Hello from the LFP digital desk, where we have the very latest on London's 2025 city budget. Here's your Friday roundup.

THE VERY LATEST: Our Norman De Bono reports that London’s once-hot economy remains “healthy” although it slowed this year to a steady pace that is expected to continue through 2025, according to an economic analysis that was released on Thursday. "We're expecting a slowdown this year, but it's still healthy," the Conference Board of Canada's David Ristovski said.

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FORECAST: Now that the region's first snowfall has arrived, we're bracing for cold. Expect a grey weekend with temperatures between 3 C and 7 C.  

WIN KNIGHTS TICKETS: We're giving away London Knights tickets and here's how you can get your hands on them.

PHOTO+STORY: Our Brian Williams reports that Dutton Dunwich residents, including Jean Louise Ford, are pushing to save a late neighbour's home from a redevelopment plan that may replace it with a 16-unit apartment complex. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)

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Our Jonathan Juha reports that a London eatery has cracked a high-profile list of Canada's top 100 restaurants -- in its first year.

Our Ryan Pyette spoke with Canadian Hockey League boss Dan MacKenzie about the seismic changes facing major junior hockey.

Our Dale Carruthers reports that a man accused of firing a gun at a downtown London strip club pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting an employee at the bar

PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY: All lit up, the CKPC Holiday Train is scheduled to stop at Richmond and Piccadilly streets in downtown London at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday. This LFP Archives photo is from 2004, when the Loucks family checked out the Holiday Train.