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Spicy Sichuan Restaurant - Glebe, on the blog Steph & Eva - Eating our way through Sydney
Friday, November 9, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Boarding house sacrificed to apartments development
By Sunanda Creagh, The Sydney Morning Herald
"A GLEBE boarding house will be turned into multimillion-dollar waterfront apartments after the State Government lifted a ban on redeveloping the site.
The eight-room Mary Street house, which fronts Blackwattle Bay, was previously covered by State Environmental Planning Policy 10, a law that prohibits redevelopment of low-cost housing.
But the Planning Department recently granted the owner an exemption. The owner has permission to build a car park and three apartments. The house's two tenants will be evicted in less than 60 days.
A City of Sydney Greens councillor, Chris Harris, is furious that the exemption was granted. "The place is in reasonable condition. It's rentable. But the end result is we will lose eight pieces of cheap accommodation close to the city because of a decision by the Planning Minister. Affordable housing is meant to be protected by SEPP 10 and clearly it's really easy to get out of."
A spokesman for the Department of Planning said the exemption was granted because the boarding house was regarded as not financially viable according to specific guidelines. ..."
Read the full article from The Sydney Morning Herald here.
"A GLEBE boarding house will be turned into multimillion-dollar waterfront apartments after the State Government lifted a ban on redeveloping the site.
The eight-room Mary Street house, which fronts Blackwattle Bay, was previously covered by State Environmental Planning Policy 10, a law that prohibits redevelopment of low-cost housing.
But the Planning Department recently granted the owner an exemption. The owner has permission to build a car park and three apartments. The house's two tenants will be evicted in less than 60 days.
A City of Sydney Greens councillor, Chris Harris, is furious that the exemption was granted. "The place is in reasonable condition. It's rentable. But the end result is we will lose eight pieces of cheap accommodation close to the city because of a decision by the Planning Minister. Affordable housing is meant to be protected by SEPP 10 and clearly it's really easy to get out of."
A spokesman for the Department of Planning said the exemption was granted because the boarding house was regarded as not financially viable according to specific guidelines. ..."
Read the full article from The Sydney Morning Herald here.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Jobs boost tipped as car imports move from Sydney
"New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma has unveiled the new car handling terminal at Port Kembla, beginning a new era in the state's shipping industry.
Giant car carriers have been a regular sight in Sydney Harbour but they will today start unloading the bulk of their cargo at Port Kembla's inner harbour instead.
The new terminal, south of Sydney, will handle all car imports from next year, when the city's terminals at Glebe Island and White Bay close. ..."
Read the full article from ABC News here.
Giant car carriers have been a regular sight in Sydney Harbour but they will today start unloading the bulk of their cargo at Port Kembla's inner harbour instead.
The new terminal, south of Sydney, will handle all car imports from next year, when the city's terminals at Glebe Island and White Bay close. ..."
Read the full article from ABC News here.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
One corporate gulp and those old treats are gone
by Lisa Pryor, The Sydney Morning Herald
"It is about to become harder to find butterfly cakes, chocolate eclairs and cream puffs in the city, with a cherished cake shop forced out of the Strand Arcade by rising rents.
And Glebe may soon lose the popular Badde Manors Cafe, which is due to be auctioned off this month, after 23 years.
At the Strand Arcade, the owner of Boronia Patisserie, Sue-Ellen Lawson, is concerned that more small operators will be forced out of the Pitt Street retail area as it is swallowed up by two big landlords, Ipoh and Westfield.
The city is awash with espresso, muffins and friands but as shops like the Boronia Patisserie close it is becoming harder for city workers to find treats that were once Australian staples, such as iced cupcakes and Anzac biscuits.
"We offered more the home-baked or the old-fashioned kind of products, and people like to have that every day, not the glamorous-looking or the more sophisticated expensive items," Ms Lawson said.
The staff of the Boronia Patisserie spent Friday farewelling customers who have been visiting the shop for the past decade.
