Tag: Downtown London
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 […]
Politicians give early support to big expansion of Hyde Park merchants group
City politicians on Tuesday gave the initial OK to exploring a massive expansion of the Hyde Park business association, but not without skepticism as to how it will operate. Members of council’s planning committee endorsed having city staff and the Hyde Park business improvement area (BIA) explore more than doubling its existing footprint. The proposed […]
‘Uptown London’: Merchants’ group seek political OK for big expansion
A Hyde Park business association is seeking to more than double its size, a proposal that could add additional property tax to about 300 businesses in northwest London. The Hyde Park Business Improvement Association (BIA) is asking city council for permission to explore an expansion into territory beyond the traditional Hyde Park neighbourhood, extending north […]
New downtown furniture store sees opportunity as towers begin to fill
As new downtown apartment towers start filling up, a store is opening in a former optical shop to help tenants furnish their units. MiCasa by the Bedroom Boutique is opening Sat. Oct. 19 in the former Hakim Optical store at the corner of King and Clarence streets. Owner Kavi Singh from Brampton said he was […]
How will province’s plan to restrict new bike lanes play out in London?
London academics and cycling advocates are puzzled by the province’s commitment to restrict new bike lanes, as city hall anxiously awaits how the legislation will look and work in practice. Ontario cities would have to seek the provinceâs permission to install new bike lanes that remove lanes of vehicle traffic under upcoming legislation, the transportation […]
LIVE: London Knights vs. Barrie Colts
London Knights play host to Barrie Colts at the newly renamed Canada Life Place arena in downtown London on Friday night.
Old downtown storefront gets new life along Dundas Place
A Toronto-area entrepreneur is breathing new life into the core fixture, planning a liquidation store called Almost Free opening this fall.
Brews News: Craft breweries saturated with Western University grads of all disciplines
As alumni return for the 75th homecoming, here’s a rundown of purple pride places to patronize.
London police arrest third suspect in downtown shooting
The third outstanding suspect in a July shooting in downtown London has been arrested, police say.
102-year-old selling London home she’s lived in since 1923: ‘Kind of hard’
When Annie Biddle first moved into her house, she was only a year old.