Drag performer Etcetera Etcetera was crowned Entertainer of the Year at Sydney’s 2025 Drag Industry Variety Awards (DIVAs) on Monday night.
The Imperial Erskineville
The son of a publican who owns Sydney queer venues the Imperial Hotel, Universal Sydney and Oxford Hotel – who claimed on LinkedIn to be a “director” of the parent company that owns those pubs – has been charged after allegedly breaking into a woman’s home with two other men to steal her car keys and registration papers.
Erskineville’s Imperial Hotel will host its last regular “Lip Sync Heroes” (LSH) drag competition next Sunday after its new owner Universal Hotels made the decision to cancel it.
Angela Fever has been crowned the inaugural winner of Ruby’s Rumble Battle Royale drag competition at The Imperial Hotel in Erskineville, taking home $2500 in prize money after 12 weeks of themed challenges and fierce competition.
A 21-year-old man has been arrested and charged with more than 50 offences following an alleged hate-motivated vandalism spree across Sydney’s inner west targeting a queer venue and political campaign materials.
Sydney’s inner west is about to get loud, proud and competitive, as Ruby’s Rumble Battle Royale kicks off at The Imperial Erskineville on May 15.
Police are appealing for public assistance after a wave of offensive graffiti targeted the Imperial Hotel and political posters across Sydney’s inner west between the weekend and early Tuesday morning.
Businesses are doing it tough amid the cost-of-living crunch, but that doesn’t excuse them from not being transparent about the prices of their drinks.