Fitzroyalty

Hyperlocal news about Melbourne's first suburb: Fitzroy 3065

Monthly archives: May 2008

the news is the news

31 May 2008 | Comments Off

Update 13 July 2008: The Fitzroy newsagency / Goodfellows continues to evolve. They now have a new counter, clean new flooring, and shelves that look full of stock rather than half empty. It’s a far more attractive space that makes you feel more comfortable entering.

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Original post: The Fitzroy newsagent on Brunswick St has closed its original premises and moved in with Goodfellows. This may be the first obvious sign that the new IGA mini-supermarket has interrupted the business status quo in the area.…

if you shagged A, try shagging B…

29 May 2008 | 1 Comment

I’ve had many (according to my friends) wild, wonderful and morally dubious ideas about the future of dating sites and social networks over the past few years. Long before I pitched the idea that Qantas should build a social network from their frequent flyer program, I came up with the idea that dating sites should embrace all the social network tricks that have been successful on other sites.

Imagine a dating site that shows your social history (otherwise known as the social graph).…

mapping Fitzroy

28 May 2008 | 2 Comments

Update 1 July 2008: while my collaborative map of Fitzroy is still live, no one has contributed, and as I have now implemented Geopress for my blog, enabling me to geotag my posts on my own map, I have less need of an external map. The map does get significant traffic, and I have imported my new GeoRSS enabled feed into it. This may be a good way for me to syndicate my content.

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Last year I used Google maps to make a map of Fitzroy to embed in this blog (it’s on the right sidebar).…

Fitzroy historical society and Residents’ association

27 May 2008 | 2 Comments

Update 14 July 2008: thanks to Kym at the Gertrude Association I have made contact with the Fitzroy historical society and will attend their July meeting.

I’ve just found out about the existence of the Fitzroy historical society. They don’t have a website, so I’ve contacted them to see if they want one, and if I can help set one up. You can download their February 2008 newsletter (96kb PDF). Their contact details are:

P.O.Box 180
Fitzroy 3065
Email: fitzroyhistorysociety@yahoo.com.au (this doesn’t work, and they don’t know if they are a dot com or dot com dot au.…

Makeshift gallery reloaded

25 May 2008 | 1 Comment

Update 6 July 2008: I walked past Makeshift yesterday and today, and on both occasions it looked closed. The sign hanging high off the Rose St wall has gone (perhaps blown away in the recent strong winds) and the wire gate at the laneway door was closed. There was no sign out saying ‘gallery open’. I’m trying hard to find something positive to say but nothing is coming to mind. Matthew, if you’re open, give us a sign!…

plug n play at Kent St bar

23 May 2008 | Comments Off

Last night I went to Plug n Play at the Kent St bar on Smith St to watch my friends Kat Black and Jasper Cook, together known as VJ Zoo, perform their fantastic eye candy. There’s a great atmosphere in the bar, with many people ordering the delicious food from the Japanese restaurant Peko Peko next door to eat while watching the show. And they have Mountain Goat beer on tap.

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