New attraction at Sydney’s Luna Park is a 21st-century thrill

New attraction at Sydney’s Luna Park is a 21st-century thrill

A major new upgrade has been produced by teams who between them have worked on productions for ABBA and Marvel.

  • byMichael Koziol

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Sydney’s late-night dining:Where you can still get a meal after dark

Sydney’s late-night dining:Where you can still get a meal after dark

Sydney has plenty of restaurants open late in the evening,but red tape,staffing costs and a lack of customers make it a struggle to keep the doors open.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Enmore,everywhere,all at once:Nightlife policy needs a reality check

Enmore,everywhere,all at once:Nightlife policy needs a reality check

Addressing the “annoying” aspects of Sydney nightlife will be the easy part. Solving the structural problems will be the hard one.

  • byMichael Koziol
Later and louder:NSW rips up regulations in pursuit of vibrant summer

Later and louder:NSW rips up regulations in pursuit of vibrant summer

Venues offering live music and entertainment will be able to trade later and avoid vexatious noise complaints under a suite of reforms introduced to parliament.

  • byMichael Koziol
James waited years to get approval for his new bar in Newtown. It’s finally opening this week

James waited years to get approval for his new bar in Newtown. It’s finally opening this week

A convoluted liquor licensing regime means Sydney’s bar scene is dominated by big players with the time and money to wait around. Now changes are finally in the works.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘Keeping the Eskys’:North shore bar preserved in new boarding house

‘Keeping the Eskys’:North shore bar preserved in new boarding house

The Pickled Possum’s owner says the north shore late-night venue will be retained as part of an affordable housing redevelopment.

  • byAndrew Taylor
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Does Paddington need another dress shop? Not if it means losing a pub

Does Paddington need another dress shop? Not if it means losing a pub

Plans to transform The Village Inn in Paddington into a clothes shop have prompted opposition from residents and a prominent property developer.

  • byAndrew Taylor
One night. Three Herald reporters. Three classic Sydney nightlife fails

One night. Three Herald reporters. Three classic Sydney nightlife fails

On a Friday night,our three reporters encountered the unholy trinity of Sydney nightlife:a closed kitchen,overbearing security and noise complaints.

  • byMichael Koziol
Sydney’s Oxford Street in identity crisis as crowd changes and cost of living bites

Sydney’s Oxford Street in identity crisis as crowd changes and cost of living bites

WorldPride was meant to give the city’s LGBTQ epicentre a new lease on life. Instead,it is suffering in a time of tighter wallets and changing tastes.

  • byMichael Koziol andBen Grubb
If you buy a house near a pub,don’t complain about the noise
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If you buy a house near a pub,don’t complain about the noise

Dear NIMBYs,if you really want peace and quiet,please don’t live near pubs and then try to ruin the fun for the rest of us.

  • byElizabeth Barry
Revealed:The inner Sydney pubs with the most annoyed neighbours

Revealed:The inner Sydney pubs with the most annoyed neighbours

One Glebe resident who complained about numerous outdoor dining areas said the council had an agenda “to turn a city of villages into a city of beer swamps”.

  • byMichael Koziol