Ronnie Kahn started the OzHarvest food rescue project in 2004 after being inspired by a visit to the townships of Soweto in her native South Africa. With OzHarvest set to click into its third decade of operation next year, Urban Village’s Lachlan Colquhoun spoke with Ronni and found out that she is nowhere near finished […]
by Tess Scholfield-Peters TITLE Store’s Ian Underwood is at home amongst the records, books and film collections of the Crown Street store. He floats between the shelves and answers questions from browsing customers with ease and enthusiasm, as if it were his personal collection they were perusing. “I’ve spent my entire adult life in the […]
If, like me, you think being bilingual is impressive, meeting a person who is fluent in five languages is frankly awe-inspiring. Picture frame designer, interior stylist, published author, photographer, exhibited artist, multi-linguist: Marta Wawrzyniak-Ijichi wears many hats, from all over the world. Best known locally for her work at ACME Framing on Crown Street, Marta’s […]
Natalie de Silver could be the biggest rock star you haven’t heard of, yet. If you do know Natalie, you will know her as the mesmerising singer, guitarist and songwriter for Sydney band the Dandelion, just back from a tour of Europe. After playing 21 gigs in one month from the UK to Greece and […]
By Tess Scholfield-Peters Andrew Hoyne is the principal of Hoyne, Australia’s leading corporate and retail branding agency. The agency celebrates its 28th year this year, having won over 350 awards locally and internationally since its inception. Surry Hills is the embodiment of a diverse community, according to Andrew. It’s true; there isn’t another community in […]
By Fiona McIntosh Public art comes in many guises. At its core, its role is to encourage a more meaningful experience for a community of its shared public spaces. It provides a focus to publicly commemorate an event, or person, or express a collective sentiment. It enhances our architectural and environmental surrounds and, at its […]
From Priscilla to Mardi Gras, Sydney’s history has always had rainbow-coloured undertones. But the hit American show RuPaul’s Drag Race has well and truly catapulted drag culture into the mainstream, Sydney-based drag queen Hannah Conda told Urban Village. Once existent only on society’s cultural fringe, drag artists and performers are now highly sought after by […]
Local lady Elly May Barnes is a veteran of the Surry Hills music and fashion scenes. She met me for a coffee on Crown Street after dropping her son Dylan off at pre-school. “Dylan – like Bob Dylan, but a child,” she laughs as she sits down. What have you been up to lately? I […]
The healing power of good food. Ouroboros Wholefoods Cafe draws its name from one of the world’s oldest mystical symbols. The snake eating its own tail means infinity, wholeness and continuous renewal, and as owner Manny Tzirtzilakis adds: “you are what you eat.” Manny took over the Devonshire Street cafe in 2015 after the decision to […]
Photo by Amal Tofiali Head On Photo Awards – a celebration of photography Meet Moshe Rosenzveig: an intense, talkative person who believes in the power of the photo to challenge the world, introduce ideas and make conversation through visual storytelling. Each year his small, creative and hard-working team works day and night on a shoestring […]
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