Tag: Downtown London
Man charged in alleged hate-motivated assault was wanted by police
A man charged in an alleged hate-motivated assault in a downtown London park was wanted by police for an armed attack in June
Police shut down unlicensed London pot shop, again
An Indigenous-run marijuana shop in London shop has been shuttered for a second time after reopening following a summertime crackdown by the Ontario Provincial Police. In August, Spirit River, an unlicensed cannabis dispensary in a trailer at 72 Wellington St., and the Spirit River downtown storefront at 685 Richmond St. were closed down by the […]
What’s behind the surge of new Indian restaurants in London?
Move over, butter chicken: A wave of new Indian restaurants in London has hugely expanded the dishes you can sample from the subcontinent.
Letters to the Editor: November 2, 2024
It’s not the roadwork, it’s the drivers
City hall spending $3.7M to help convert core office building into apartments
A second office building in downtown London will be converted into housing thanks to city hall’s incentive dollars, Mayor Josh Morgan says.
London police seek help finding suspect in alleged hate-motivated attack
Police are asking for the publicâs help identifying a suspect in relation to an alleged hate-motivated attack on a Muslim family in a downtown London park.
Massey’s Indian restaurant leaving core for west London: ‘We didn’t feel safe’
After nearly two decades in downtown London, one of the cityâs top-rated Indian restaurants is moving to the cityâs west end.
Q+A: Victor Garber on coming home, embracing film festival honour
London-raised actor Victor Garber, 75, is being honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Forest City Film Festival this weekend, with screenings of two of his films, Legally Blonde and Titanic, and a brunch celebrating his Hollywood career. He spoke with LFP reporter Beatriz Baleeiro about coming home and embracing the honour. Q: How […]
Downtown’s in flux â again. Can a new city hall blueprint fix it?
A downtown with Canada’s highest office vacancy rate.
Eight months in, little uptake on city hall cash to turn core offices into housing
Eight months after being introduced, London’s subsidy to turn empty office space into homes has a grand total of one project with money committed to it, while one more is publicly known to be in the works. Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at why uptake has been so tepid in a city flush with […]