Hidden heritage uncovered in bid to save the Cranker

A well and tunnel beneath the Crown & Anchor front bar and a lengthy stone wall, all believed to be more than 170 years old, are being highlighted in a bid for state heritage listing to prevent the hotel’s demolition for an apartment block.

When the music’s over: ‘Cranker’ threat prompts cultural heritage debate

Adelaide is a UNESCO City of Music, but legendary East End live music venue the Crown & Anchor is under threat from a proposed student housing block. As David Simmons reports, the issue shines a spotlight on city development and planning rules versus preserving local culture and heritage.

The Cranker never grows old

Just walking in to the darkened room and ordering a pint at the old school wooden bar with the big old Crown and Anchor mirror on the wall, you get a sense that beer and history infuse the place.

Cheap beer and much mirth: Adelaide’s best happy hours

In the third-and-final article of our good value food and drink series, we phoned all our favourite pubs in Adelaide to ask for their best price on beer.

Comida Catering Co. moves into the Roxie’s kitchen

You can now get your favourite tapas at two CBD locations.

Roxie’s opens tonight

With the longest lease on the space they’ve ever been given, Stuart Duckworth (of Little Miss everything and The Crown and Anchor fame) and his team have finally built the open-air venue they’ve wanted all along.

ROXIE’S Opening Night

A fresh future at The Crown and Anchor

Those behind the Social Creative are pressing on after the fallout from their ill-fated Royale Adelaide Club experiment in China with new plans for The Crown and Anchor that include an upstairs diner called Midnight Spaghetti.