On two separate laneway walls off Rose St. So what is anarchy then? Apparently, it’s the ‘second face of capitolization (sic)’. Anarchy evidently started in the classroom. These anarchists won’t get far in a capitalist world with such poor communication skills…
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I assumed Ying Thai 2 must be good because it is always busy, but did not realise how many people love eating here. Compared to every neighbour on Lygon St, they have fewer spare tables and more customers for lunch each day. It gives you confidence when going somewhere new for the first time to see so many enthusiastic diners around you.
I ordered one of the lunch special – tender pork on rice with green vegetables (mostly hidden under the pork in the photo below) and awesome chilli sauce that worked so well with the rich meat.…
After seeing Vetti‘s post on the art of Urban Cake Lady I went looking for them myself, and I am impressed. The painted and pasted works feature hooded fairytale-like characters with animals, and they are striking and also somewhat sinister. From the top down: Leicester St; Gore St; and Rose St.
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A splendid time was had on Rose St on a recent Friday night judging by the evidence left behind on Saturday morning.
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Update 15 September: this post is incorrect: Red Chilli appeared closed but received an interior refit and has opened again.
Another sudden closure on Brunswick St, this time Red Chilli. I never ate there and, as far as I can see, it only got one brief review.
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Planningalerts.org.au is a web 2.0 site that aggregates planning applications and syndicates them in formats that are far more user friendly than the terrible sites most councils have. They have Twitter too. Open Australia gives a tutorial in how to use the site’s API to embed a map of the planning applications wherever you want. The map below is for Fitzroy.
I have not seen any street art commentary from Philthy for a long time, so I was amused to see this on Gertrude St this week.
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Cute retro vintage shop John Citizen is closing today. It’s a shame as I really like how this little strip of Brunswick St in North Fitzroy has become more lively in recent years with a variety of small businesses opening.
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This was stuck on the wall outside Safeway on Smith St last week. WTF? I have no idea what this is about. Does anyone?
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