Cover pic Artist Bohie Palacek was on our office rooftop, working on this cover image when she realised she was in the middle of a dream job. "When I was studying graphic design in 2010 I read an article about a design firm in America handbuilding some signage... Page 2

Editors note If youve felt a sinister chill in the air this week, its not your imagination - school holidays are here. If you dont have kids and have no intention of heading to Bounce then the next two weeks will feel like heaven - less traffic on the roads, no... Page 2

editors note Ihave many indoor plants at my place in varying states of decay. Theres the maiden hair fern I stuck in a macramé thingy and then hung in the room that gets maximum sunlight and to temperatures of around 60C in the summer. It is mostly sticks... Page 2

Editors note Ispent a year in the 1990s living in China singing in a terrible cover band - my career lowpoint* - and, as much as I missed family and friends, I missed the comforts of home food the most. Anyone who read last weeks column would know my family... Page 2

Editors note My nanna was not a good cook. A tiny woman with a halo of woolly brown hair and a love of under-age poker, nanna spent at least 23 hours a day in the kitchen but didnt appear to make anything other than vegemite sandwiches (which we used to bet in the... Page 2

Editors note Winter is here (for the sake of the proposition, please forgive me publication day) and that means its almost spring again! Im trying to be positive about this most dreaded of seasons. I have friends who hate summer and live for the cold and the... Page 2

Happy Sally and A Club New venues to drink to Page 1

Editors note Im sure theres only one thing more terrifying than arriving late to a comedy show and being seated in the front row where you know you are going to cop it - and thats standing on stage for the first time to try to tell jokes. There are plenty of... Page 2

Editors note Aside from all of the profound things old people say children bring to your life - love, selflessness, chronic anxiety - I hoped that having two of my own would mean an extra day of really good presents every year - Mothers Day. Of course, if the last... Page 2

the City Missed an edition. Thats OK, you can read your digital edition of The City, your free weekly CBD publication, at adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/digital-editions And dont forget to like us at www.facebook.com/thecityadelaide And follow us on Twitter... Page 2

Editors note Cold weather makes me sad. And, because I am a glass-halfempty kind of girl, I start getting depressed just after Christmas as I know it will be autumn soon. The festivals are over, the sun is gone, my hair goes stupid, and I cant foresee any... Page 2

Editors note The director of the South Australian Museum has a dissected and preserved great white shark head in his office. I cannot tell you jealous I am*. I love a taxidermied or pickled animal/ organ/unidentified gross thing in a jar. Im not entirely sure why... Page 2

Lost is now Found Fashion for good Page 1

Editors note Its amazing how something as innocent as the dumpling can lead to an almost irrevocable relationship breakdown. Chatting today with reporter Sophie Perri about her story on the citys best dumplings (Page 6) and it soon became apparent that she has a... Page 2

Editors note For a misguided period of the 1990s I was a singer in a cover band in China. This is an embarrassing admission for many reasons - the songs, the clothes, the band itself - but the one excellent part of it was getting to live in another country. Very... Page 2

Editors note It seems every other day theres a story somewhere in the world about bots (or robots for those less tech-savvy, like me) and how theyre set to revolutionise industries and change the face of the modern workforce. So its comforting to see that in... Page 2

Editors note If youre anything like me, the very smell of coffee and liberal doses of sugar are only just keeping you from waving the white flag in defeat, such is the might of Mad March. While Im these days much too adult to risk a hangover on a work day (the... Page 2

editors note Im not sure if youve noticed but its Festival season at the moment. Adding to the generally excellent mayhem this week is WOMAD (Page 3) and I, for one, am very much looking forward to the tree-nap that goes along with that. But if audience-types... Page 2

Editors note In Adelaide for just a week, Kenyan street artist Wisetwo was determined to make the most of it. When he wasnt painting murals at Eliza St with a group of his countrymen, Wisetwo was eating out every night, meeting indigenous locals, exploring,... Page 2

Editors note Its the last week of summer and this makes me sadder than living one street out of Uber Eats delivery boundaries (screw you, Glynburn Rd) but, thankfully, there is a lot happening in the city to distract me. Were already one week into Fringe and I... Page 2

A GUIDE TO ADELAIDE FRINGE OPENING W.. Saturday 18th February 8:30pm FREE EVENT Page 1

Editors note Well, do we have a cracking edition of The City for you this week or what. As well as our usual mix of great reads (our comic book renaissance on Pages 4&5), inspiring locals (check out skateboard artist Stef Josee on Page 3), and the best food, music... Page 2

Editorsnote Unless youve been living under a rock (or bagging us cluelessly from Melbourne) then youd know how fantastic our city laneways are today. Far from their former iterations as shady weirdo haunts or al fresco urinals, so many of our laneways are now... Page 2

Triple Js Hottest 100 The city creatives in charge Page 1

Editors note Sure, its sad that (my) summer holidays have finally finished but if you (I) have to come back to work in the city then there really is no better time to do it. People are drinking outside in the sunshine (except for when we have one of those rare... Page 2

THE ALTERNATIVE FOR APPLE LOVERS ARR.. Fancy buying an Apple iPhone, iPad, iMac or MacBook for about half the expected price. Experimac, South Australias first retailer to specialise in Apple product repairs and upgrades, as well as sales of pre-owned Apple devices, has now opened in the... Page 2

Editors note Its here! Our very last edition of The City for 2016. And what a year its been - from our record-breaking City Awards, beflowered beards on our cover, and festivals galore, to the opening of fabulous new bars and the closing of local institutions,... Page 4

Editors note No matter how you feel about parties generally - from social anxiety to ambivalence to drunken joy - there is something quite special about getting to go to one that your boss pays for. Not that Id know as I havent been to a work Christmas party in... Page 4

