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Fitzroyalty - hyperlocal news and reviews about Melbourne’s first suburb: Fitzroy 3065 - is a local news and reviews site for Fitzroy residents and visitors. Read the about and hyperlocal pages for more information.

It features stories on the suburb of Fitzroy in Melbourne, Australia, and reflections on life from a socially libertarian, economically socialist, culturally anarchistic and radically individualistic point of view.

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Archive for September, 2009

a note to dyslexic fire fighters

Posted in Brunswick St, Fitzroy, social issues on September 30th, 2009

On the Brunswick St door of St Mary’s House of Welcome.

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beer and pizza at Joe’s Shoe Store, High St Northcote

Posted in High St, Northcote, business, customer service, drink, food on September 30th, 2009

After a fun afternoon at the recent blogger meetup, where I met Northcote local Vetti, we decided to get together again to further discuss our interest in all things local. Vetti recommended a great bar called Joe’s Shoe Store on High St that I had not been to before, and it was a relaxing place to spend time drinking the excellent Melbourne made 2 Brothers beer on tap and eating pizza from Pizza Meine Liebe (reviewed by many including Melbourne Gastronome and Where’s the Beef?) next door.

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Fitzroy history – wearing a short skirt and golf socks to court

Posted in Fitzroy, fashion on September 29th, 2009

Eccentrically dressed bicycle riding Fitzroy hipsters are not a product of twenty-first century postmodernism. In this amusing anecdote from The Argus, Thursday, 27 April, 1933, p11, a young woman called Beatrice from Nicholson St Fitzroy appears in court charged with hanging on to a car for propulsion while riding her bike on St Kilda Rd. Her court appearance ensemble is described as ‘a sweater, with a short skirt and golf socks’. She’d fit in on Brunswick St today for her fashion as well as her attitude. She’s like so totally Gen Y.

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dinner at Mutti’s on Elgin St Carlton

Posted in Carlton, Elgin St, business, customer service, food on September 29th, 2009

On a recent Friday night I enjoyed a splendid dinner with a friend at Mutti’s Austrian restaurant on Elgin St in Carlton. The food and beer are fantastic, and it has already been positively reviewed by Hookturns, Melbourne delectable and Sarah cooks. There’s only one trivial thing wrong with Mutti’s – the music. On arrival I was greeted by an elevator muzak version of The Rolling Stones’ ‘Miss You’. Later I recognised a muzak version of ‘I Shot the Sherriff’. It’s a good thing Bob Marley was a pacifist. I’m not sure about Eric Clapton, but Keith Richards is likely to chop the mutti down when faced with offences against music. But I digress…

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