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- Blessed Fruit Pies
Savour the ‘unbeatable tongue-twang’ of fresh fruit pies at this nostalgic bakery cafe
It’s all about fruit, not sugariness, at Miller Street’s Blessed Fruit Pies, which bakes its juicy, glistening sour cherry, blackberry, blueberry and mixed berry pies each morning.
- Lenny Ann Low
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This folded Turkish sandwich is so good they named a cafe after it
Sink into a sofa for its charred flatbread folded around meat or vegies with lemon slaw and zingy pickles. The Two Good Co-run cafe is also a work-friendly oasis.
- Erina Starkey
The government is carving up Sydney golf courses. It wants to save this one
The latest battle over the city’s fairways has sent a north shore council scrambling for legal advice.
- Megan Gorrey
The slice of Sydney harbourfront land that carries an unexpected burden
Years after winning a landmark legal claim, an Aboriginal organisation finds itself unable to use the former Waverton Bowling Club site.
- David Barwell
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My childhood swimming pool has barely changed. Sydney needs more like it
Swimmers don’t need Pilates studios and gelato bars. They just need a place to get wet.
- Megan Gorrey
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Inside North Sydney pool as it inches closer to ‘the next big milestone’
The local council says entry fees for the new aquatic centre won’t be “outrageous”, despite the renovation’s hefty $122 million price tag.
- Megan Gorrey
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Nearly five years after it was drained, there’s water in North Sydney pool
The pool that has drained the council’s budget is finally being filled with water – but swimmers still face a wait to dive in.
- Megan Gorrey
‘Really bad planning’: Wendy Whiteley joins the fight against Sydney high-rise apartments
The government wants to fast-track nearly 1000 homes in a “magical” harbourside suburb. Locals say the high-rise blocks will ruin the spot’s character.
- Megan Gorrey
North Sydney Boys student Tasered after brandishing knife at school
The 15-year-old armed himself with a large knife after an altercation with another student, forcing the prestigious selective school into lockdown as police responded.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
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The north shore private school that has joined the $50,000 fees club
Principals say private schools are likely to lift fees 4 to 7 per cent next year, and at the current rate of increase, prices could top $70,000 within the next seven years.
- Lucy Carroll