Night-time economy
‘This is ridiculous’: How a row of plants sparked fury in Potts Point
A Sydney restaurateur has lashed out at council red-tape after rangers showed up at her eatery to investigate a complaint about an obstructed footpath.
- Megan Gorrey
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NSW wants small businesses to take charge of reviving high streets. It comes at a cost
The state government wants to make it easier for businesses to attract investment via a “strata for the street” scheme, with four new spots in its sights.
- Megan Gorrey
‘Soft clubbing’: Gen Z swap alcohol for coffee as new dance venues emerge
Around the world, from Beirut to Sydney, coffee shops, bakeries and unconventional venues are hosting daytime parties and DJs. And young patrons are embracing the alcohol-free vibes.
- Lauren Ironmonger
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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
Most Sydney coffee shops close at 3pm. Gerome’s opens at 9pm
Working for more than a decade as an ICU nurse on night shift, Gerome Creencia was unable to get a decent cup of coffee at work.
- Mary Ward
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Brisbane’s night-time economy has been left starving. We have seven years to change
It wouldn’t just help the city’s arts and culture legacy in the run-up to the Olympics, either.
- Courtney Kruk
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As I leave beautiful but maddening Sydney, I’ve realised all its problems boil down to one thing
Sydney would be unstoppable if it could fix the cost of housing, the tyranny of distance and its obsession with rules and restrictions. We are let down by leaders who say the right things but act timidly.
- Michael Koziol
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Al fresco venues set for capacity boost under new reforms
At Joel Ridzuan’s Brookvale brewery, he is “at capacity” when the space looks barely half-full.
- Max Maddison
Saturday night fever: Sydney’s changing party habits revealed
The Opal and credit card data is in: Saturday night is back, baby. And so are weekend trips to the gym after dark.
- Alexandra Smith
End ‘lazy spaces’ and embrace grit: The woman tipped to succeed Clover wants a cooler Sydney
Back on the city council, environmentalist Jess Miller says Sydney needs to make better use of what it already has - and drop its obsession with “shiny” things.
- Michael Koziol
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