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From humidors to house music: Fumo Blu on remaining relevant

East End cognac and cigar bar turned cocktail lounge Fumo Blu celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, but owner Stev Plos says the next 12 months will bring fresh challenges.

In conversation with Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement CEO Cheryl Axleby

Speaking with CityMag, Cheryl Axleby discusses the negative impacts of state policies supposedly designed to protect Indigenous South Australians, and what changes she wants to see during her tenure with the ALRM.

On International Sex Workers Day the industry remains criminalised, compromised and left behind

The effects of COVID-19 on the still illicit sex work industry are more pronounced than in other sectors, affecting workers’ ability to earn money and access support.

‘There is no civility’: Prominent city councillor resigns

The “corrosive nature” and “relentless domination of the Team Adelaide faction” has forced central ward councillor Greg Mackie out the door, he says, in a resignation letter sent to staff and elected members today.

Justice for all ages

Despite much public campaigning and lengthy national discussions between state attorneys-general, South Australian children as young as 10 continue to be fed into a justice system that sees them as criminals rather than kids, as InDaily reporter Stephanie Richards explains.

Umbrella Festival 2022 Opening Night

Friday, 1 July 2022

There’s been a three-month uptick in city rough sleepers

Data from the Adelaide Zero Project reveals an increase of 33 rough sleepers in postcode 5000 from January—March 2022. Hutt St Centre CEO Chris Burns says the hub recently hit a new visitation record, and is seeing a rising number of female clients.

With e-scooters’ meteoric rise, pedestrians need protection

Two months after being hit by an e-scooter in the city, Diana Reed is still tending to a swollen foot with tendon and ligament damage. Now, she wants the Adelaide City Council and State Government to better protect those on the footpath from the burgeoning form of transport.