Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
Miss K, nascent gym bunny, has alerted me to a handy deal on membership to Yarra Leisure, an amalgamation of what used to be the Fitzroy Pool on Alexandra Parade, down the end of my old haunt, Napier St, the Richmond Pool off Bridge Rd in Gleadall St, and the Collingwood Pool on Hoddle St [...]
Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Entertainment, Fitzroy, Richmond |
Sunday, September 24th, 2006
I have earlier reported the shooting of Melinda Zygarlicki, noting with amazement the fact that she thought she had been struck by a tennis ball, and continued riding home. This is a crime with a quicker than usual denouement — I read in the paper just a day or two ago of the sentencing of [...]
Clifton Hill, Crime, Cycling, Vietnamese, Yarra River |
Saturday, August 19th, 2006
The Age’s Domain section’s featured suburb today is Clifton Hill. Like its neighbour Abbotsford, it is a small suburb. Amazingly enough, in the year to mid-August 2006, 10 people shelled out more than $700,000 to buy houses there, including 2 $1 million homes on the Esplanade. They recommend Flowers of Sorrento:
“Spensley Street, a [...]
Clifton Hill, Food, Italian, coffee |