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Sydney architect Nick Bell with his daughter Charlie.

How two architects reimagined their own homes

Two architects have undertaken very different transformations of their homes. One of the houses is now a popular inner-city selfie background, while the other is a private coastal retreat.

  • Carmen Forward

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Night market crispy chicken  (with Sichuan seasoning).
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Bubble tea in cocktail form? It’s the drink on everyone’s lips at this fun Surry Hills bar

Taiwan’s most famous export is given the grown-up treatment at Linla. Serve with crispy chicken, and you’re set.

  • Kevin Cheng
Mishy's, Surry Hills.
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Mishy’s is like a big-hearted dinner party. So why aren’t more people talking about it?

With hand-selected market fare, $600 worth of crystals and a menu reminiscent of Three Blue Ducks, this beautiful, sunlit restaurant has a bright creativity and personality all its own.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The “Polish vanilla slice” is a must.

Has Sydney’s best vanilla slice been hiding in plain sight for 18 years?

Homemade cakes, pierogi and pork shank: this Polish restaurant has it all.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The row of four terraces on Crown Street, Surry Hills, was incorrectly shown to be on 597 square metres. The site is 297 square metres.

‘I want my $1m back’: Wealthy cattle baron in legal fight with valuer general

As typos go, the one issued to Theo Onisforou turned out to be an expensive one.

  • Lucy Macken
Chex Crix, upstairs at the Cricketers Arms Hotel.

Cricketers Arms Hotel

An old-school pub with a surprisingly good bistro.

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The Carrington in Surry Hills.

The Carrington

A contender for the best dog-friendly pub in Sydney.

Jann Alhafny said police were “indiscriminate” in their brutality toward protesters.

‘Like a pack of wild dogs’: Protester injured in Town Hall clashes calls for officers to be charged

Jann Alhafny, 69, was allegedly shoved to the ground by an officer at Monday’s rally, breaking her spine in four places. She and others want police to be held accountable.

  • Amber Schultz, Perry Duffin, Daniel Lo Surdo and Clare Sibthorpe
John James

Why this Sydney office block should make you feel like dancing

John James, the 94-year-old architect behind the Reader’s Digest building in Surry Hills, visits the site that marked both the peak and end of his career.

  • Julie Power
Smoke emanating from the Dove and Olive pub in Surry Hills.

Surry Hills pub fire suspends light rail services

The fire at the heritage listed Dove and Olive on Devonshire Street sent smoke billowing into the sky.

  • Jack Gramenz