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Gina and Josephine di Francesco at the Italian Forum, Leichhardt.

The last Italian restaurant in Leichhardt’s Italian forum has sold

The sale of the restaurant – which will soon reopen under new owners – marks a sad milestone in the history of one of the inner west’s most peculiar developments.

  • Anthony Segaert

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Eastwood villa sells for $1.66 million on Saturday.

Eastwood villa sells for $1.66 million, almost tripling since 2007

Four downsizers from the suburb and surrounds registered to bid on the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home that last sold for $570,000 less than two decades ago.

  • Kristy Johnson
Market stalls sell quick, spice-laden street fare.

Team behind Burwood Chinatown opens hawker-style food market in surprising location

Eighteen market stands have taken up residence in an inner-west pub that’s been dormant for a decade.

  • Scott Bolles
Rashida Lowe and her husband Abel Hawkins sold their Leichhardt terrace in July, upsizing to a five-bedroom family home in Thornleigh.

How much money you need to earn to buy a house in Sydney

Buyers in many parts of Sydney would need a six-figure income, and some neighbourhoods require a pay packet that’s astronomical.

  • Kristy Johnson
Parts of the 2023 romantic comedy Anyone But You were filmed in a Leichhardt warehouse.

The suburb that gave us a raunchy grilled cheese scene - and a Dante

Sure there are some ghosts, but there’s a lot to learn about the inner west suburb.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Mandeep Singh, Zoe Baker, Yvonne Weldon and Darcy Byrne.

Sydney’s battlegrounds: The councils in play at this weekend’s elections

Millions of voters will determine who controls the state’s 128 local councils on Saturday. Here are some of the crucial power struggles to watch.

  • Megan Gorrey
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Sara Palmieri and Darryl Hughes are selling their Newtown home.

Popular Sydney suburbs where houses are snapped up fastest

Properties are selling rapidly in trendy and affordable pockets of Sydney, defying a broader slowdown in which many homes are taking longer to sell.

  • Kristy Johnson and Alexandra Middleton
Parramatta Road on Thursday.

On Sydney’s most hated road, idea of adding light rail takes root

There is support for plans to install light rail along Parramatta Road, but the reception from the government is much less enthusiastic.

  • Christopher Harris
Leichhardt Oval is slipping into a state of disrepair.

Finally, a $40 million lifeline for Leichhardt Oval

From peeling paint to dilapidated toilets, the rundown sports ground has been desperately in need of upgrades for some time.

  • Megan Gorrey

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