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Sydney Morning Herald
30-06-2025
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
No one knew where my suburb was. Then one store changed everything
There is some dispute about the name of my suburb and its five siblings. Some say a cattle farmer who arrived in the area in the 1830s took the name from a property in Forfarshire, Scotland. Some say it derives from a Gaelic word for 'plenty'. Others point to evidence that it comes from an Aboriginal word for 'brackish water'. But you might say that my suburb finally found its way onto the map due to a hi-fi store. My family's journey here began as part of the wave of English and Irish migrants who settled in Melbourne's inner west after World War II. When their children – Boomers like me – came of age, many looked further west. Instead, we looked north, to Keilor East. Whatever the exact origins of the name, there are now six Keilor suburbs – Keilor, Keilor East, Keilor Downs, Keilor Park, Keilor Lodge and Keilor North. (Some say Kee-la, but it's Kee-law, Queen's English). Keilor and its village centre was, and still is, the bee's knees because of its location and hills. Wedged between the Maribyrnong Valley and the market gardens along the Maribyrnong River, it reeked of history with its old bridge and heritage buildings. Horseshoe Bend holds magnificent views over Brimbank Park, Keilor and beyond. We moved to Keilor East in 1972 before the birth of our first child; it was a promising area for young families, even if its undulating plains made it the poor relation to the village-like Keilor. The new residents of the area worked hard at factories across the industrial west and were proud of their backyard crops. The Yarraville and Williamstown that our family had left behind were mainly Anglo and the food bland – all meat and three veg – so it was a delight to be introduced to the flavours of Italian and Greek families who were only too keen to share their food and culture. I'd known no such thing as broccoli, and spaghetti came from a can of Heinz. Keilor East meant exposure to the homemade passata that was like a religion in March and April, following the tomato season. Tomatoes were plentiful as most of the houses were modest and built on quarter-acre blocks with lots of space for planting, unlike the castles on subdivided blocks that you find today. Hidden away between the Maribyrnong River, Steele Creek, and two freeways, Victorians at this time knew nothing about Keilor East. But that changed in 1974, when local man John Barbuto transplanted a hustle selling speakers and records from his garage to the nearby Centreway strip. That music store, with a name taken from Barbuto's initials, and handwritten price tags inspired by Barbuto's time working in local green grocers, was the original JB Hi-Fi. Perhaps Melburnians still didn't know anything else about Keilor East, but they knew how to get to the wildly popular electronics shop. From the recently extended Calder freeway, turn right, left, then right, and you'd arrive at Centreway, our shopping strip surrounding a small park. You couldn't miss JB and its yellow signs, which soon spread out across three shops. After growing into the massive chain it is today, the original Keilor East store closed in 2011, and is now a restaurant, a laundromat and a takeaway, with a massage studio next door.

The Age
30-06-2025
- General
- The Age
No one knew where my suburb was. Then one store changed everything
There is some dispute about the name of my suburb and its five siblings. Some say a cattle farmer who arrived in the area in the 1830s took the name from a property in Forfarshire, Scotland. Some say it derives from a Gaelic word for 'plenty'. Others point to evidence that it comes from an Aboriginal word for 'brackish water'. But you might say that my suburb finally found its way onto the map due to a hi-fi store. My family's journey here began as part of the wave of English and Irish migrants who settled in Melbourne's inner west after World War II. When their children – Boomers like me – came of age, many looked further west. Instead, we looked north, to Keilor East. Whatever the exact origins of the name, there are now six Keilor suburbs – Keilor, Keilor East, Keilor Downs, Keilor Park, Keilor Lodge and Keilor North. (Some say Kee-la, but it's Kee-law, Queen's English). Keilor and its village centre was, and still is, the bee's knees because of its location and hills. Wedged between the Maribyrnong Valley and the market gardens along the Maribyrnong River, it reeked of history with its old bridge and heritage buildings. Horseshoe Bend holds magnificent views over Brimbank Park, Keilor and beyond. We moved to Keilor East in 1972 before the birth of our first child; it was a promising area for young families, even if its undulating plains made it the poor relation to the village-like Keilor. The new residents of the area worked hard at factories across the industrial west and were proud of their backyard crops. The Yarraville and Williamstown that our family had left behind were mainly Anglo and the food bland – all meat and three veg – so it was a delight to be introduced to the flavours of Italian and Greek families who were only too keen to share their food and culture. I'd known no such thing as broccoli, and spaghetti came from a can of Heinz. Keilor East meant exposure to the homemade passata that was like a religion in March and April, following the tomato season. Tomatoes were plentiful as most of the houses were modest and built on quarter-acre blocks with lots of space for planting, unlike the castles on subdivided blocks that you find today. Hidden away between the Maribyrnong River, Steele Creek, and two freeways, Victorians at this time knew nothing about Keilor East. But that changed in 1974, when local man John Barbuto transplanted a hustle selling speakers and records from his garage to the nearby Centreway strip. That music store, with a name taken from Barbuto's initials, and handwritten price tags inspired by Barbuto's time working in local green grocers, was the original JB Hi-Fi. Perhaps Melburnians still didn't know anything else about Keilor East, but they knew how to get to the wildly popular electronics shop. From the recently extended Calder freeway, turn right, left, then right, and you'd arrive at Centreway, our shopping strip surrounding a small park. You couldn't miss JB and its yellow signs, which soon spread out across three shops. After growing into the massive chain it is today, the original Keilor East store closed in 2011, and is now a restaurant, a laundromat and a takeaway, with a massage studio next door.


