“It was a difficult and emotional decision, but necessary to ensure Willie’s Café has a chance to survive and flourish."
By Clara Lincolnhol
Michigan is pouring $77 million into clean-up of contaminated abandoned real estate such as former factories. The director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the goal is to make the cleaned-up sites safe for housing, commercial developments and other uses.
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(By Liz Small) The area will be closed to the public for safety, and the beach and parking areas will remain open Crews are set to begin work at the … Continue reading Improvements to Station Beach Boardwalk to begin this month
"It's a building that is beyond repair," said Kevin Morrison, executive director of the Old East Village BIA.
Abdul Kazoun, 26, pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving causing death and failing to remain at the scene.
Business leaders are thrilled to see the city pledge a return to two hours of free parking in downtown London.
The proposals could be on the table for city council in January.
No arrests have been made in the case, and one victim remains in the hospital, police said.
The woman used a hammer to break electronic locks on the front door of the RBC Place London, police say.
By Lauren Coin
Park trails along Lake Michigan’s shoreline in Wisconsin and Michigan are eroding because of more frequent extreme precipitation events and increased foot traffic from visitors in undesignated recreation areas.
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Politicians and city staffers are abandoning an effort to turn a municipally owned parking lot in Old East Village into housing.
A London police officer who cut off a city bus and caused a crash that seriously injured a female passenger had a “momentary lapse of judgment” but didn’t commit a crime, Ontario’s police watchdog says. The officer was driving his cruiser west on Queens Avenue near the London courthouse at 80 Dundas St. on June […]