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With a major renovation and restoration planned, Ken Demelo will submit a site plan application to city hall soon to redevelop the site, said Jerzy Smolarek, partner with Siv-ik Planning and Design, t
Call The Office, London’s iconic downtown bar and music venue, will rise again, its owner says. With a major renovation and restoration planned, Ken Demelo will soon submit a site plan application to city hall to redevelop the site, said Jerzy Smolarek, partner with Siv-ik Planning and Design, the firm making the application. “It is […]
Music star Garth Hudson, who never forgot his London roots, dies at 87
Garth Hudson, an Arva Medway graduate who was raised in London before going on to musical fame with The Band, has died at age 87. We covered his love for London 11 years ago ahead of his induction into what’s now the Forest City London Music Hall of Fame. This story by James Reaney appeared […]
LFP ARCHIVES: The first time we published a photo
It’s believed the first photo may have been the one included with this story on jockey Otto Wonderley in our July 31, 1901 edition.
LFP ARCHIVES: A ghostly Grand Theatre legend
In the spirit of the Halloween season, we’re reflecting on what’s arguably London’s most notorious ghostly legend â that the Grand Theatre is haunted by its original owner, Ambrose Small. This story was first published in the Oct. 30, 2009 editions of The London Free Press The ghostly gossip surrounding the Grand Theatre isn’t going […]
LFP ARCHIVES: The early days of what became a six-decade mystery
When police issued a public plea for family members to submit their DNA for testing, it shone a spotlight on a long-forgotten Southwestern Ontario mystery â two men who vanished on a Lake Huron fishing trip six decades ago, never to be seen again. This story from days into the search for Henk Halff and […]