Published August 2025 Dean Merlo, of Brisbane’s beloved coffee brand Merlo, has opened a new artisan bakery, Milano Bakehouse. Mr Merlo said the goal is to offer only the very best. “You have got to have magnificent pastries, fantastic bread, good variation and it’s got to be fresh and flavoursome,” he said. Milano Bakehouse serves […]
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Published August 2025 Brisbane Festival’s departing Artistic Director (AD) Louise Bezzina has a message for her successor: don’t underestimate Brisbane. “Be respectful of the city and the community that you’re in and don’t underestimate it. Brisbane is an amazing city and it doesn’t need to apologize for its cultural growth,” Bezzina said. After six years
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This year’s Brisbane Rotary Art Show was a wonderful celebration of art, in support of people at risk of homelessness, attracting over 15,000 visitors and 500 artists. The Best in Show prize of $20,000 was awarded to Carolyn Watson for her striking sculpture ‘Stage Fright (Hinderlimp)’ You can still support the show by purchasing tickets
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Published August 2025 As some of Brisbane’s most loved live music venues fall silent – The Zoo, The Bearded Lady and soon It’s Still a Secret – a quieter revival is gaining momentum at Annerley. Inside The Junction Hotel, a monthly series of Sunday afternoon gigs has been drawing a loyal crowd of music lovers.
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Published August 2025 Eagle Farm Racecourse’s museum encapsulates their proud 160-year history of thoroughbred racing as they approach the landmark anniversary this August. Peter Howard of the Thoroughbred Racing History Association said the centrepiece of the museum, the ‘Julius Totalisor’, displayed race odds and processed bets from 1948. “Museums around the world recognise it as
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Published August 2025 Warner Lane is set to reignite the cultural heartbeat of Fortitude Valley, transforming an overlooked laneway into a vibrant destination for music, art, food, and community. Tucked off Warner Street, within a short distance from Brunswick Street Mall after being first launched in August 2025, the Valley’s precinct is a celebration of
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Published August 2025 At the turn of the century, chiropractor David Leach had returned from working in the UK and was deciding where to start his own practice. Luckily for the misaligned joints of New Farm, he settled on Brunswick St. “I started the business from scratch… I hung the shingle and started with zero
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Published August 2025 A large 38 storey tower is planned to be set into a precinct of heritage buildings owned by the Catholic Church between Edward and Charlotte Streets, leaping over the facades of the Stock Exchange Hotel and the FH Faulding building that make up one corner of the precinct. The architectural gymnastics to
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The Barossa Valley has taken off its training wheels with some newcomers. Moving away from the big boys, the fat and heavy shiraz everyone pretended they could drink a bottle of, the newcomers are elegant, balanced and just a little confident. They haven’t reinvented the wheel; they have just made it roll better. The pick
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Graya wins James St bid The expansion of the James Street precinct continues apace with developer Graya trumpeting the acquisition of the prime retail site currently occupied by the Bed Bath N’ Table store. Graya director Rob Gray said the 943 sqm James Street parcel was the ‘last piece of the puzzle’ ripe for redevelopment
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