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More laughs in London not a Bad Idea
A man with a slim build, long blond hair and a full beard took the stage at London’s Roxbury Pub and Grill last year. He grabbed the microphone in front of a brick wall with an Alexander Keith’s logo painted on it and said the first joke of his career. “You guys can probably tell…
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Food trucks: A tale of two cities
For Jim Godina, the worst of times happened in 2004 when he was in a car accident that would change his life. While driving along a slick, wintry road, Godina’s car slipped on a patch of black ice and spun out of control into a ditch. Godina, 47, survived the crash but sustained a severe…
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Getting medieval in the Shire of Trinovantia Nova
It’s a Thursday night and a couple rides a city bus, swords in hand, on their way to London’s Parkwood Hospital. Inside the hospital, the couple heads to the bottom floor and enters a large room down a hallway. Inside, men and women, young and old, are suiting up in protective armour. The 20 people…
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Londoners flock to nature talks
Canada geese, insect intelligence and urban forests are luring Londoners from their winter dens in droves to attend an ongoing series of nature talks. The lecture series—titled Nature in the City—has been providing a break from the abnormally cold and snowy winter every Tuesday night since Jan. 14 at Wolf Performance Hall on Dundas Street…