It was supposed to be a party for the ages. Instead,it was a shambles

It was supposed to be a party for the ages. Instead,it was a shambles

Operators of the new brewery in the revamped Franco Cozzo building in Footscray were forced to pull the plug just minutes before the opening party was due to start.

  • byGemma Grant

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This quiet neighbourhood gem is as DIY as it gets,but you probably won’t mind

This quiet neighbourhood gem is as DIY as it gets,but you probably won’t mind

Whitebark isn’t a destination but if you’re looking for somewhere small and neighbourly,it might be just the spot.

  • byBesha Rodell
The ‘capitalist nonsense’ killing Melbourne’s live music scene

The ‘capitalist nonsense’ killing Melbourne’s live music scene

Cash Savage still remembers the first time she played to sold-out crowd at Fitzroy’s Old Bar. She’s growing increasingly dismayed about the future of the city’s iconic gig culture.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
To find the worst place in Melbourne,take a left turn off Little Bourke

To find the worst place in Melbourne,take a left turn off Little Bourke

It’s in this unremarkable scene that you’ll find the entrance to the location that has earned the unfortunate title of Melbourne’s lowest star rating on Google reviews.

  • byTom Cowie
This charming wooden hut − and its peachy dessert − is a fairytale find near an airfield

This charming wooden hut − and its peachy dessert − is a fairytale find near an airfield

Basq is an unexpected but pleasing all-day restaurant with really good − and dare I say “yum” − food.

  • byDani Valent
Roads,trains,ports:Major disruption warning ahead of planned pro-Palestine protests

Roads,trains,ports:Major disruption warning ahead of planned pro-Palestine protests

The groups behind Monday’s global A15 Action protests have threatened to blockade “major choke points in the economy”,aiming to cause maximum economic impact.

  • byChris Vedelago andClay Lucas
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Second man charged over execution-style killing of Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston

Second man charged over execution-style killing of Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston

Rabii Abram Zahabe was arrested on unrelated matters in Sydney,prompting Victoria Police homicide squad detectives to head north to charge him over Preston’s murder at a suburban cafe.

  • byCassandra Morgan
Take a Giza at this:Hotel that serves drinks with a sphinx is on the market

Take a Giza at this:Hotel that serves drinks with a sphinx is on the market

The famous North Geelong hotel with a grand – and fake – sphinx could be yours,but it will cost you a pharaoh bit.

  • byCarolyn Webb
Six asbestos parks confirmed as council at centre of saga calls for taskforce

Six asbestos parks confirmed as council at centre of saga calls for taskforce

The Allan government has come under fire over the mulch issue,with the opposition demanding a statewide audit of asbestos on public land.

  • byRachael Dexter andAnnika Smethurst
Hill of Content bookshop gets the good word as investor buys CBD building

Hill of Content bookshop gets the good word as investor buys CBD building

There were concerns that new owners would force the century-old Melbourne institution to move,but there is now “every chance” the shop will remain.

  • byTom Cowie
Why our reviewer is excited about eating this icy food all through Melbourne’s winter

Why our reviewer is excited about eating this icy food all through Melbourne’s winter

Layers of coarse flakes,fine fluffy clouds and blow-torched ice … how can frozen Japanese water be so amazing?

  • byDani Valent