Leichhardt’s new theatre will host hit Broadway musicals as the Italian Forum enters its second act

Italian Forum Leichhardt

For years, the Italian Forum was Sydney’s little slice of Rome, but it turned into more of a ghost town than a gathering place in recent years. Now, two seasoned theatre makers are breathing new life into Leichhardt and reinvigorating a theatre where Broadway hits will soon play.

Spicetown is a new neon-lit food market in Leichhardt

Spicetown Leichhardt

Sydney may not have the bustling spread of hawker centres that’s propped up Singapore’s dining scene for years, but the playful, neon-lit Spicetown in Leichhardt is making a major case for more open-air food halls. Spicetown was one of the focal points for the Western Sydney suburb of Sefton for years but is currently closed