn ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:20 a.m. Wednesday 19th November 2008
2 days, 7 hours ago lunch at Flynns winery, Heathcote
On a recent trip to Echuca via Heathcote my girlfriend and I tasted some excellent white wines and then had lunch at Flynns wines. We love their Verdelho and Viognier ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:13 p.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
City of Yarra elections - saving Condell park
One of the great victories of people over government in 2008 was the successful campaign to save Condell park. Socialist Party councillor Steve Jolly led the campaign, which is typical ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:20 a.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
3 days, 7 hours ago The Tiniest Spark at Lamington Drive
Drawings by Kat McLeod form the latest exhibition at Lamington Drive called The Tiniest Spark, which is on until 29 November. The small delicate fashion illustrations drew a large crowd ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:24 p.m. Monday 17th November 2008
spiced breakfasts at Enni, Thornbury
In the never ending search for unique breakfasts in Melbourne I read somewhere about Enni on High St in Thornbury, and got a table quite early one Saturday morning. In ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:13 a.m. Monday 17th November 2008
4 days, 7 hours ago Wordpress plugins for Mozilla Geode and Google Gears Geolocation would enable location awareness
If you’re a hyperlocal blogger or other Wordpress user who publishes location based content, or are interested in publishing location based information, you may be excited by some recent developments ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:08 p.m. Sunday 16th November 2008
the price of fame
This work is everywhere in Fitzroy - it is one of the most replicated paste-ups, with different sized and coloured versions on different streets. It’s the perfect description of the ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:15 a.m. Sunday 16th November 2008
5 days, 7 hours ago breakfast at the Black Pudding deli, Echuca
On a recent visit to Echuca I had breakfast at the Black Pudding deli, which claims to deliver the best breakfast in town. If that is true, I feel sorry ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:21 p.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
window of the week - KKK turtles at Geronimo on Smith St
I recently featured the Geronimo air hockey table window display, and now they have made a new display featuring the turtles from the previous display (but without the ponies). Most ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:17 a.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
6 days, 8 hours ago Obscura coffee, Kensington
Two friends of mine run a mini cafe called Obscura (site and Facebook) outside the Kensington train station on Bellair St. Their coffee is certified fair trade and organic and ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:03 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
chefs talk about the food at The Commoner
Current chef at The Commoner Zoe Roy is featured in a new video (above) produced by the excellent food industry site ieatidrinkiwork. Her confidence is in contrast to the more ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:06 a.m. Friday 14th November 2008
1 week ago all relationships are prostitution
I have been optimistically awaiting legal reform introducing equality for same sex couples in Australia. I hate discrimination and double standards. Unfortunately, the new laws about de facto relationships, which ...
fitzroyalty - a hyperlocal blog about Melbourne's first suburb - 11:18 p.m. Thursday 13th November 2008

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