News You Can Use: Eight Things That Happened in Sydney This Week
Here's what caught our attention over the last seven days.
News You Can Use: Eight Things That Happened in Sydney 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 Sydney'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.
Image: The Old Fitz, Kitti Gould
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Food & DrinkThe Old Fitz Has a New Toby Stansfield-Helmed Bistro Starring Elevated Rooster Rolls
The beloved pub gets a culinary revamp with Bistro Fitz, a compelling combo of classic Euro fare and elevated pub food.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Aboriginal Flag Will Fly Permanently on the Sydney Harbour Bridge by the End of 2022
The New South Wales Government will commit $25 million in the 2022–23 NSW budget to installing a third flagpole atop the bridge before the year is out.
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Design & StyleHow One Tiny Manly Cafe Is Fighting Single-Use Waste, One Coffee Cup at a Time
Never mind a 50-cent incentive — this tiny Manly cafe will knock $1.50 off your coffee if you bring a reusable cup.
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Food & DrinkNow Open: A.P Town Is the Standalone Newtown Outpost from the Much-Hyped A.P. Bakery Team
Tucked away in an inner-west backstreet, A.P. Town is here to fulfil all of your coffee, pastry, toastie and bread needs.
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Food & DrinkThe Team Behind Lola's Has Opened All-Day European Brasserie Manon in the QVB
You'll now find early morning pastries, steak frites, grilled scampi and caviar service on the ground floor of this 124-year-old building.
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Food & DrinkClear 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.
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Arts & EntertainmentAcclaimed Belgian Drama 'Close' Has Just Won the 2022 Sydney Film Festival Prize
Fresh from nabbing the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont's sophomore feature about a teenage friendship has picked up SFF's biggest award.
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Design & StyleSydney Might Get Its Own High Line-Style Park in a Huge Circular Quay and Cahill Expressway Revamp
Under proposed plans, the Cahill Expressway pedestrian walkway could be expanded to create a new elevated public space — with killer views over the city.