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  • Little birds, big problems: City’s $150k roosting fix not cheap

    Little birds, big problems: City’s $150k roosting fix not cheap

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    An Adelaide City Council plan to manage the tiny tree martins expected to arrive in the city between December and April would cost about $150,000. The birds roosted in Rundle Mall and died in numbers last April after being deterred from Leigh Street, where trees were netted to prevent bird faeces from affecting businesses on…

  • Traders brace for bird season as tree nets challenged

    Traders brace for bird season as tree nets challenged

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    Trees on a popular Adelaide dining strip were netted in August last year to deter thousands of tiny tree martins from annoying traders and impacting hospitality health and safety, sending the birds to Rundle Mall, where they died in droves. After reports of the birds dying and injuring themselves against the Adelaide Apple Store window,…

  • Leigh Street traders call for 10,000 birds to flock off

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    Adelaide City Council is cleaning Leigh Street three times a day to keep up with the volume of bird droppings from the tree martins that have flocked there.  Councillor Arman Abrahimzadeh said he consistently receives complaints from businesses and stakeholders in the area, and the increased cleaning is a “bandaid” solution.  “Cleaning the street three…

  • What happened to the Night Mayor?

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    A recently published report by the City of Adelaide recommended that elected members forgo an advocate for the CBD’s 6pm—6am economy, and instead adopt a “vision” and “strategic response” to support the social, cultural and economic activities occurring during this time. “It is considered that a dedicated Night-Time Advocate (or Night-Time Advisory Committee) for the…

  • Councillors want State Government to sober up on liquor licensing fees

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    At a council meeting on Tuesday night, councillor Simon Hou raised the issue of “un-doable” liquor licensing fees hurting traders in the Adelaide CBD. The councillor called for members to support a motion asking for Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor to write a letter to the Attorney-General Vickie Chapman highlighting the “unfairness” and “negative impacts” the…

  • Leigh Street Luggage will close permanently this Christmas

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    When Leigh Street Luggage opened its doors in the city’s West End 40 years ago, the street was the centre of business for travel.Leigh Street Luggage 22a Leigh Street, Adelaide 5000 Tue—Fri: 10am ’til 4pm Leigh Street Luggage’s final day of trade will be Thursday, 25 December. Connect: Instagram Website Among the odd sandwich shop,…

  • Window shopping as an art form: How to visual merchandise

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    Julie Barne’s shop, Leigh Street Luggage, opened in 1980 and is the gold standard when it comes to visual merchandising. In three succinct points, Julie shares her strategies for moving people from outside her shop looking in, to inside buying things. A good window display goes both ways: inside and out!   Timing Passers by…

  • Leigh Street Wine Room is something new for Adelaide

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    On a Wednesday morning ahead of Leigh Street Wine Room’s grand opening last week, co-owner Sali Sasi is coming down from the bar’s friends and family soft launch the night before. “I did my first shift last night. I’m exhausted!” she laughs. “I loved it. I was like, ‘Why have I not been in hospo?’”…

  • Udaberri’s favourite drinks for winter

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    What was once a Flight Centre travel agent transformed more than seven years ago into Adelaide’s beachhead small bar, Udaberri. Udaberri 11-13 Leigh Street, Adelaide 5000 Mon-Thu: 4pm ’til late Fri-Sat: 11am ’til late Sunday: 6pm ’til late Great drinks, a hidden kitchen with great food and some of Adelaide’s best DJs all feature here.…

  • Leigh Street Wine Room is moving into the old Superwhite Dry Cleaners

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    In a long and narrow space on Leigh Street, currently occupied by Super White Dry Cleaners, chef Nathan Sasi found his dream venue. In a few months’ time, the shop will be transformed into Leigh Street Wine Room – a wine bar and restaurant specialising in low intervention wines and food that showcases South Australian…