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Everything old is new again as Brisbane’s best house is crowned

Like many New Farm locals, Pip and Nick Spiro lusted after Sydney House, a postwar brick house, for years before they seized the opportunity to buy it.

  • Marissa Calligeros

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Would you call it Glasshouse? Public to choose name for Brisbane theatre from four ideas

As construction nears completion on the $175 million theatre, Queenslanders have been invited to help name it.

  • Nick Dent
The cast of Cirque Alice, playing at QPAC this Easter.

25 things to do in Brisbane on the Easter long weekend

Plan your weekend with our guide to exhibitions, movies, live shows, concerts, markets and kids’ entertainment.

  • Nick Dent
Renders of Brisbane Place, a commercial tower proposed for the Stock Exchange Hotel site in the CBD.

‘Global city’: Corner pub set to become new Brisbane landmark

Plans have been lodged with Brisbane City Council for a 39-storey tower on a city block anchored by churches and heritage-listed buildings.

  • Sean Parnell
Country music is far from a niche interest in Brisbane.

All this country music is giving me the honky-tonk blues

A little more than a year ago, there were exactly zero honky-tonks in Fortitude Valley. Now, there are two.

  • Cameron Atfield
New plans have been submitted for 47 Edward Street in Brisbane.

Heritage-listed Edward Street building to become four-level city pad

The Victorian warehouse, which has survived floods, a fire and changes to its use, is set to become a luxury apartment.

  • Sean Parnell
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Brisbane Arena, a new 17,000 seat indoor stadium in the CBD, was pitched to retire Boondall’s entertainment centre for large-scale shows, and attract artists such as Dua Lipa (pictured) who have notably skipped the city during recent tours.

The hidden cost of a privately funded Brisbane Arena

The problem isn’t that our new indoor stadium will be privately funded, it’s who might stump up the cash to own it.

  • Courtney Kruk
Matchbooks promoting former Brisbane businesses, from the collection of Donat Taharij in the exhibition Precious at the Museum of Brisbane.

Eclectic collectors of Brisbane lend their quirky treasures to museum show

From bottles and matchbooks to tin toys and ceramic feet, the Museum of Brisbane show of 3500 objects tells remarkable stories of the city’s past.

  • Nick Dent
I just got back from the Windy City… Naomi Price in the title role of Calamity Jane.

Saddle up, Brisbane: Calamity Jane gallops into town a Wild West winner

After selling out in capitals around the country, this outrageously entertaining indie smash has finally arrived in Brisbane.

  • Nick Dent
How did Skibidi Toilet end up in a contemporary art gallery?

How Skibidi Toilet made it into this prestigious Brisbane gallery

Australia’s oldest contemporary art space is hosting a world-first exhibit of the viral video series that’s amassed more than 80 million views. 

  • Neesha Sinnya

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