Editors note If youre anything like every person Ive ever met, then Christmas is the time to eat more in one sitting than you would eat in a normal week. This inevitably leads to the kind of gut pain that feels like you are about to rupture your innards all over... Page 4

shopping Christmas ideas ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE SHOW TICKETS Various prices Theres nothing like a night at the theatre, so why not spoil someone with show tickets. Whether they are into plays or musicals, there will be something for everyone at the Adelaide Festival Centre.... Page 2

Editors note There are a few reasons why I decided to become a journalist. I love being able to tell the stories of those who dont often have a public voice; to expose the dodgy dealings of those who should know better; and because I am super nosy. This week,... Page 2

Editors note You cant say government workers dont do anything. Four years ago, public servant Joe Noone decided the city needed a food truck festival, so he slapped together a Splash Adelaide application and hoped for the best. Three weeks later, on a 38 degree... Page 2

City wheels are in motion Look out for our brand new The City bike which makes its debut on Pageant day. Well be handing out copies of this very edition, and wheeling out the bike for various events thereafter. Its permanent home will be at our base at 31 Waymouth St, so pop... Page 2

Editors note Inever EVER thought I would say this but I have stopped eating so much meat. A committed omnivore, I have, for decades, prided myself on eating any meat, prepared in any and all ways, put in front of me. But lately, over the last couple of months, Ive... Page 2

Editors note Ihave poured beers inexpertly in many of Adelaides pubs. From being fired from the Earl of Aberdeen after complaining about tending the bar at one too many bucks parties* to turfing out the final punter after another epic Crown & Sceptre Kumfy Klub,... Page 2

Editors note Forget Mad March*, theres a new amazing month in town - Outrageous October. In the next two weeks our fair city will host the (deep breath) Adelaide Fashion Festival, Feast Festival, Adelaide Festival of Ideas, Japanese Film Festival, Champagne Fest... Page 2

Editors note Spending 12 hours staring at your iPad on a Sunday doesnt count as damaging screentime when you are watching TED talks.* Interested in how your body language can cause changes in your brain. Theres a TED talk for that. Want to hear about what its... Page 2

editors note Ibought two dresses in the lead up to my wedding. Not because I am one of those who needs a costume change when they should be focusing on drinking and eating instead (yeah, all right, and on celebrating their love in front of their friends and family... Page 2

Editors note Growing up, Sundays were spent with grandpa. A man of tweed, elbow patches and pipes, and a tendency to tap-dance while making toast for tea, grandpa was a man of exceptional taste (the stinky car pipe-smoking the one exception). His house was full of... Page 2

Editors note Ilike to imagine that under the State Library, South Australian Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia lies a cavernous vault like the one at the end of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark where US intel officers stow the Ark of the... Page 2

Editors note Ilike to regard my workspace as organised chaos. All debris arranged in neat piles, everything in its right place but anything but minimalist. I reckon our desk spaces tell us a lot about ones personality and thats a code our reporter Sophie Perri is... Page 2

Editors note Theres a lot of pressure around turning 16. Theres the car licence you are meant to dash out and get immediately (I didnt get mine til I was 19 because I am better at mooching off others), the rad party you are meant to celebrate with (mine was so... Page 2

Editors note Rundle Mall turns 40 this year and everyone knows how big a deal that is - except for my husband, apparently, who forgot to organise a big party for me when I turned 40 in June. But whatever, this is about Rundle Mall, not me, and its not like Im... Page 2

Editors note Aco-worker, looking for solace in solidarity, asked me this week if I ever just felt like crying because of all the emotions. I dont. I rarely get teary, preferring rare but epic emotional meltdowns. Nor am I one for romance or holding hands or any of... Page 2

Editors note Iwent to a Catholic school, despite all behavioural evidence to the contrary, but have no memories of the nuns who were said to live there. Students would whisper - or just yell loudly across the quadrangle - that they had spied an elusive Sister in... Page 2

Editors note Because I am terrified of being underwater (and most other things) the thought of being trapped in a submarine for any length of time makes me want to gouge out my own brain. But reading about Kirsty Low in New Adelaide in this edition of The City... Page 2

Editors note Idont dig cats. Ive tried, truly, but it was doomed from the start. First up, and most snottily, I am dreadfully allergic to them which, obviously, means they always come and sit on me as soon as I enter their houses and I am too polite/scared of... Page 2

Editors note On my list of Things I Wish I was Good At But Suck At drawing comes in at number 3 (after playing an instrument - useless, and swimming - sinking is my forte). I tried really hard to be good at art until Year 10, my pathetic attempts at a bowl of... Page 2

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Editors note There arent enough BNKR separates in the world to keep me warm between May and September. And now you, along with every person I bump into during those months, knows it. I hate winter. Hate it. There is not one good thing about it. I would happily... Page 2

Editors note While some fancy firefighters, others sportsmen, Ive always had a bit of a thing for scientists (please dont tell my non-scientist husband). It could be the white coat, it could be all the shiny machines they use, but I think its mostly that I am... Page 2

Interact @TheCityAdelaide facebook.com/TheCityAdelaide Editor: Elisa Black Production Editor: David Klar Our reporters: Sophie Perri, ph 8347 5772 sophie.perri@news.com.au Sam Kelton, ph 8206 2278 sam.kelton@news.com.au Designer: Candi Webber Advertising:... Page 2

Wintry hangouts City spots to swap chill for cheer Page 1

Tales of the city Meet piano accordion busker Jack Ryder Page 1

Dieting dilemma Taking on the Raw Till 4 challenge Page 1

Things we know to be true Tilda Cobham-Hervey comes home Page 1

SO HOT RIGHT NOW Think summers over. Think again. Discover the best destinations to escape the Australian winter. Only in the new-look Escape this weekend in the Page 2