Melbourne Street café E for Ethel is shutting up shop and moving online

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.

E For Ethel

Introducing Ayesha Aggarwal pottery

Good things happened for Adelaide potter, Ayesha Aggarwal, when she prioritised happiness.

Tastes like home

It's been a long time coming but the native flavours of Australia are finally making their way onto menus. This pair of Adelaide entrepreneurs are set to make sure those ingredients can be found in our home kitchen too.

Melbourne Street: Back to the future

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.

Sparks fly over New Year’s Eve fireworks returning to Elder Park

Last night all Adelaide City Council members present except one supported taking the first step to bring back free fireworks as an unfenced, un-ticketed, New Year's Eve party on the riverbank.

Lost and found in (mis)translation

Emerging artists Jazmine Deng and Shaye Dương, who feature in the group show 'Pendulum', speak about navigating shifting experiences of home and self through their work.

The state of South Australian fashion

Despite the establishment of a new South Australian fashion festival and a collaborative workspace in North Adelaide, local industry professionals say the Adelaide fashion scene can only punch above its weight if proper investment is made into all skills in the supply chain.

The lonely road to legal weed

A recent push from the South Australian Greens has renewed hope for the legalisation of recreational marijuana in SA, but local medicinal cannabis producers are wary of an emerging adult-use industry redirecting investment away from potentially game-changing research.