"It was very busy. A lot of regulars came in. A lot of them brought presents and flowers for the girls."
In Glebe, Badde Manors Cafe has been a gathering place for locals and Sydney University students for more than 20 years but that could soon change. The building and business is due to be auctioned off on September 23.
The owner, Robert Sebes, estimated that the cafe had served more than 3 million coffees since it opened in 1982. Some prospective buyers had shown an interest in continuing the cafe business, but there was a real risk of closure, he said."
Read the full article from The SMH here.
"It is about to become harder to find butterfly cakes, chocolate eclairs and cream puffs in the city, with a cherished cake shop forced out of the Strand Arcade by rising rents.
And Glebe may soon lose the popular Badde Manors Cafe, which is due to be auctioned off this month, after 23 years.
At the Strand Arcade, the owner of Boronia Patisserie, Sue-Ellen Lawson, is concerned that more small operators will be forced out of the Pitt Street retail area as it is swallowed up by two big landlords, Ipoh and Westfield.
The city is awash with espresso, muffins and friands but as shops like the Boronia Patisserie close it is becoming harder for city workers to find treats that were once Australian staples, such as iced cupcakes and Anzac biscuits.
"We offered more the home-baked or the old-fashioned kind of products, and people like to have that every day, not the glamorous-looking or the more sophisticated expensive items," Ms Lawson said.
The staff of the Boronia Patisserie spent Friday farewelling customers who have been visiting the shop for the past decade.
"It was very busy. A lot of regulars came in. A lot of them brought presents and flowers for the girls."
In Glebe, Badde Manors Cafe has been a gathering place for locals and Sydney University students for more than 20 years but that could soon change. The building and business is due to be auctioned off on September 23.
The owner, Robert Sebes, estimated that the cafe had served more than 3 million coffees since it opened in 1982. Some prospective buyers had shown an interest in continuing the cafe business, but there was a real risk of closure, he said."
Read the full article from The SMH here.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
From shower to showtime - singing is cool again
by Malcolm Brown, The Sydney Morning Herald:
"EVEN their names have a melodious ring: the Sweet Adelines, the Bright Star Singers, A Choired Taste and, most fittingly in Sydney, the Leichhardt Espresso and the Circular Keys Chorus.
Community choirs, says the director of the Espressos, Michelle Leonard, have struck a perfect chord. Singing was "almost trendy", she said.
"People used to look at you as though you had some sort of disease," Ms Leonard said. "Now you can out yourself. The level of public awareness in the past 12 months has boomed."
Community choirs bring people together, start social relationships and quickly demonstrate how people care for each other, said Ms Leonard, whose youngest choir member is 15 and her oldest in his 70s.
Australian Idol, ABC radio's choirs competition and more lately the national broadcaster's television hit Choir of Hard Knocks have all contributed to the growing delight that people feel when they sing in public. ..."
Read the full article from the SMH here.
"EVEN their names have a melodious ring: the Sweet Adelines, the Bright Star Singers, A Choired Taste and, most fittingly in Sydney, the Leichhardt Espresso and the Circular Keys Chorus.
Community choirs, says the director of the Espressos, Michelle Leonard, have struck a perfect chord. Singing was "almost trendy", she said.
"People used to look at you as though you had some sort of disease," Ms Leonard said. "Now you can out yourself. The level of public awareness in the past 12 months has boomed."
Community choirs bring people together, start social relationships and quickly demonstrate how people care for each other, said Ms Leonard, whose youngest choir member is 15 and her oldest in his 70s.
Australian Idol, ABC radio's choirs competition and more lately the national broadcaster's television hit Choir of Hard Knocks have all contributed to the growing delight that people feel when they sing in public. ..."
Read the full article from the SMH here.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Come to the cabaret, says mum
By Lucy Barbour, Inner West Courier
"Monica Trapaga may be most known for her role on Play School, but this queen of children's entertainment is leading a whole other life and it's got more to do with sex appeal, jazz and devilish wit than teddy bears or rocket clocks. ...
