Open late:Melbourne’s push for twilight shopping every single night

Open late:Melbourne’s push for twilight shopping every single night

Research shows there are regularly more people in the CBD between 5pm and 7pm than there are early in the morning.

  • byStephen Brook

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‘The situation is unacceptable’:The CBD street no one can solve

‘The situation is unacceptable’:The CBD street no one can solve

Traders and residents are copping the brunt of antisocial behaviour and filth at the trouble-plagued southern end of Elizabeth Street.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Is Sally Capp about to do a Dan Andrews? The Age asked her directly

Is Sally Capp about to do a Dan Andrews? The Age asked her directly

The lord mayor won’t say if she will contest the next election. She might leave even sooner.

  • byStephen Brook
‘We used to be proud of this town’:Derryn Hinch launches lord mayoral campaign

‘We used to be proud of this town’:Derryn Hinch launches lord mayoral campaign

The journalist known as the Human Headline declares himself a candidate for the city’s top job,saying he still has “fire in the belly” at 80.

  • byStephen Brook
Threat to Royal Exhibition Building buffer could lead to it being ‘encased’ by high rises
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Threat to Royal Exhibition Building buffer could lead to it being ‘encased’ by high rises

The Royal Exhibition Building received World Heritage Listing in 2004 including a buffer zone of increased protection around the gardens. That’s being encroached.

  • byCara Waters
‘Bring it back to life’:Melbourne landmark to get $10m makeover

‘Bring it back to life’:Melbourne landmark to get $10m makeover

Masons will replace 150 tonnes of stone and as they give one of Melbourne most-well known bridges a much-needed facelift.

  • byNajma Sambul
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Cries of ‘shame’ as city council votes against Gaza cease-fire motion

Cries of ‘shame’ as city council votes against Gaza cease-fire motion

At a fiery meeting on Tuesday night,the City of Melbourne council rejected a motion calling for a cease-fire in Gaza as hundreds of people rallied outside.

  • byCara Waters
‘Absolute act of vandalism’:Fears book removal plan puts library on borrowed time

‘Absolute act of vandalism’:Fears book removal plan puts library on borrowed time

There are concerns for the future of Melbourne’s City Library amid plans to revamp the space by removing around 50,000 books from the first floor and replacing them with meeting rooms.

  • byCara Waters
Why the plan to convert CBD office towers into 10,000 apartments is ‘not stacking up’
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Why the plan to convert CBD office towers into 10,000 apartments is ‘not stacking up’

The Victorian government announced the scheme with two sentences in its housing statement,but industry figures and stakeholders say it’s likely to fall well short.

  • byRachel Eddie
Pop-up to cool down the vulnerable in Melbourne’s deadly heat
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Pop-up to cool down the vulnerable in Melbourne’s deadly heat

The cooling relief centre on Bourke Street – with air-conditioning,cold drinks and visiting healthcare workers – will open when the mercury hits 35 degrees.

  • byNajma Sambul
What’s happening at your local library? A lot,apparently

What’s happening at your local library? A lot,apparently

You mightn’t have stepped inside one for years,but these days libraries are serving communities in innovative ways beyond books,from filmmaking courses to educational games.

  • byMartin Boulton