Heba Suleiman // London, Ont. // March 23, 2023 In a recent development, the popular music streaming app Spotify has removed Bollywood music from its platform after negotiations with the Zero Music Company for the renewal of their licensing agreement. That doesn’t sit well with Western University music students weContinue Reading
Amanda Mazzei // London, Ont. // March 23, 2023 Tree removal has started in the Old North neighbourhood at the intersection of Cheapside and Colborne. This is the first action taken after the city announced its plans to cut down roughly 40 trees near the intersection of Regent and FraserContinue Reading
Thursday afternoons are for ‘babies and brews,’ at Anderson Craft Ales Caelan Beard // London, Ont. // March 23, 2023 A growing number of breweries in Ontario, including Anderson Craft Ales in London, are offering events aimed at a new audience – babies and their caregivers. Anderson runs “BabiesContinue Reading
Maya Fernandez / London, Ont. / March 23, 2023 Canadian-born artist, the Weeknd, has been named the world’s most popular artist by Guinness World Records after reaching the most monthly listeners on Spotify. We asked Western University students their thoughts on this news: Madison Montgomery, second-year MIT student. “I’m surprised thatContinue Reading
Caelan Beard // London, Ont. // March 23, 2023 Londoners who own the city’s oldest homes can once again start apply for heritage signs with information about the original owners. The popular historical house-sign program operated by the Architectural Conservation of Ontario (ACO) is back-on after a 20-month break toContinue Reading
The fire took place on Saturday, destroying the former London Psychiatric Hospital. Caelan Beard and Rebecca Asselstine | London, Ont. | March 22, 2023 A fire broke out on Saturday, destroying a recreation hall at the formerly occupied London Psychiatric Hospital. Although the hospital was no longer in use atContinue Reading
A beader from Oneida Nation of the Thames with nearly 13,000 Instagram followers says she wants other Indigenous women entrepreneurs to know their “dreams are worth chasing.” Janet Antone, 33, the founder of Ms. Antone’s Beadwork says she aims to support fellow female Indigenous entrepreneurs on a smaller scale. “MyContinue Reading
Alexandra Laham & Nyren Mo | April 1, 2022 London, ON – As the city prepares to build a rail underpass on Adelaide St. north, Londoners we spoke to said they’re looking forward to avoiding major train tie-ups. City council has decided to to reconstruct Adelaide from Central Ave. toContinue Reading
By: Henry Standage | April 7, 2022 With the release of his new album, indie rock artist and Western sociology student Connor Tanton is finally going solo. As he headed into his last year of academia, Tanton’s former bandmates (and housemates) had already graduated, leaving his music career at aContinue Reading
By Michelle Both | Friday, April 1, 2022 Despite chilly temperatures and falling snow, London autism advocates pedaled for 13 hours Friday as part of a province-wide ‘spinathon’ to bring attention to the long waitlist for Ontario’s autism program. The time – 50,000 seconds – represented over 50,000 children onContinue Reading