Now Trapaga is providing a closer glimpse into her more adult side with a series of musical tributes to legendary diva and cabaret star Pearl Bailey, being performed at the AB Hotel in Glebe.
"It's not just jazz," she said.
"It's old style cabaret, verging on vaudeville."
In the show, Trapaga incorporates a touch of the "naughty", testing out the laps of audience members in true cabaret style, but the thing she wants to achieve most is to make people "feel sexy and good about themselves and to enjoy it".
That is one of Trapaga's great joys in life. ..."
Read the article from Village Voice here.
"Monica Trapaga may be most known for her role on Play School, but this queen of children's entertainment is leading a whole other life and it's got more to do with sex appeal, jazz and devilish wit than teddy bears or rocket clocks. ...
Now Trapaga is providing a closer glimpse into her more adult side with a series of musical tributes to legendary diva and cabaret star Pearl Bailey, being performed at the AB Hotel in Glebe.
"It's not just jazz," she said.
"It's old style cabaret, verging on vaudeville."
In the show, Trapaga incorporates a touch of the "naughty", testing out the laps of audience members in true cabaret style, but the thing she wants to achieve most is to make people "feel sexy and good about themselves and to enjoy it".
That is one of Trapaga's great joys in life. ..."
Read the article from Village Voice here.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Coming soon, Valhalla remade as office space
By Sunanda Creagh , The Sydney Morning Herald
"THE old Valhalla cinema in Glebe is likely to be turned into office space, despite objections to the proposal.
The City of Sydney's acting director of city planning, Giovanni Cirillo, has recommended the council approve the conversion of the cinema, which closed down in August 2005.
Under the plan, the exterior of the 1938 building would be retained, and a mezzanine and 38 commercial office suites installed.
The application will be decided at Monday's planning committee and several councillors say it is likely to go ahead.
"There's a fair chance it will be supported by the committee," John McInerney said yesterday.
Cr McInerney said he did not want to see the building remain vacant. "I think it's acceptable," he said. "We are advised that the main parts of the building - the cinema itself - will be subdivided and will be able to be turned back into a cinema if someone decided in the future to do that."
Read the full article from The Sydney Morning Herald here.
"THE old Valhalla cinema in Glebe is likely to be turned into office space, despite objections to the proposal.
The City of Sydney's acting director of city planning, Giovanni Cirillo, has recommended the council approve the conversion of the cinema, which closed down in August 2005.
Under the plan, the exterior of the 1938 building would be retained, and a mezzanine and 38 commercial office suites installed.
The application will be decided at Monday's planning committee and several councillors say it is likely to go ahead.
"There's a fair chance it will be supported by the committee," John McInerney said yesterday.
Cr McInerney said he did not want to see the building remain vacant. "I think it's acceptable," he said. "We are advised that the main parts of the building - the cinema itself - will be subdivided and will be able to be turned back into a cinema if someone decided in the future to do that."
Read the full article from The Sydney Morning Herald here.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Inquest begins into Balibo Five death
"A coronial inquest has begun in Sydney into the death of one of five Australian journalists killed in East Timor in 1975.
Brian Peters, 26, was one of five men working for Australian television networks who was killed at Balibo while covering the Indonesian invasion of East Timor.
The counsel assisting the coroner has told the inquest that eye witness evidence will be called to show that the men were attempting to surrender to Indonesian forces when they were either shot or stabbed.
The inquest, at Glebe Coroner's Court, is expected to hear from a significant number of Timorese witnesses but no Indonesian witness has been made available."
Read the article from ABC News here.
Brian Peters, 26, was one of five men working for Australian television networks who was killed at Balibo while covering the Indonesian invasion of East Timor.
The counsel assisting the coroner has told the inquest that eye witness evidence will be called to show that the men were attempting to surrender to Indonesian forces when they were either shot or stabbed.
The inquest, at Glebe Coroner's Court, is expected to hear from a significant number of Timorese witnesses but no Indonesian witness has been made available."
Read the article from ABC News here.
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