News You Can Use: Eight Things That Happened in Melbourne This Week
Here's what caught our attention over the last seven days.

News You Can Use: Eight Things That Happened in Melbourne 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 Melbourne'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 & Entertainment
Billy Joel Is Coming to Australia This Summer Just for One Huge Concert at the MCG
The Piano Man is heading Down Under to play one show in Melbourne, featuring everything from 'Uptown Girl' to 'We Didn't Start the Fire'.
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Arts & Entertainment
You Can Currently Wander Through a 700-Square-Metre Kaleidoscope Outside Arts Centre Melbourne
After 'House of Mirrors' and '1000 Doors', installation artist Keith Courtney now wants you to mosey through a huge expanse of glass, steel, mirrors and moving prisms that resembles a human-sized kaleidoscope.
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Food & Drink
USA's Cajun-Style Seafood Sensation The Boiling Crab Has Opened Its Second Melbourne Restaurant
Now, you can get your claws into the brand's signature seafood boil offering in the heart of the CBD.
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Travel & Leisure
Melbourne Has Been Named Australia's Most Liveable City — and the Tenth Most Liveable City Worldwide
Sydney sits in 13th spot globally — and Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane all slipped out of the top ten from 2021.
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Food & Drink
LOTI Is St Kilda's Breezy New Bar and Diner Celebrating Seafood and Fire
This new St Kilda spot taps into coastal holiday feels with butter-poached scampi skewers and uni-infused martinis overlooking the bay.
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Arts & Entertainment
These Six New Artist-Curated Music Playlists Are Inspired by Different Victorian Regions
Soundtrack your travels with song selections curated by homegrown acts like Alice Skye, Evelyn Ida Morris and Benny Walker.
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Food & Drink
Coming Soon: The Terror Twilight and Tinker Crew Are Opening Their Next Cafe in Moonee Ponds
Convoy sees Kieren Spiteri, Ben Argentino and Bec Moore heading back to their roots and delivering a touch of inner-north flair westward.
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Food & Drink
Clear Your Freezer: Messina Is Bringing Back 40 of Its Greatest Gelato Hits in Take-Home Tubs
Jon Snow, Robert Brownie Jnr and Fairy Bread are all back — and Hodor and Have a Gay Old Time, too.