Fitzroy
First home buyers outbid investors, nabbing $1.931m Fitzroy North terrace
A parent bidding on behalf of a first home buyer couple outbid three other buyers, including an investor, during a competitive auction.
- by Alexandra Middleton
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Review
Amarillo
Why this ‘killer’ charred cauliflower stopped our reviewer in her tracks
It didn’t look that different from a hundred other vegan offerings around town. Eating it was a different story.
- by Dani Valent
Review
El Columpio
‘The best tacos Melbourne has ever seen’: This inexpensive Fitzroy diner is changing the game
The most memorable, soul-quenching single bite of food I’ve had in weeks was at modest shopfront diner El Columpio.
- by Besha Rodell
Opinion
City life
I used to think the north v south rivalry was silly. But I reckon there’s a winner
When I first arrived in Melbourne, I thought the south of the river v north of the river rivalry was ridiculous. But I went along with it because I wanted to be in on the joke.
- by Roby D'Ottavi
No room at the inn: The Fitzroy hotel that always refused sports fans
The Brooklyn Arts Hotel was one of a kind, and a new documentary captures the last days of this unique and now-gone institution.
- by Karl Quinn
Review
Carnation Canteen
Daffodils, olive oil, custard cake: This tiny restaurant in a corner store is a pot of gold
Lovely, light and almost ethereal, Carnation Canteen glows like a beacon in Fitzroy’s backstreets.
- by Dani Valent
Perspective
Early childhood
The Cubbies: the junkyard that became home to children’s dreams
An empty block in Fitzroy became a place of adventure for the children of the tower blocks. Scrounging cast-offs, they built their dreams: cubby houses.
- by Tony Wright
How a teacher and IT pro turned a rotting terrace into a colourful haven
When Nicholas and Zahra first saw the Fitzroy fixer-upper, it was ‘barely liveable’. Now, it has been transformed.
- by Jessica Golding
Review
Toddy Shop
This tiny Fitzroy eatery is a buzzy hot spot for home-style southern Indian dishes
Toddy Shop, Mischa Tropp’s popular Melbourne version of a Keralan eating house, pays fond homage to the food stands of the same name.
- by Dani Valent
Flood risk for more than 22,000 inner Melbourne properties, new modelling shows
Blindsided residents in Fitzroy, Collingwood and Richmond will be told their homes are at risk of flooding from overflowing drains.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Opinion
Life in the ’burbs
On the mean streets of 1970s Fitzroy, even the trees looked like they wanted to die
The Fitzroy of today – filled with bars, cafes, markets and designer boutiques – was unimaginable. But back then, locals loved the cheap rent and “anything goes” attitude.
- by Justine Costigan
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