Alexandra Laham, Western Journalism Studio Feb. 4, 2022 LONDON, ONT. – Lululemon at CF Masonville Place promotes diversity and inclusion through a positive message in their fitting room, to ensure their customers feel like they belong in the store. The uplifting sign was handwritten by a Lululemon employee—who was unavailableContinue Reading
Josh Goeree, Western Journalism StudioFeb 4, 2022 With Valentine’s Day just 10 days away, London resident Nima Farasat said he thought he could make a lucky customer happy by selling a potato on Facebook Marketplace in the shape of a heart. Farasat is selling the valentine root vegetable for $20.Continue Reading
Naomi Barghiel, Western Journalism Studio Feb 4, 2022 Amid the recent snowstorms, downtown London’s Black Walnut Café continues to warm people’s stomachs and hearts with their outdoor signs. In cursive handwriting, Thursday’s chalkboard read: “Warm your Cinnamon Hearts with our Cinnamon feature Latte.” Underneath was a Valentine’s Day themed drawingContinue Reading
Cristina Pietrantonio, Western Journalism StudioFeb 4, 2022 Signs posted at one of Western University’s affiliated colleges Friday contained instructions that conflict with the school’s COVID-19 masking requirements, creating confusion for staff and students. The signs at Brescia University College, which request students wear “non-medical face mask[s]” contradict with the messaging onContinue Reading
Griffin Jaeger, Western Journalism StudioFeb 4, 2022 London, Ont. — It’s not every day you find yourself enticed to stare through the window of someone else’s home. That’s until you take a walk down Craig Street in London, Ont.’s Wortley Village and stumble upon a small sheet of paper decoratedContinue Reading
Denice Pepe, Western Journalism Studio Feb 4, 2022 When you walk into the London Knights dressing room, you’d find everything you’d expect to see in a major junior hockey team locker room: team portraits, signed jerseys, a shelf full of trophies… and this sign (pictured above). “I’m not too sureContinue Reading
Harrison Cook, Western Journalism Studio Feb 4, 2022 After a two-year hiatus due to pandemic restrictions, the free slice sign is back at London’s most notorious pizzeria, Stobie’s. Tragically, Stobie’s stopped giving out free slices when the pandemic took hold in March 2020. Verifying names and selling individual slices wasn’tContinue Reading
By Amelia Eqbal, Western Journalism Studio Feb 4, 2022 The colour may be faded, but the call to action is clear. Two homemade “wanted” posters have been hanging on the door of Station Park Convenience Store, a local variety shop on Richmond Street near Pall Mall Street, for almost aContinue Reading
Michelle Both, Western Journalism StudioFeb 4, 2022 The duo behind The Localist have created a poster campaign highlighting 100 ways to enjoy the city throughout the pandemic. One hundred posters were hung around the city on telephone poles, bulletin boards and bus stops in the summer of 2020. Some postersContinue Reading
By Karis Chitty VANCOUVER – Canadians are looking at subdued St. Patrick’s Day festivities once again this year, on a day that is normally one of the busiest of the year for local bars. In British Columbia, the day has become a new anniversary: it’s been exactly one year sinceContinue Reading