Tag: Covent Garden Market
Ukrainian dancers skip London festival show, cite another act’s ‘Russian culture’
A Ukrainian dance ensemble that refused to perform at a London festival because of the participation of a group it says promotes Russian culture is calling for changes to next year’s event. Barvinok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble cancelled its stage performances at the London Multicultural Festival held July 12 and 13 at Covent Garden Market. The […]
Santa’s House in London feeling heat of uncertain future
There’s no place like home for the holidays – unless it’s Santa’s House in London. With only about 180 days until Christmas, Santa Claus has been at least temporarily evicted and his house is boarded up and on a trailer in a Ridout Street parking lot. Its next destination, if there is one, isn’t clear. […]
London Eats: Keep it cool at these must-try ice cream spots
We’ve got the scoop on London shops offering unique flavours, such as ube honeycomb and mangolicious, along with staple spots in the city.
Convocation central: London’s arena district braces for two mega-grads
Hockey jerseys out, grad gowns in. London’s downtown arena, home to the national champion London Knights junior hockey team, will become convocation central for not just one, but both of London’s post-secondary schools for the first time starting Monday. Thousands of graduates from Western University and Fanshawe College, and their guests, will converge on the […]
From Kyiv to Covent Garden Market: Ukrainian eatery opens downtown
A familiar Ukrainian eatery is expanding to a second location in downtown London.