News You Can Use: Eight Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
Here's what caught our attention over the last seven days.
News You Can Use: Eight Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
From new bar and restaurant openings to the latest innovations in technology, design, fashion and the arts, we like to keep our finger on Brisbane's pulse. Below, we've collected the biggest stories from the past week that may have escaped your attention. Consider yourself back in the know.
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Arts & EntertainmentDAMN: Kendrick Lamar Is Bringing His New World Tour Down Under This December
The Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper is headed to Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland to close out his new 'The Big Steppers' tour.
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Travel & LeisureThe Langham Is the Gold Coast's Soon-to-Open New Five-Star Hotel with Direct Beachfront Access
Featuring 17 different types of rooms — and gorgeous ocean views — the 339-suite hotel will open its doors in mid-June.
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Travel & LeisureHustle Boxing Has Opened Its First Nightclub-Style Queensland Workout Studio in Fortitude Valley
If you like your fitness sessions to feel like a night on the town, this Sydney favourite has just set up shop in Brisbane.
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Food & DrinkTop Barcelona Bar Paradiso Has Brought Its Acclaimed and Inventive Cocktails to W Brisbane
The Spanish spot was named the third-best bar in the world in 2021 — and you can now sip its creative tipples, including one served in a treasure chest, without heading overseas.
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Food & DrinkNow Open: Given Terrace Favourite Nota Has Expanded Next Door with a European-Style Wine Bar
You can now stop by the Paddington spot for a glass of vino from its five-metre wall of wine — paired with oysters, fish sandwiches and cheeseburger spring rolls.
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Arts & EntertainmentWoodford Folk Festival Will Finally Return This Summer for Its First End-of-Year Fest in Three Years
Mark December 27–January 1 in your diary — southeast Queensland's huge end-of-year festival is back.
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Food & DrinkNow Open: The Lodge Is James Street's Luxe New Bar and Restaurant From NZ Clothing Label Rodd & Gunn
Sat inside an old Queenslander, this Fortitude Valley newcomer is serving up blue crab spaghetti, buttered bug rolls and grilled rock lobster — and boasts a dedicated cocktail room.
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Travel & LeisureToombul and Its Neon-Lit Food Precinct Won't Be Reopening as They Stood Before This Year's Floods
The northside precinct's future is currently being reassessed — but developer Mirvac won't be reinstating the centre to how it was before the flooding damage.