2011 Johnston St Hispanic Fiesta
A video from the 2011 Johnston St Hispanic Fiesta held in November. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articlethe restaurant that never was
Late last year two fragments of information about a new Argentinian / South American bar / restaurant appeared online with two different addresses on Johnston St. One was clearly wrong, and the other...
View Articlehello George
In the laneway opposite Coles off Johnston St. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articlecocktails at Luwow on Johnston St
I’ve finally gone to the tiki bar Luwow on Johnston St. It’s so much fun! … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articlekebab apostrophe chaos
After the first collapse of the kebab shop on Johnston St about 18 months ago, history has repeated with the closure of the green Afghan themed replacement. Now they’re amusing us with superfluous...
View Articlepleasingly abstract
In the laneway between Shocolate and 120 bar just off Johnston St. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articlebogeek
An unholy bogan / geek fusion on Johnston St – a ute covered in science fiction characters. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articleone product, many prices
I spotted this last week at Coles on Johnston St: a brand of the painkiller and anti-inflamatory drug ibuprofen called Medi Choice. There are four varieties: 1 packet of 24 tablets (pain and...
View ArticleMonsters, Mayhem and Mixtapes at the Old Bar
An art show at the Old Bar called Monsters, Mayhem, and Mixtapes opens tonight, 17 July, at 7pm and runs until 29 July. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articlecolour in a grey world
After years of standing vacant, this white elephant building on Johnston St is filled with colour courtesy of a new tenant. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articleyou are feeling sleepy
Creepy hypnotism in a laneway off Johnston St. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articleanimal landscape
Another Makatron’s fantastic animal / urban landscape combinations on Johnston St on the window if the Fitzroy Legal Service. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articlebreakfast at Ziegote cafe on Johnston St
In one of the previously cursed locations on Johnston St, a new cafe opened a few months ago. Called Ziegote,the menu is an Indian / English breakfast fusion. On my first visit I had a fried egg roti...
View Articlethe Birmingham hotel is closed
Over two years ago I wrote about the struggle of the Birmingham hotel on the corner of Johnston and Smith streets to determine a sustainable business model. I suspect that the search continues as the...
View Articlenew gallery on Johnston St
Last year Zakkaya closed on Johnston St. A florist, Little Shop of Posies, opened so briefly I didn’t even have time to take a photo of it before it disappeared, then Auguste Clown gallery opened. …...
View Articletshirts
The Tshirt Automat on Johnston St. … This post was first published on Fitzroyalty. © Brian Ward.
View Articlelunch at Bayte, Johnston St Collingwood
Bayte opened on Johnston St in Collingwood mid last year. It serves modern Lebanese influenced food and I really enjoyed my first visit. I had fish with green beans and yogurt and my girlfriend had the...
View Articlegoodbye Nena, hello Kismet
Nena pizza on Johnston St lasted about two years after taking over from Mario’s and attempting to astroturf the comments on this site. Now the space is Kismet pizza and kebabs. … This post was first...
View Articlewhat’s happening at Ziegote cafe on Johnston St?
Ziegote cafe on Johnston St had broken, or so I thought, the curse on one of the least successful business locations in Fitzroy. I’ve enjoyed my Indian spiced breakfasts there, and hoped it would last,...
View Articlefire at The Commoner restaurant on Johnston St
There was a fire in the kitchen of The Commoner restaurant on Johnston St last night. Chef Adam Lister reports that the fire was caused by an electrical fault in the oven. The restaurant was closed at...
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