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With this edition we’re celebrating Broadsheet’s 10th anniversary, and the people and businesses we’ve grown alongside.

We catch dinner and a show at Mary’s Underground, the lavish new restaurant from Sydney’s favourite burger joint; visit six new fitness studios and meet at a fashion-forward Australian athleisure label keen to reduce the category’s environmental impact. Plus, we learn how Bella Brutta makes its magnificent clam pizzas and stop by Gelato Messina for staff meal.

Six to Try: Sydney’s Best New Fitness Studios

ActivePunch, stretch, plank, cycle and sauna your way through your busy week, and feel great for it. These Sydney exercise studios have your health, wellbeing and post-workout snack covered.

Cinnamon Versus Cassia

Food & DrinkIn our ongoing series, “Versus”, we look at two similar ingredients or products and ask: what are the actual differences between them?

From the Editorial Director, Katya Wachtel

City FileWe’re celebrating double digits – but we couldn’t have done it without you, our readers.

Work Uniform: Nye De Marchi

FashionThe Melbourne jewellery designer on mixing modest tailoring with playful cuts, a one-of-a-kind shirt label she can’t get enough of, and why she doesn’t wear make-up.

Objects of Desire

Home & LifestyleA round up of things we don’t strictly need, but most definitely want.

Have You Noticed? All the New Libraries Around Town

City FileSydney’s experiencing a library boom – and these architectural marvels are nothing like the drab, fluorescent-lit buildings of yesteryear.

Reflecting on 10 Years of Australian Cities

City FileAs Broadsheet celebrates its 10-year anniversary, founder and publisher Nick Shelton looks back on the past decade, and the growth of our cities.

Catch Up With Che-Marie Trigg, Sydney Assistant Editor

City FileAnd just like that, it’s beach weather again. And lucky for Sydneysiders, there’s been a whirl of new openings on our beaches and harbourfronts.

Recipe: Gelato Messina’s Polpette al Sugo

Food & DrinkWhen the staff’s not churning gelato or making cakes, it’s sitting down for a big, home-style Italian lunch cooked by Nonna Carla. On today’s menu: slow-cooked meatballs in tomato sauce.

Very Serious Business: Green There, Done That

Art & DesignI’ve already killed three houseplants this year. So why do I keep buying them?

How It’s Made: Bella Brutta’s Clam Pizza

Food & DrinkThis briny, charry, lemony, garlicky number was a classic almost from the week it was introduced at the Newtown pizzeria. And like many classics, it’s surprisingly simple to make (though hard to master).

A Closer Look: Mary’s Underground

Food & DrinkUnderground by name and nature, the newest member of the Mary’s family mixes food, drink and live music in a way never before seen or heard in Sydney. But this package isn’t without drawbacks.

Unwined with Mike Bennie: October 2019

Food & DrinkSpring is here. Get into the sprit with these five drinks, from a light red wine that tastes like “icy Ribena” to a puckering apple cider.

Ten Years of Broadsheet

City FileAfter a decade in business, we’ve published more than 26,000 articles and 416,000 photos. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Here, we reflect on Broadsheet’s myriad projects and milestones, including cookbooks, restaurants and design awards.

Cafe Highlights: October

Food & DrinkNew cafes are opening constantly. In partnership with Vittoria, we’re shining a light on the best recent entries, whether they’re pushing the genre forward or simply excelling at the classic.

Four Myths About Broadsheet

City FileCan restaurants pay to appear on Broadsheet? We’ve got the answer right here – along with three others related to common misconceptions about Broadsheet.

Broadsheet’s 10 Most Popular Stories

City FileOver the past decade, Broadsheet has published more than 26,000 articles. Here are the 10 stories you, our readers, have clicked on the most – ranging from one about a newsreader who’s blind to another about a cheeky hack for Pokemon Go.

Nagnata Makes Activewear With a Conscience

FashionInspired by knitted swimsuits from the 1920s, Australian activewear label Nagnata is combining the synthetic fibres usually found in sportswear with ultra-fine merino wool, for garments that feel heavenly on the skin and have a reduced environmental impact.

Leading Lights

Food & DrinkNon-alcoholic drinks were once the dull alternative to the real thing, drunk only when they absolutely had to be. But times are changing. Now there’s a slew of products offering more than just no hangover. Whether you drink beer, wine or gin, it’s possible to enjoy something of equal complexity and, crucially, participate in even the booziest social settings.

I Drove an Electric Car From Brisbane to Sydney and Didn’t Run Out of Juice

TravelAnd discovered a few things about Australia along the way.

Performing Hallucinations

Art & DesignProvocateur and performance artist Mike Parr has painted with his own blood, thrown up on canvasses and spent days entombed beneath a busy city road. His curious new work at Carriageworks is both quiet and cacophonous – a beautiful emptiness.

Other Series

Newly Opened

Six to Try: Sydney’s Best New Fitness Studios

Cinnamon Versus Cassia

From the Editorial Director, Katya Wachtel

Work Uniform: Nye De Marchi

Objects of Desire

Have You Noticed? All the New Libraries Around Town

Reflecting on 10 Years of Australian Cities

Catch Up With Che-Marie Trigg, Sydney Assistant Editor

Recipe: Gelato Messina’s Polpette al Sugo

Very Serious Business: Green There, Done That

How It’s Made: Bella Brutta’s Clam Pizza

A Closer Look: Mary’s Underground

Unwined with Mike Bennie: October 2019

Ten Years of Broadsheet

Cafe Highlights: October

Four Myths About Broadsheet

Broadsheet’s 10 Most Popular Stories

Nagnata Makes Activewear With a Conscience

Leading Lights

I Drove an Electric Car From Brisbane to Sydney and Didn’t Run Out of Juice

Performing Hallucinations

Food & Drink

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