Stabbings and firebombings in the popular Chapel Street strip dominate news headlines, but a more localised crime wave could sway voters in next week's Prahran by-election.

Chef Sam Suchoff is looking for someone to take over The PiggyBack bar, while he focuses on barbecue and deli meats.

Nearby St Kilda – especially Fitzroy St – is a mirror copy with blatant street drug dealing and a homeless crisis. Victoria St in Richmond, thanks to this dumb Labor government opening a drug ...