Thanks to a reader for sending me this photo of a stuffed penguin on the swings at the park on Alexandra Parade next to the Fitzroy swimming pool. S/he needs a friend. Going to the park by yourself is no fun…
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Thanks to a reader for sending me this photo of a stuffed penguin on the swings at the park on Alexandra Parade next to the Fitzroy swimming pool. S/he needs a friend. Going to the park by yourself is no fun…
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Chong World is a short film that screened recently at the St Kilda Film Festival about the Gertrude St icon Rose Chong Costumes. Below are two trailers for your enjoyment.
Chong World Trailer from Caitlin Spiller on Vimeo.
Chong World Clip from Caitlin Spiller on Vimeo.…
I’ve been writing Fitzroyalty for 5 years now (it started in May 2006) and last night it passed over 2 million pageviews. Almost all of this traffic has come in the last 2 years. It took me some time to define and develop my style and longer to build an audience.
I’m very appreciative that readers find what I do interesting and mostly enjoyable. I’ve made some great friends from the Melbourne blogging scene, and their company has definitely sustained me.…
This is my video of excerpts from the speeches by Leslie Cannold, Monica Dux and Elena Jeffreys at Slutwalk in Melbourne on Saturday 28 May 2011.
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One of the businesses that helped initiate the revival of the west end of Gertrude St is closing. Amor y Locura will continue as an online business.
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The word on the street is that the former metal plating premises called Economic Industries on Gertrude St is soon to become the ‘Movida next door’ of Cutler and Co. Hopefully there will be a wide range of wines by the glass, excellent bar food and no dishonest ponytailed waiters.
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One of a series of new paste-ups around the west end of Rose St.
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Meet at the State Library steps on Swanston St at 1pm. And watch this video for inspiration.
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Gertrude St seems to be undergoing a lot of change at the moment. The Mattt studio workshop has recently closed and their website says they’ve moved to the Nicholas building on Flinders Lane.
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