London Coffee Talk Thread

[Djeffery]

Originally Posted by haljackey

Visited Westmount mall for the first time in ages. Dollarama is there now

Ages is right, Dollarama has been there going on 2 years now lol. In case you missed it, Shoeless Joes is now a Kelsey's too lol.

[Djeffery]

Down at Covent Market, Blackburn Radio station Classic Rock 98.1FM is taking over the former CTV studio. Craig Needles, who used to do the morning talk show on CFPL 980 until a few years ago, does the afternoon drive show on that station as well as a couple times a week podcast in the format of his old talk show, will be hosting his radio show there every Friday, as well as on days there are special events at local downtown venues like Bud Gardens, Harris Park (Rock The Park etc) and London Music Hall. He will also record his Friday roundtable podcast there. I highly recommend his podcasts, given the lack of local news radio here anymore, and the Friday roundtable is typically entertaining, depending on who the guests are, and unlike radio, swearing is allowed. He did an hour with the police chief and chair of the police board last week that I really suggest people give a listen to after the recent budget debates.

[MolsonExport]

i have lived in London since 2005. I go to the market about once a week. In that entire time, I have never seen CTV use that studio.

[manny_santos]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

i have lived in London since 2005. I go to the market about once a week. In that entire time, I have never seen CTV use that studio.

It was used by their morning show starting in 2000; the show was hosted live from the Market. They gradually used it less and less, and by maybe 2008 the show was mostly being done from the regular news studio. Then the show got cancelled in 2009.

That studio has basically sat abandoned since 2009.

[MolsonExport]

CTV wonders why less people watch it. It has become the Canadian Toronto Video channel. There is so little local content of any quality left outside of the biggest cities.

Don't even get me started on the London Free Press, which has become birdcage liner.

[MolsonExport]

There is (finally) a (good) bakery in Hyde Park (Churis Bread opened a second location a the intersection of Hyde Park and Gainsborough). Next door is a Piping Kettle Soup/Sandwich place. An upscale Lebanese restaurant is coming soon just a few doors down. And there is another coffee shop (The Coppa) nearby on Gainsborough, in front of Unger's Market (and the Scoop Ice Cream).

We are a long way from pedestrian village utopia, but these are baby steps in the right direction, and just 10 minutes' walk from my home.

[jammer139]

Maybe a rare sight? Saw half a dozen or so Longnose Gar below the TVP bridge just east of Ross Park this morning. Apparently still on the endangered list.



see Fish of the Thames River poster link below.


https://thamesriver.on.ca/watershed-...thames-poster/


also a couple of large Carp and a Bald Eagle fly by.

[Djeffery]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

There is (finally) a (good) bakery in Hyde Park (Churis Bread opened a second location a the intersection of Hyde Park and Gainsborough). Next door is a Piping Kettle Soup/Sandwich place. An upscale Lebanese restaurant is coming soon just a few doors down. And there is another coffee shop (The Coppa) nearby on Gainsborough, in front of Unger's Market (and the Scoop Ice Cream).

We are a long way from pedestrian village utopia, but these are baby steps in the right direction, and just 10 minutes' walk from my home.

I noticed today that Edible Arrangements is also opening (open already maybe) in the base of that apartment building at the corner, moving from the plaza adjacent. I didn't actually notice how many businesses are left in that plaza, I wonder if they intend to demolish it to make way for the second apartment anytime soon?