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CRUISE BAR WILL WEATHER STORM IN A TEACUP: CHEUNG

Posted on August 28th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

On Wednesday night the much-awaited re-launch of Cruise Bar brought a magnificent new venue, decadently artistic decorations, hundreds of delighted guests, and a tsunami of ignorant and misplaced media coverage – but Chris Cheung is not perturbed. Pitched as a

THE LANSDOWNE CLOSES BUT THE MUSIC PLAYS ON

Posted on August 5th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

Another pub icon of Sydney’s live music scene will close – to reopen as a breeding ground for musicians and performers. One of the original ‘sticky carpet’ pubs, hosting a myriad of bands and kick-starting countless careers in music, the

RYANS RAISE THE ROOF ON THE REPUBLIC

Posted on August 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

Patrick Ryan has lifted the lid on his chic CBD hotel renovation, with an amazing new roof-less bar atop the four-storey Pitt St pub. The Republic Hotel has come to attract an upmarket clientele of suits and business class customers

IMPERIAL HOTEL DEAD AS FLAWED LOCKOUT LOGIC LOOMS

Posted on July 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

Erskineville’s Imperial Hotel has closed indefinitely as the spectre of ‘lockouts’ logic seeps into suburban scapegoats. It took just three months for new operators Spice Group to lose control of an institutional venue as it became a hot-spot for Sydney’s

ALH’S BURVALE HOTEL DODGES PROTECTION ORDER

Posted on July 24th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

A hotel built in 1968 is finally free to be redeveloped after a bizarre battle to protect it under a heritage order. Languishing on an enormous 45,000 square metre block on the outskirts of Melbourne, the hotel was designed by

CHRIS CHEUNG LAUNCHES OVERHAULED HARBOURSIDE BAR

Posted on July 24th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

One of Australia’s hottest international venues has reopened after a year-long make-over. Famous A-lister haunt and headquarters of Australian Fashion Week, Cruise Bar, in the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay, has opened its doors again this week following a

OVERHAULED BELLEVUE LOOKING MORE BEAUTIFUL

Posted on July 22nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

One of the best-loved pubs in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs has re-opened following an unexpectedly comprehensive overhaul. Seven months ago the new owners of Paddington’s Bellevue Hotel, WDS Group, fronted by industry veteran Steven Speed, began a timely make-over of the

OSCARS LAUNCHES SYDNEY SUPER-PUB

Posted on July 15th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

Oscars Hotels has launched an amazing new hotel venue in Sydney’s south-west set to become a hub of entertainment and business. [caption id="attachment_3049" align="alignright" width="388"] L-R: Mario Gravanis, Mayor Frank Carbone, Bill Gravanis[/caption] Last night saw the gala opening of

PUB LANDMARK TO OVERHAUL IN “VERY COMPETITIVE” PERTH

Posted on July 13th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

West Australian hotel industry stalwart Neil Randall is overhauling his beloved pub to “keep up with the trend” in the dynamic Perth hospitality market. The Paddo Ale House is a Perth institution and has been operated since 1987 by AHA