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By Kathy Chouteau The beer can monolith creator (BCM)—an anonymous Richmond artist who has built a number of pyramids throughout the city often using regionally crafted beer cans—has added to his growing collection of works. His latest creations have recently been unveiled at The Factory Bar in Richmond, as well as the Ale Tales craft beer store in Albany. The Factory piece, which the BCM creator calls the “Beer Tower,” was welcomed by the bar to its outdoor patio on Fourth of July weekend. The piece consists of 326 “odd sized” beer cans and took him a few hours to build. Those wh...

Yashas Srinivasa17:06, Jul 05 2021 Valentina Bellomo/Stuff Senior firefighter Laurie Clark at the Fire and Emergency New Zealand training exercise at the former Excelsior Tavern in Timaru’s Stafford St on Monday. Smoke filled the upper floor of the building which housed Timaru’s first public watering hole on Monday, but there was no need for evacuation. Eight firefighters with two fire engines from Timaru and Washdyke stations took part in a training exercise at the former Excelsior Tavern building, which was christened the Criterion, where until recently the Factory Bar and Nightclub w...

Those keen to buy a piece of history from the last business to operate from the site of Timaru’s first watering hole, can do so this weekend.

By Kathy Chouteau In a match made in history heaven, The Factory Bar will host a fundraiser on its outdoor patio for the Richmond Museum of History & Culture and Culture Thurs., May 6 from 5-9 p.m. Chief among the festivities that evening will be a Richmond History Trivia Event featuring an electronic trivia game about drinking alcohol through history in Richmond. Customers will be invited to make a custom drink for the trivia event, with all proceeds from that drink throughout the night benefiting the museum. Limited edition reproduction posters from the museum’s collection will also be on...

JOHN BISSET/Stuff Buildings on Stafford St owned by the Timaru District Council from the Theatre Royal, left, to the property containing the Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant. The Timaru District Council has extended its property holdings along Stafford St with the $440,000 purchase of the building containing the Royal Garden Restaurant. The purchase of 134-138 Stafford St is in line with council’s moves to create a Heritage Precinct as it begins a multi-million dollar upgrade of the Theatre Royal that will also see the South Canterbury Museum relocated to the area. Council now owns a sizea...