Eater
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
An Iconic West Village Restaurant Is Opening in Brooklyn
Chef Jonathan Waxman is expanding his iconic Manhattan restaurant restaurant, Barbuto in Manhattan into Brooklyn this summer. Barbuto Brooklyn will open in Brooklyn Heights inside 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge at 60 Furman Street, near Doughty Street, aiming for a June opening. The new Barbuto will be similar to its revived West Village sibling centered on Californian Italian food. This includes that famous roast chicken with salsa verde, the garlicky kale salad, and pastas like gnocchi. The space boasts good views with big windows, an open kitchen, and general industrial decor. Expanding into Brooklyn appealed to Waxman, as he explains over email via a rep, because 'my mom was from Bed-Stuy, so Brooklyn is in my blood.' He also had already worked with luxury hospitality company 1 Hotels before. His first New York restaurant, Jams, which was centered on California cuisine, opened in 1984 on the Upper East Side, but closed in 1988. Then, nearly three decades later in 2015, he teamed with with the hotel company to reopen the restaurant as part of the 1 Hotel Central Park in Midtown. Waxman — who is from California and worked at Chez Panisse under Alice Waters in the 1970s — opened Barbuto in 2004 and built its reputation on its breezy Californian Italian menu. The restaurant closed in 2019 because the building's new owners didn't want a restaurant anymore, but Waxman was determined to relocate. The new Barbuto reopened in the same West Village neighborhood in a new address in 2020 — briefly — until it had to pause for the pandemic. It fully reopened in 2021. This isn't the only project Waxman's been working on. He just opened a new wine bar, Bar Tizio, next door to the Manhattan Barbuto in mid-May. He also runs San Francisco restaurant Park Tavern on Washington Square. The rest of the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge's dining and drinking spots include cocktail bar Harriet's Lounge, Harriet's Rooftop, and the lobby Neighbors Cafe. Sign up for our newsletter.


Newsweek
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Mom Captures Moment With Newborn Baby, Not Knowing in Weeks He'll Be Gone
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Nahyun Barbuto, a 31-year-old mother, believed her recordings of newborn son, Carson, were the beginnings of a lifetime of memories. Now, though, these precious recordings have become her most cherished link to a life cut short, as Carson passed away at just 11 weeks old. In an Instagram reel, Barbuto shared one of the videos with a reflection on her grieving process, which has since gone viral. She spoke to Newsweek about the enduring grief of losing a child and how her loss has shaped and integrated into her life. "It's been one year, 10 months, and seven days since Carson has been wrapped in Jesus," Barbuto wrote in her Instagram caption. "And not a single day has passed where I haven't thought about my baby." Photos from Nahyun Barbuto's Instagram reel of her late child, Carson. Photos from Nahyun Barbuto's Instagram reel of her late child, Carson. @liftingmotherhood/Instagram Barbuto told Newsweek that she remembers Carson as "most definitely the calmest baby out of the three," of her children, two daughters, now aged three and five. "He ate so good, slept so good and was generally a happy baby. He was truly so loved by not only his mom and dad but his two sisters," she said. "I felt like Carson was really the missing piece to our puzzle and felt that he completed our family. "It's not that our life was not great or unhappy before he was born, but he made time pause and really showed me how much I loved being a mom." The videos she now treasures were taken without the knowledge of the grief that was to come. "I had no idea any of the videos I took would be how much they would mean to me today," Barbuto said. "I was just thinking what every other mom would think when recording their children, just in awe of them and knowing you'll have these videos to look back on when your children got bigger." But in her case, Carson didn't live more than three months. "Those videos are the closest thing I have to feeling his presence," she added. An autopsy revealed that Carson had died from pneumonia. 'I Was In Denial' Barbuto's journey through grief has evolved over the past few years. In her Instagram caption, she shared that "year two" of her loss looks much different than the first. "My grief from the first year to now has changed tremendously. I was extremely numb and lost the first year after Carson passed away, running away from my grief as much as I could," she told Newsweek. "Facing my grief was unbearable and I was in denial of my reality." Now, though, she feels more at one with it all. "I feel like I am able to walk side by side with my grief most days," she said. "Although I still have days where the pain catches up to me and I feel like I can't do it anymore, I have found so much comfort in God." This reflects what she described in her caption as "The part of grief where you have accepted. The part of grief where you trust in the Lord. The part of grief where you learn to walk with grief and not behind it." Keeping Carson's memory alive is a daily practice. She said she watches her videos of Carson nearly every day. "I still have the same background on my phone as I did since he was here and I also look at his photos all the time," she said. But what really helps her feel close to him is wearing his ashes around her neck. As time passes, Barbuto said less people check in on her than before. It's quieter, and at times more isolating, but she continues to navigate her new reality with courage. "Life is different on this side," she concluded on Instagram. "You change as a person. You rely on God and friends who genuinely care to understand you are surviving each day the best you can."


