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Brad Stebbing and soccer players Enrico Bueno and Anne Roll.

This beloved sports facility was ‘upgraded’. Now locals are angry ... with a private school

A high-fee independent school struck a lease agreement with a community sports facility. Now locals aren’t happy.

  • Christopher Harris

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The SIT team ahead of the cafe’s official opening.

Restaurant of the Year team open Marrickville cafe with pancakes and church pews

SIT is a social enterprise cafe from the creative forces behind hatted restaurants Baba’s Place and Corner 75.

  • Alexandra Carlton
Eat Streets Marrickville, Sydney.

Good Food’s guide to Illawarra Road, Marrickville: Where to eat, drink and shop

A local recommends the best places to get pistachio biscuits, hand-cut chips and sandwiches the size of your head.

  • Bianca Hrovat
6/23 Waruda Street, Kirribilli
Sydney.

‘My Valentine’s Day present’: Harbourside apartment sells for more than $3.7m

With showstopping views of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, interest in this waterfront apartment was strong. A final $3000 bid sealed the deal.

  • Robyn Willis
Wildflower co-owners Topher and Bernadette Boehm with hospitality director Nemesia Dale-Cully.

Why ground-breaking Marrickville brewery Wildflower will close after 10 years

“Wildflower has always stood tall as a true original,” said Anthony Albanese, who is one of the many fans.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Home pointer

A rundown 1890s corner shop is now a colourful family home with kid-friendly touches

The site in Sydney’s Marrickville has a new life, complete with a climbing wall in a bedroom, and plans for a circus-inspired hangout space.

  • Susan Redman
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Olympic Meats proves takeaway food can offer the same level of care as a fine-diner.
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Olympic Meats

Where properly sourced, brined and grilled meats headline the menu.

Hot Salami pizza with jalapenos.
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MMC Slice Shoppe

Fun, nostalgia-sparking US-style pizzeria.

Small plates.
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Where’s Nick

A space tuned for settling in.

Banh cuon ba oanh (steamed rice paper roll).
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Banh Cuon Ba Oanh

Shopfront specialising in humble yet hearty banh cuon.