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Moondrop is Fitzroy's new Chinese-inspired bar where the Everleigh once was.

When the Everleigh closed, a very different cocktail bar moved in. How does it rate?

Leaning into owner Steve Chan’s Chinese heritage, Moondrop confidently goes its own way with 1920s Shanghai style and the kind of cocktails you won’t find anywhere else in town.

  • Tomas Telegramma

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Blackhearts & Sparrows’ new wine bar.

Blackhearts and Sparrows By the Glass

Try before you buy at this low-fi bar and bottle-o.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Fiona Bell is leading a legal and community revolt against the City of Yarra’s $6 million redevelopment of the Brunswick Street Oval precinct.

Shade v sport: Fitzroy divided over Edinburgh Gardens tennis expansion

The planned removal of three elms has sparked debate over whether a “small minority” of tennis players should benefit at the expense of public land.

  • Rachael Dexter
Ater Good was the eldest child in his family and a capable basketballer.

Trio charged with murdering ‘quiet, hard-working’ Fitzroy basketballer

Homicide squad detectives arrested and charged a third man, at Melbourne Airport, on Monday over the shooting death of 16-year-old Ater Good.

  • Isabel McMillan
Flowers left on Saturday morning at the scene of the shooting in Fitzroy.

Teen shot dead in Melbourne’s inner north near closed police station

A police officer tried to save a youth who suffered life-threatening head injuries in a drive-by shooting metres from Fitzroy police station just after midnight.

  • Isabel McMillan and Lachlan Abbott
The view from Fitzroy’s On Top bar on the rooftop of the StandardX hotel.

‘I’ve never seen Fitzroy like this’: Sweet view, sweeter cocktails at a new rooftop bar

Seven storeys up, the cherry on top of the StandardX hotel is now open to the public. Take in the view, hit the cocktail vending machine and roll up your sleeves for fried chicken.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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The Tote owner Shane Hilton welcomes the new live music laws but says they need to have real teeth.

‘Revs Express’ tram push as live-music venues to be shielded from noise complaints

City of Yarra will soon mandate soundproofing for new builds in five live-music precincts to allow venues to a turn a deaf ear to complaints. It’s also pushing for a direct Fitzroy-to-Prahran tram line to service nighttime revellers.

  • Rachael Dexter
The Sichuan Slipper comes with a radish garnish.

Moondrop

A Chinese-inspired cocktail bar in the former Everleigh site.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Daniel said first home buyer activity had increased.

Buyers’ advocates go toe-to-toe over $915,000 Fitzroy apartment metres from Lune

Those waiting in the infamously long line at the celebrated bakery were treated to some light entertainment on Saturday, as two advocates bid for first home buyers.

  • Jim Malo
Hands Down is a new cocktail bar just off Smith Street in Fitzroy.

Thumbs up for Hands Down, a new drinking den with Above Board and Bar Liberty DNA

Just off Smith Street, Fitzroy bar Bad Frankie has been reborn by a team who knows Fitzroy drinking culture well. Go pre- or post-dinner for cocktails that have fun with fortified wines.

  • Tomas Telegramma