Griff’s wine pub has been open for some time now and each time I walk past and read the menu through the window I vow to make a booking. I’ve finally done so and can report that Griff’s is a fantastic addition to the Fitzroy dining scene.…
Monthly archives: August 2008
green on Bach lane it is
There’s some street art worth seeing on Bach lane (off Moor st) near Nicholson St. I was drawn by the liberal use of green, which is my favourite colour.
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dinner at Tom Phat in Brunswick
Prior to the Pinky Beecroft and the White Russians gig at the Brunswick Hotel last month my girlfriend and I had dinner at Tom Phat, somehere we had been meaning to try for some time. Its reputation for quality food at reasonable prices is deserved, and the service was very good.…
Johnston St furniture precinct
Two new shops have joined the furniture precinct on Johnston St. Twenty21 had a small shop on Elgin St in Carlton and opened a larger one on the corner of Johnston and Hertford St a while back. Now the Elgin one has closed and Johnston St is established.…
Stencil Festival walking tour of Fitzroy street art
On Sunday 10 August I went to one of the free events on the 2008 Stencil Festival program – a walking tour of various street art sites in Melbourne led by Fitzroy Library’s Amanda and well known local artist Deb. The event was worth attending because the participants learned a lot from Deb about how street artists do their work.…
Whitlam Park street art project
Fitzroy is bursting with community projects that incorporate art. I recently reported on the works exhibited in Safeway on Smith St produced by young people working through the Napier Studios. On the side wall of the Down Syndrome Victoria building in Whitlam Park on the corner of Napier and Moor streets is another Napier Studios project that deserves to be acknowledged.…
exposing Yarra Trams propaganda lies
Read the Yarra Trams poster below.
This poster contains deliberate misinformation. It is pure propaganda and is designed to threaten people into validating tickets when they are not legally required to.
The actual offence is to travel without a valid ticket (a ticket that is current, not expired).…
Somethin’ Somewhere Better
Through posting comments, photos and videos on Pinky Beecroft’s PBrectangle social network and blog and writing reviews of the June and July Melbourne gigs of his band Pinky Beecroft and the White Russians I came to the attention of his PR company, and they offered me a review copy of his forthcoming album ‘Somethin’ Somewhere Better’.…
Sydney Road food shopping
Lunch at A1 Bakery
An occasional treat for me is to go to Brunswick on a Saturday to shop at Mediterranean Wholesalers and some of the middle eastern shops further north on Sydney Rd. My favourites are the A1 Bakery (643-645 Sydney Rd), Bahla’s Pastry (761-763 Sydney Rd) and the Phoenician Bakery (774 Sydney Rd).…