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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Smokestack catches fire at Owensboro BBQ restaurant
HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – A smokestack fire has been knocked down at Ole South BBQ in Owensboro. Owensboro-Daviess County Dispatch states the fire was initially called in at 7:23 p.m. Daviess County and Masonville fire departments were called. Dispatch says there were no reports of injuries. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
22-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Owner of London Airbnb that once went viral appeals losing his rental licence
Social Sharing The owner of a London Airbnb used for a now notorious sorority party is appealing the city's move to block the property's future use as a short-term rental. Meanwhile, neighbours are frustrated the house continues to be listed on Airbnb. The five-bedroom property at 167 Sunnyside Dr. in the Masonville neighbourhood made news last fall when busloads of university students showed there for a two-day sorority event. That gathering, and others by renters of the house, led to complaints from neighbours. Under the city's short-term accommodation (STA) bylaw, London properties listed on sites such as Airbnb and Vrbo must have a city-issued licence. To get a licence, the property being rented must be the owner's primary residence. The house was first issued a short-term rental licence in October 2023. However, the licence was revoked in July of last year. An application to renew the licence was rejected by the city in February of this year, a decision the owner is now appealing. When asked why the licence renewal application was turned down, a city spokesperson said they couldn't comment because the matter is now under appeal. See a long line of sorority hopefuls outside a London, Ont., Airbnb 8 months ago Duration 0:10 Neighbours complain about noisy parties Neighbours of 167 Sunnyside Dr. who spoke to CBC News on Wednesday said they've been dealing with noise from parties and large gatherings at the house for the past three years. Pavel Sypien shares a back fence with house. He said renters are drawn to the listing because of its five bedrooms and large heated pool. "There are groups of people that are enjoying late-night parties involving alcohol," he said. "It's been going on for past three years." Sypien said the noise from next door means he often can't enjoy his own back yard. The house's Airbnb listing describes it as a property that can accommodate "16+" guests. "The whole group can fit in this massive home and have enough space to spend your valuable time with your family, friends or with colleagues," reads the property's description. In the property's 52 reviews, guests said they stayed at the house while attending weddings and sporting events such as the Ontario Summer Games. Including cleaning fees, Airbnb service fees and taxes, the house rents for $2,785 for five nights. It appears to be booked for much of the summer. Does the owner live there? CBC News reached out the house's owner Jithin Das for comment but did not receive a reply. Das is a realtor with Mississauga-based Team Alliance Realty. The house is currently listed for sale on with an asking price of $1,149,900. In past conversations with CBC news, Das disputed neighbours' claims that he doesn't live in the home, saying it's his primary residence and his wife and children live closer to the children's school. Chris Prater lives across the street from the house and said from what he's observed, the house is operating as a short-term rental in contravention of city rules. "From our perspective as a neighbourhood, this person does not live here," said Prater of the owner. "They go to the house once a week to put the garbage cans out and come back to put them away the next day. I think residency is a tough thing for the city to prove and that's a sticking point." Prater said the noise is more of a burden for neighbours who live beside the house but said when it's rented, it creates traffic and parking congestion on nearby streets. "At times there will be six to eight or maybe 10 cars parked on the road," he said. "There have been a long list of parties that go on there ... large groups." The owner's appeal of the city's decision to deny the short-term rental licence renewal is set to happen Thursday in a committee room at city hall.
National Post
12-05-2025
- National Post
Police offer new details in wild chase, crash that shut major London, Ontario street
A man became 'unresponsive' following a wild police chase that started north of London and ended in a busy part of the city's Masonville neighbourhood, Ontario Provincial Police say. Article content It was about 9 p.m. Saturday when Middlesex OPP began pursuing a driver from Butler Street in Lucan-Biddulph, police said, following a disturbance there. Two cruisers were struck, police said, adding the chase continued to Richmond Street near Masonville mall. Article content On Sunday, the police probe focused on a car that appeared to have collided with an OPP cruiser on Richmond Street near Jacksway Crescent. The street was shut down throughout the day for the investigation, which involves Ontario's police watchdog. Article content Article content 'During the interaction with police, the male became unresponsive. Officers administered first aid and the male was transported to a local hospital,' Middlesex OPP said in a Sunday statement that didn't detail his condition. Article content One neighbourhood resident told The Free Press they saw the driver of the car hit with a police Taser and then taken away in an ambulance. 'He was shouting, screaming and police told the man to get on the ground, to not move and they Tasered him,' Ahmed Mazed said, referencing the brand name of a stun gun used by police to avoid firing bullets. Article content 'We were surprised. This is usually a quiet area. Nothing happens.' Article content The provincial police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit, investigates all cases of serious injury, death, gunfire and allegations of sexual assault involving police. SIU officials did not respond to a request for comment on Sunday. Article content Video posted on social media showed nearly a dozen police vehicles, both London police and the OPP, along with an ambulance on the scene late Saturday night. Article content Throughout Sunday, Richmond Street was closed between Sunnyside Drive and Hillview Boulevard, just south of Masonville mall. A damaged Ford Fusion on the boulevard on the west side of Richmond Street appeared to have been boxed in by an OPP cruiser that was also damaged. Article content Article content An officer took photographs of the car that had its hood popped and its driver-side door open, while another officer took measurements of the scene where more than a dozen evidence markers were placed on the road. Article content At about 4:30 p.m., London police announced the street was re-opened to traffic in both directions. Article content Shortly after 11:15 a.m. Saturday, London police say officers were called to the area just north of the Cheapside Street entrance to Fanshawe College and forced homeowners on Irving Place to leave their homes. Article content
