Category: Things
KeepCup: Make your caffeine green
Melburnians love nothing more than a hot coffee on a cold winter’s day, but the environmental impact of a takeaway cup can leave a bitter taste in the mouth of many. Environmentally aware cafe owners Abigail Forsyth and her bother … Continue reading
To knit with you – Morris & Sons
Want to hear ‘Awesome beanie. Where’d you get it?’, and be able to reply ‘I made it myself’? And have your friends look on with admiration and jealousy as your head stays warm, aware that you have mad skills with … Continue reading
Shebeen – drinking and eating for a good cause
Corrugated iron shutters, pineapple-shaped glasses, tartan laundry bag walls. A little piece of South Africa mixed with a bit of Central America and a touch of Asia has come to Manchester Lane in new bar, Shebeen. ‘Shebeen’ originates from an Irish … Continue reading
Airborne – super sustainable art
If you wander down to Les Erdi Plaza along Flinders Walk, Northbank, you’ll discover some of the world’s most sustainable art and (hopefully) the soon-to-be latest trend in apartment dwellers’ gardening. Artist Lloyd Godman had a chat to one of … Continue reading
Blaze – International Dance Spectacular
Touted as an International Dance Spectacular, Blaze is that and so much more. An evening of fast beats, spectacular footwork, phenomenal lighting and an introduction, for many, to the amazing versatility and physicality of some of the world’s best ‘street … Continue reading
Check out the giant chess, mate
On a sunny day it’s not uncommon to see a cluster of people gathered at the corner of Swanston and Little Collins streets. Sometimes they are watching a busker, sometimes it’s breakdancing, and sometimes a battle of the minds is … Continue reading
