Readers might have been somewhat surprised, or at least bemused, to read this week that Canberra's nightlife is improving.
Canberra has never been known to shine particularly brightly after dark, with visitors, newcomers and even long-timers bemoaning the quiet streets and lack of meal service after 9pm.
The city centre is a constant conundrum, with some areas almost completely devoid of life in the evenings, even while the City Renewal Authority, the ACT government agency devoted to Civic and its surrounding areas, insists better times are just around the corner.
