Ben Hansen

Ben Hansen is the Junior Editor at Concrete Playground. Ben is Sydney's biggest advocate — a passionate supporter of the city's hospitality and art scenes. You can catch him sipping a negroni at your local bar, barracking for the Eels at CommBank Stadium or on your radio as host of FBi Radio's Mornings every Wednesday.

Favourite restaurant in Sydney: Baba's Place. Minimal-intervention wines, inventive eats, great tunes, friendly staff and a love for all things suburban, all hidden in a Marrickville warehouse. What more could you want?

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A Gig Space, Roller Rink and Openair Cinema Are All Popping Up As Part of Parramatta Nights

This March, a car park rooftop is set to be transformed into a concert venue and Prince Alfred Square will be showing nightly movies.

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Brunswick Ballroom Is the New Melbourne Music Venue In the Former Halls of The Spotted Mallard

Sit beneath stained glass domes and eat vegan wings at this new Brunswick concert venue.

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St Kilda's Lau's Family Kitchen Is Closing Down After 15 Years of Service

The Acland Street mainstay will stop serving its signature Cantonese dishes at the end of March.

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Yours and Owls Has Been Given Approval by the NSW Government to Go Ahead Next Month

The festival is set to take place in mid-April and will feature Benee and DMA's.

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Sydenham Pub The General Gordon Hotel Has Reopened Three Years After It Burnt Down

The pub now features a dog-friendly courtyard, bottle shop and bistro fitted with a woodfire oven.

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Next Exit Is Regional NSW's New Touring Music Festival Starring Ocean Alley and Spacey Jane

The festival will be taking place across two weekends in May in Tamworth, Gosford, Mudgee and Batemans Bay.

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Witty & Whippy Van

Sat, 27 Feb, 2021
North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club, North Bondi

You can score a colourful free soft serve at two Sydney beaches this weekend.

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Jets Elysian Collection Launch

Thu, 25 Feb - Tue, 30 Mar 2021
Online

Take a first look at the swimwear brand's new collection — and score 15 percent off in the process.

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A European-Inspired Fresh Food Market Is Set to Open In Sydney's CBD Next Month

Locali by Romeo's will be home to a walk-in cheese room, a salumi bar, a florist and a liquor store with wine tastings.

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Hundreds of Peak Hour Train Services Are Set to Be Added to Sydney's Public Transport Network

With more trains running on the Inner West, Airport, Illawarra and South Coast lines at busy commute times.

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Clothing the Gap Has Opened Its First-Ever Bricks-and-Mortar Retail Store in Brunswick

As well as leading the Free the Flag movement, the social justice enterprise has taken its online clothing store onto Sydney Road.

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This New Northern Beaches Parking Finder Will Help You Locate the Best Car Parks in Manly

If you're looking for somewhere to leave your vehicle, it'll help you find free parking zones, disabled parking and loading zones.

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Vic Government Is Offering Financial Support to 50,000-Plus Businesses Affected by the Snap Lockdown

The $143-million support package includes 50,000 more $200 travel vouchers — and 40,000 of those are for use within Greater Melbourne.

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Darlo Sessions

Multiple single dates
Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Darlinghurst

Across three weeks, Darlinghurst Theatre Company is transforming into a live music venue and hosting some of the country's most exciting young performers.

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Movie Night at The Gardens by Lotus

Sat, 20 Feb, 2021
Chinese Garden of Friendship, Darling Harbour

Catch screenings of 'The Farewell' and 'Crazy Rich Asians' at one of Sydney's most picturesque dining spots.

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Tasmanian Arts Festival Dark Mofo Is Returning This Winter and Has Announced Its 2021 Dates

It'll be shorter, but "a typically grim and gloomy affair".

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Black Star Pastry Has Closed Its OG Newtown Shop and Reopened In a Heritage Building on King Street

The cult-favourite bakery has outgrown its original location after 13 years.

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Bluesfest Has Been Given a Provisional Green Light to Go Ahead at 50 Percent Capacity This April

A COVID-safe iteration with camping and an all-Australian lineup will take place over the Easter long weekend.

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The Burdekin Hotel Has Expanded with a New Rooftop Bar Overlooking Hyde Park and Oxford Street

The multi-storey hotel is now serving up $10 pizza and $5 wines with a view.

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A Newly Refurbished and Restored Enmore Theatre Is Reopening Next Week After an 11-Month Hiatus

The theatre's restorations include new side wings, an art deco bomber light and two-an-a-half kilometres of LED lighting in the ceiling.

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Tasmanian Arts Festival Dark Mofo Is Returning This Winter and Has Announced Its 2021 Dates

Black Star Pastry Has Closed Its OG Newtown Shop and Reopened In a Heritage Building on King Street

Bluesfest Has Been Given a Provisional Green Light to Go Ahead at 50 Percent Capacity This April

The Burdekin Hotel Has Expanded with a New Rooftop Bar Overlooking Hyde Park and Oxford Street

A Newly Refurbished and Restored Enmore Theatre Is Reopening Next Week After an 11-Month Hiatus

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