Summer movies
Summer movies There are Boxing Day/Summer holiday movie guides everywhere, and they’re all telling you the same things, recommending the same films… La La Red Dog yadda yadda, and maybe they’re right, maybe not… We’ve […]
2016
Stucco goes solar
In a landmark event, Newtown’s student housing cooperative Stucco has completed the installation of a rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system expected to supply over 80% of its annual electricity demands. The project was partly funded […]
Wine with Winsor – 297
Sweet treat Wirra Wirra 2016 Mrs Wigley Moscato Fragrant and fizzy, delicate and delicious, this moscato is unashamedly sweet but is a real crowd pleaser when served chilled at just about any time of the […]
Inner West Whispers – 297
Trump attack at Maccas – Without a bike – Sticky Fingers unstuck The Star Observer last week reported an incident at Stanmore McDonald’s in the early hours of the morning where two gay men were […]
‘Tis the season
While I gave up my recipe column a while ago, every so often one crosses my path that I feel duty bound to share. With the festive season coinciding with summer sun and therefore an […]
Inner Best: Wayne Scott Kermond
Award winning performer Wayne Scott Kermond has been in show business for thirty years, having come from a long line of performers. Now he is returning to his family’s roots putting on a razzle-dazzle cabaret […]
At Home with Bench Bar
Paul the owner of Bench Bar on King Street in Newtown and Bench Bar manager and licensee Chanel, talk Christmas cocktails and holy spirits! How did you decide that Newtown needed another bar? P: Bench […]
Rant: Christmas abroad ain’t that bad
Looking back, this will be my eighth Christmas not spent with my family. I’ve lived abroad for quite some time and it’s often difficult to fly home during Christmas. Frankly, coming from a Chinese family, […]
Giveaways – 297
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Movies – 297
Red Dog: True Blue Kriv Stenders’ prequel to 2011’s high grossing Red Dog claims it’s based “on events which may or may not have happened.” Yes, the scene where our canine hero (very wisely) growls at […]