A decision to raze a non-heritage listed Melbourne Street bluestone residence, built in the late 1800s, to allow construction of a four-level apartment block has been postponed by the city council’s assessment panel, with some councillors worried about the loss of character in the precinct.
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Morag Horton is the owner of Melbourne Street’s Terry White Chemmart, where she accepts and recycles a large amount of the city’s spent pharmaceutical blister packets each year, at a personal cost of roughly $6000 per annum. She wants local councils to step in and lighten the load.
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Starting as a maker-focussed retail store with a coffee machine, E for Ethel became a longstanding meeting place for the North Adelaide community. At the end of August, founders Amanda Matulick and Dan Harland will close its doors for good and focus on their online store.
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Renmark distillery Twenty Third Street has carved an Adelaide home base for itself with new bar Twenty Third on Melbourne in North Adelaide, offering VR tours, tasting flights, and take home bottles.
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The City of Adelaide's council elections come around only once every four years. Before you give them '1', get a little closer to the local candidates with CityMag's Local Election Tinder.
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Reece Freak travelled and lived around the world, but he found what he was looking for in an old modernist apartment at North Adelaide.
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Evidence of Melbourne Street’s status as a high-end destination still exists, but almost solely in the memories of the area’s older residents. CityMag spent some time café-hopping along the strip to find out if lessons of the past could contribute to a more successful future.
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The busy Melbourne Street of decades past has disappeared, and no one can really agree on where or why it went. But now, a push is being made to bring the street back to its former glory.
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At new Melbourne Street eatery Kokumi you'll find the most delicious Asian street food cuisine on one simple menu, cooked and served up by a Mum.
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