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US soul and jazz singer Richard Jackson wasn’t born the son of a preacher man, but his father was a well-known gospel singer and he grew up surrounded by singers such as The Fairfield Four and The Dixie Hummingbirds. (The Hummingbirds inspired James Brown, who adapted the shouting style and enthusiastic showmanship of hard gospel).…
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GENDER diversity, the intimate lifestyle choices of magical creatures–and the cultural significance of your child’s haircut. Pants! and Other Things is part cabaret, part folk-comedy, with plenty of glitter and sequins. It’s also the launch of Beaconsfield local Lexie McGee’s self-titled EP. Four years in the making and of the things close to her heart,…
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AN avenue of jacarandas casts a deep well of shade over Crawford Street and, arriving early, the wait for the agent was a pleasant idyll on a pleasant street. Family is writ large at the four-bedroom Inglewood home, the vendor having raised her kids here, no doubt waving them off for the stroll to school…
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Gorgeous new kids bookshop and gallery opens in Fremantle Immerse yourself in a world of stories at Paper Bird – Fremantle’s newest independent bookshop and story house. This cosy children’s bookshop is brimming over with beautiful classics, iconic Australian literature and the latest in quality books from local writers and illustrators alongside the best from…
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NORTHBRIDGE traders say they’ll lose business, and some may need to close or relocate, because of a proposed bus layover. Paul Farinosi, who owns the Mitre 10 on James Street, isn’t happy 1200 buses are expected to use the road once a bus bridge and layover is built nearby. Buses would use the bridge and…
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EXERCISE is now banned on the Bellevue Terrace strip of grass at Kings Park because nearby residents are complaining about noise. “ATTENTION, in the interests of neighbours NO fitness/sporting activity is permitted on Bellevue Tce Lawn,” the Kings Park Botanic Gardens and Park Authority warns. “Please use the approved lawn areas for these activities.” Muso…
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PIPE-SMOKING English gents, a leather-clad Mexican siren puffing on a cigar suspended on a single strap high overhead, and wearing not a lot. Welcome to La Soiree, where everything is challenged — even WA’s stringent anti-smoking laws. It’s vaudeville with a thoroughly modern take, a series of acts at a head-turning speed that kept the…
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PERTH lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi has told the Voice to stop talking to her and has instructed us to put all questions to Perth city council’s public relations unit. Until last year the lord mayor had been happy to answer queries directly, responding quickly and often with a distinct personal flair that provided readers with…
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THIS toilet block may just be Bayswater’s next tourist attraction. Well, that’s what the Friends of Claughton Reserve community group hopes will come of a $64,000 art project. The group has convinced Bayswater council to dump a plan to demolish the reserve’s “run-down” toilet block and replace it with an automatic, self-cleaning loo at the…
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A DRONE has been hovering over the house of Bayswater councillor Chris Cornish in recent days, convincing him of the need for the WA government to get serious about protecting privacy. “We don’t like it when we hang around the pool,” he tells the Voice. “This thing’s been hanging around for three days solid”. In…
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