Concrete Playground's Most-Read Stories of 2017
From tiny houses to bars guilty of cultural appropriation, here are the stories that resonated most with you this year.
As we approach the end of the year, here at Concrete Playground, we stop to take a glance backwards — to take stock of what happened in Sydney in 2017 and how the city has changed. As always, there's been a lot of notable developments.
Our most popular stories of the year — the ones that resonated with you the most — include the opening of mini-golf bar Holey Moley, a new development in the inner west and the Surry Hills bar that was slammed for cultural appropriation. But, most of all, you just wanted to get away from it all. Our story on Unyoked — a local startup making tiny houses and placing them in remote NSW locations — has been the most-read story this year. So in 2018, make time for mini getaways — pack it all in for an email-less weekend of hikes, sunsets and self-care.
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NewsAustralian Startup Unyoked Lets You Stay in Your Own Tiny House in the Wilderness
Get off the grid, disconnect and have your own tiny getaway — but this is not a hotel.
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NewsSydney's "Sexy Pre-War Shanghai" Bar Suey Sins Publicly Slammed for Cultural Appropriation
The Surry Hills newcomer has come under fire on social media for perpetuating negative colonial ideologies.
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NewsSydney's Inner West Is Getting a New Foodie Precinct
A curated mix of eating, dining and shopping options is coming to Summer Hill's old flour mill.
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NewsA Look Inside Sydney's Insane New Two-Storey Mini-Golf Bar Holey Moley
It has 18 holes, a bao station and a room dedicated to The Simpsons.
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NewsThe Norfolk and Forresters Crew Open New Barangaroo Rooftop Bar, Untied
With an oyster bar, Aussie-themed cocktails and a view over the harbour.
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NewsAn After-Dark Dessert Market Is Coming to Sydney for Vivid
It will pop up at Circular Quay with kurtosh ice cream cones, cinnamon scrolls and gluten-free doughnuts.
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NewsSydney's Dedicated Burger Festival Burgerpalooza Is Back for 2017
After a sold-out debut in 2016, the highly popular burgfest is expanding.
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NewsDarlinghurst Has a New Bar Dedicated to Wings and Tinnies
Buffalo wings and cans reign supreme at the newly opened Wings and Tins.
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NewsMatt Moran's Three-Tiered Waterfront Venue Barangaroo House Is Now Open
It will have a ground-floor bar, a 180-seat restaurant and a rooftop bar with views over the harbour.
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NewsOne of Sydney's Burger Pioneers Pub Life Kitchen Will Close This Month
But not before giving out free burgers at its last PLK Experiment night.
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NewsInside the New Glass Atrium-Topped Dining Room at Woollahra's The Lord Dudley
The Garden takes full advantage of those sandstone walls — a light, wintry setting to try head chef Paul Medcalf's seasonal menu.
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NewsThis Hidden Wildflower Garden Just Out of Sydney Opens Six Weekends a Year
This August, take the rare chance to peek inside the usually closed Muogamarra Nature Reserve.
