Tag: Old East Village
Oudshoorn: Poverty, addiction, mental illness not causes of homelessness, success is
Visible homelessness persists at crisis levels within London.
New sandwich shop aims to elevate lunchtime options in Old East Village
A new sandwich shop in Old East Village is aiming to change London’s lunch game, its owners say. The stars aligned for Renee Kaplansky, owner of Reneeâs Sandwich Shop and Catering, who wanted to offer Londoners more options for a quick bite, especially sandwiches. âI love sandwiches. And I was tired of my (sandwich) choices […]
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 […]
Towers to townhouses, London home building is on a tear
Itâs a little bit of everything, spread all over. A list of proposed residential developments coming to city politicians for approval offers a diverse mix of different types of housing, in different areas of the city and Ward 8 Coun. Steve Lehman could not be happier about it. âIt’s nice to see a real mix […]
Boy, 14, charged in knifepoint robbery in south London: Police
A 14-year-old Londoner is facing several charges after a robbery in the city’s south end, and police are asking for help identifying two more suspects.
Man, 38, charged in $250K Old East Village blaze
A 38-year-old man is charged after fire tore through a vacant building along Dundas Street in London’s Old East Village, police say. The fire, deemed an arson by police, did an estimated $250,000 in damage, police said. Fire crews were called at about 10 a.m. Wednesday to the building at 737 Dundas St., on the […]
Five injured in crash southwest of London
Five people were injured in a crash Thursday morning southwest of London.
London police chief vows crackdown on open drug use: ‘Lot of concern’
Londonâs police chief will roll out a new approach to tackle open drug use in the city, saying heâs heard community concern about the escalating problem. Chief Thai Truong told the police board Wednesday heâs working on a range of measures, including arresting people caught doing illicit drugs in public, as part of his strategy […]
Fire hits vacant Old East Village building weeks after $800K arson
A second fire has broken out at the same Old East Village building hit by arson in September.