Don Sinex Redstone s challenges could seal the project s fate. The longer the litigation lasts, the less attractive CityPlace is to lenders and the harder it becomes for the developers to meet the city-imposed deadline to start construction. If work doesn t begin by September 2022, a development agreement says that the project partners will have to pay the cost of reconnecting St. Paul and Pine streets to the city grid instead of being reimbursed by tax-increment financing funds. Allowing the former mall to sever those streets disrupted travel by motorists and pedestrians for decades and is now seen as a planning mistake. The developers deeded the land for the streets back to the city late last week, the mayor s office announced on Tuesday.
Rone (Tyrone Wright, above) got to know his home town on a skateboard - the street sport of the street artist. He s returned with an exhibition of his huge, ethereal, stop-you-in-your-tracks paintings and installations at the Geelong Gallery. There s also an explanation of the three faces he painted on the cement silos above nearby Fyansford. The silos have since been demolished, but that s the fate of some street art. Rone in Geelong runs until May 16. See geelonggallery.org.au
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For coffee and service of the kind urban Victorians have come to expect, make your way to Poco Cafe Expres in Geelong West (111 Pakington Street) and put yourself in the hands of Talya and Jared Cooper. They serve coffee in all its complexities along with cakes, pastries and focaccias. On Friday afternoon the ice buckets emerge for aperitivo with drinks and tapas-style food served until 8 or 9. See facebook.com/pococafeexpres
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Subscriber only AFTER adding another big match medal to his premiership collection, powerhouse performer Ramon Filipine shared the Ipswich All Stars winning edge. While he expected to be among the players with sore bodies today, Filipine said his teammates were better prepared to secure a 36-12 victory over the Ipswich Indigenous All Stars. The Indigenous boys, they came out strong like we knew they would, Filipine said. But I think they were expecting to play quarters and then it really kind of played into our hands because a lot of boys here are still in pre-season. I know a lot of the Indigenous boys hadn t been at a club.
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