City life
Behind this unassuming grocery store hides Sydney’s viral perfume master
Ali Jalloul has gone TikTok viral for his bespoke perfumery business, but you’ll have to walk through the aisles of milk and eggs to find it.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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‘Don’t look back’: City2Surf debutant takes crown
A 24-year-old runner from Adelaide competing in his first City2Surf has won this year’s event, beating about 90,000 other runners to cross the line first at Bondi Beach.
- by Catherine Naylor
‘Sad state’: Warning that Oxford Street risks losing LGBTQ character
Gentrification, policing and an “influx of young families with kids and dogs” are draining the vibrancy of Sydney’s iconic gay strip.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Can you cram your City2Surf training into 10 days? I’m racing to find out
When it comes to preparing for the 14-kilometre race, I was told: “There’s no quick fix, there’s no shortcut”. That sounded like a challenge.
- by Michael Koziol
‘I’m a shocking bureaucrat’: Outgoing building commissioner’s admission
David Chandler speaks on the worst moments in the job, his PNG upbringing and an unlikely career dream.
- by Anthony Segaert
‘They’re the ibis of the roads’: The Sydney suburb being eaten by taxis
In the southern end of Marrickville, fury over dumped taxis and smashed vehicles led one resident to take things into his own hands by donning a thin disguise.
- by Michael Koziol
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Photos of the Month, July 2024
The best pictures from the award-winning photographers at the Sydney Morning Herald last month.
The modern milk bar: An Australian world first is finally recognised
The milk bar was often thought to be an American idea. That’s finally been corrected with a little sour milk over delays.
- by Julie Power
Premier says sorry over delay on metro opening
Chris Minns admits his government should not have got the hopes of the public so high for the now-canned August 4 opening of the Metro City and Southwest line.
- by Bevan Shields
Venues given extended trading hours for Olympics
The NSW government has granted extended trading hours to licensed venues showing major events live from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
- by Sam McKeith
This north shore council just handed a golf club 21 more years on harbourside land
The decision followed suggestions that public golf courses in the area be repurposed as community green space, and went against council recommendations.
- by Anthony Segaert