Newsweek
27-04-2025
- Health
- Newsweek
Hearts Break Over Mom-of-Three's 'Honor Walk' After Sudden Death at 41
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A bereaved sister has shared the heartbreaking moment her sister received an honor walk through the hospital following her sudden cardiac arrest. Mom-of-three Jasmine Barbuto went into cardiac arrest on April 9 and was eventually discovered on the kitchen floor by her young children. They called 911 and emergency services revived Barbuto, 41, twice before transferring her to the hospital. Unfortunately, it's thought that she was without oxygen for around 30 to 40 minutes while unconscious, and she was left with no brain function. Barbuto's younger sister, Jade Chipps, 35, told Newsweek that it all happened "out of the blue" and the family was left in a state of shock. Medical professionals are still trying to work out the exact cause. "Jasmine was a very loving and nurturing person. She took pride in being a mother to her three children, being a wife to her husband, who is a sheriff, and she loved her job as a nurse," Chipps, of Naples, Florida, said. The hospital's honor walk for Jasmine Barbuto, 41, on April 15. The hospital's honor walk for Jasmine Barbuto, 41, on April 15. @jadalous / TikTok For the six days she was in the hospital, Barbuto had many tests, and the staff tried to make her comfortable however they could. As she was an organ donor, it was decided that her organs should be harvested to help transplant patients. Before that surgery, Barbuto received an emotional "honor walk" through the hospital on April 15. As her bed was wheeled through the corridors, around 250 people stood by in silence to pay their respects to the mom-of-three who would go on and save more lives. "I felt so sad during that moment, but proud that she would still help others even in passing. Hundreds of people showed up, most of them being her friends, family, nurses she worked with, and her husband's coworkers from the sheriff's department," Chipps said. Chipps shared footage of the honor walk on TikTok (@jadalous), and there wasn't a dry eye left on the internet. In just a matter of days, the video has gone viral with over 3.8 million views and 423,800 likes on TikTok at the time of writing. While the family is happy to know that a part of Barbuto will be "living through others," that certainly hasn't made the grief any easier. Chipps explained that the family has taken it hard, and they can't help but ask why this happened to Barbuto. "She was the best mother and loved her children more than anything. It still doesn't really even feel real. She was so young," Chipps told Newsweek. The family has started a GoFundMe for Barbuto's widowed husband and her three children as they face this challenging next phase of their lives. Chipps explained that they don't want her husband to have to "stress about bills while being a widow." After sharing her family's loss on social media, Chipps has been amazed by the online response. She's grateful to the thousands of commenters and well-wishers who offered their condolences. Chipps said: "A lot of people have been commenting to say that Jasmine was their nurse, and she was so gentle and caring. Others that we don't know, and a lot of nurses said the video touched them and made them emotional." This has led to more than 3,200 comments on the TikTok post so far. One comment reads: "Rest easy Nurse Barbuto, the final call light was answered." Another TikTok user wrote: "Her honor walk was full of people, she was so loved." "Saving lives in life and in death. Rest easy," a commenter wrote. "What a beautiful soul. She made sure to save more on her way out. I'm so sorry for your loss," said another commenter. Is there a health issue that's worrying you? Let us know via health@ We can ask experts for advice, and your story could be featured on Newsweek.