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Auberge Du Petit Prince’s Last Supper
London Ontario has few fine dining restaurants. Auberge Du Petit Prince is a French cuisine experience unlike any other in town. On February 22nd I went to record the last dinner service. I found out that this was much more than just another restaurant closing. The aroma of escargot, trout and lobster gnocchi wafts throughout…
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Heard it through the grapevine: Motown’s back
It’s a bitterly cold Saturday night, but inside the club Call the Office, the air is thick and warm as people pop in to hear the funk and soul sounds of Motown. The Supremes’ Stop! In the Name of Love fills the room as a group of women break into the song’s signature dance moves.…
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Here’s the biz buzz: drones taking off
Standing in Harris Park, Jeff Owens opens up a hard-shell black case about the size of a microwave. Wearing a black baseball cap and aviators, the 34-year-old picks up a remote control that looks like an Xbox controller, but with only two joysticks on it and a holder attached at the top for his phone.…
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Cafés find board games their cup of tea
Jenny Mayer and Jessica Cooper stare at a chestnut-brown chess board, planning out their next move. Mayer sits by the window, quietly sipping a cup of orange pekoe tea as traffic outside on Dundas Street rumbles by. For these two friends, The Cardboard Café offers a reason to leave the house. “It’s nice to get out and…