By Tess Scholfield-Peters Rum has been a part of our culture since the conception of modern Australia. From the first settlers using it as currency, to it being outlawed and then traded on the black market, rum has a century-old history that is very much alive today. Australians have grown up with rum, yet many […]
On transforming Surry Hills Shopping Village By Tess Scholfield-Peters Adam is the director of SJB Architects on Crown Street, and has lived and worked in the area for eighteen years. His passion for unifying urban and natural environments is evident in his award winning and globally acclaimed Cleveland Street apartment. We spoke to Adam about […]
Photo credit | Walter Maurice If you’ve been to a pub in inner Sydney, chances are Dean’s worked there at some point. He’s worked his way up from bartender, to manager, to licensee of venues like The Erko, The Courthouse, Darlo and Kings Cross Hotel. Now Dean runs The Clock, and spoke to me about […]
Hearing couple’s love stories gives Surry Hills marriage celebrant Melissa Soncini “goosebumps.” She explains more to Lachlan Colquhoun After being a marriage celebrant for just on ten years, Melissa recently conducted her first same sex marriage. “When I had to say that marriage is between two people I couldn’t continue speaking because there was such […]
by Lachlan Colquhoun The actor and cabaret artist Paul Capsis is Maltese and Greek, but he’s also as Surry Hills as you can get. Paul Capsis has been in Malta, performing his play Angela’s Kitchen at the Malta Arts Festival. He was even interviewed on Maltese television on a chat show, speaking fluently in Maltese. […]
There is a new Summer edition of Urban Village on the streets so check it out! Featuring the fabulous Julie Bates, AO, veteran activist, advocate and sex worker on the cover. Other great features about local faces & talent include: Meet Ardi the boutique butcher Kim Moyes of The Presets talks about Sydney nightlife Tim […]
Dan Dixon from Mister Chop Shop on stylin’ the Surry Hills man. Whether he’s an urban lumberjack or a suave social prowler, the modern man nowadays is a maintenance man. No, not a high maintenance relationship man but a groomed, precise and exact man. He thinks out his wardrobe and keeps his shoes pristine whilst […]
Corner of Crown and Devonshire Streets http://www.trinitybar.com.au/ From the tiny town of Tumut to the teeming, terrific Trinity (via London and Dubai). Kevin Keogh has seen a lot of the world, most of it from behind a bar or inside a restaurant. After eight years overseas, Kevin returned to Australia in December last year, and […]
Head to Surry Hills “I love Surry Hills” mentions Yuki Ishikawa, former muso and now owner-manager of Jazushi. Yuki’s musical path was set from an early age, being born into a musical family, complete with a dad that played the banjo and guitar. His first steps into the world of music began at six years […]
Head to Surry Hills Richard Campbell is the owner and manager of Eloura Lifestyle Hair Salon & Day Spa, an oasis of tranquility in the middle of Surry Hills. After decades of working as a hairdresser in his native UK, one decade of that spent at London’s Selfridges, Richard was after a change of scenery […]
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