Elocution: The Life of Richard Berry Harrison is a wonderful audio play and slide show about one of SoHo’s most celebrated natives. The Black actor, who grew up near the Wellington Street Bridge, became the toast of Broadway in the 1930s. He is the only Londoner to ever grace the cover of Time Magazine. Jeff Culbert’s play, performed by noted Canadian actor Walter Borden, is available at jeffculbert.ca. The 1:53 minute performance is well worth watching and contains many historic photos of London & area. Richard Berry Harrison Park, just west of the Wellington Street Bridge, was named in the actor’s honor.
Last reminder to participate in the SoHo food survey!
The deadline is coming up! If you have not done so already, please take 3 minutes to complete this online survey. The information we gather will be shared with a committee that is exploring food access strategies for the neighbourhood.
The survey closes April 30, 2021.
Take the survey now at tinyurl.com/SOHO-food-access
New Neighbourhood Bulletin Board Installed at Community Garden
Thanks to the City of London for installing a neighbourhood bulletin board near the community gardens at Meredith Park. If you have community-related updates to share on the new bulletin board โ or in this newsletter! โ please email us at info@soholondon.ca.
A podcast episode about the Vision SoHo Alliance
In this episode of What London Can Be (produced by the London Community Foundation), podcast host Diane Silva speaks with Sylvia Harris, Project Developer at Indwell, and Greg Playford, member of LCF’s Board of Directors and Housing Action Committee, about the Vision SoHo Alliance and the new mixed-use, affordable housing development proposed for the Old Victoria Hospital Lands in South London.
Let’s talk about access to food in SoHo
What are the most important food access needs in the SOHO neighbourhood?
We hope to better understand our communityโs needs around access to food. Please take 3 minutes to complete this online survey. The information we gather from you will be shared with a committee that is developing food access programs for the neighbourhood.
The survey closes April 30, 2021.
Take the survey now at tinyurl.com/SOHO-food-access
Please share this invitation with others in the SOHO neighbourhood.
Results from the survey will be published at SOHO Community Association website after April 30 at https://soholondon.ca/food-survey/