Doing the White Thing
Clean, effortless and so Euro chic: white colour on walls is simple and strong. Whether it’s maximizing a limited source of light or creating a comfortable interior, these rooms show white in a big way.
Our Home and Native Landscape
Jennifer Adomeit never planned on becoming an artist. The Canadian-born art enthusiast is an elementary school teacher whose artwork, to her great surprise, has found nation-wide fame.
Supporting the Soul of the City
It rose out of black America, dipped in gospel and spiced with the rhythm, flavoured by the blues. The beat was the Bible and the prophets had names like Cooke, Burke and Redding. Their Queen was Aretha and their Godfather was James and their sound made the disciples dance.
Showing Solidarity: Why We March
Ottawa Life's Emily Cordonier was just one of the thousands of men and women who walked in solidarity and support of the Women's March on Washington. She relates her experience in a day where the message was clear: Love trumps hate!
Nevada’s Loneliest Road
Where it once pulsed with the excitement and the thrill of prospectors lured by the gold rush, middle Nevada has been restored to a land of solitude where nature is queen. The arid desert climate is home to 23 State and two National Parks plus a variety of national recreational areas, historic trails and monuments.
Matt Watts and Bob Martin: Still crazy after all these years
There’s a moment in the second episode of CBC’s revived Michael: Every Day where actor and series co-creator Bob Martin’s character David Storper, while racing down a hotel hallway thieving food off a room-service cart before opting to just take the entire thing wheels and all, states how he hasn’t “had this kind of fun in ages.”
Tom Wilson’s beautiful scars
When listening to Tom Wilson speak, it isn’t a leap of the imagination to envision a grizzled mountain man appearing out of the darkness the relay wisdom to anyone who may be there on the edge of the woods, the shaman in the smoke imparting collected mythologies and knowledge to the attentive around the fire. There’s a deepness in his soul well and underneath the midnight black there may very well be no bottom.
Correct Me If I’m Wrong – Episode 1: You Can’t Account For Stupid
Ottawa Life Magazine Publisher and Managing Editor Dan Donovan provides commentary on some of the big issues of the day with a witty and at times sarcastic look at our political masters and their zany ideas. In the series' first episode, a segment called "You Can't Account for Stupid," he tackles Frankenstein Health Care Policy in Ontario.
If I only had $100, I would buy….wines from Argentina!
This time last year, my husband and I spent a month in Buenos Aires, so when I saw that this release focused on Argentina, I was VERY excited to see what new wines would come into LCBO’s Vintages.
Online Gambling: Legal or Illegal in Ontario?
Many regular casino-goers view the booming online casino industry with skepticism. This is because online gambling laws fall into a so-called grey area, and while whether you can gamble is clear depending on the province you live in, finding a legitimate place to play casino games online is increasingly difficult.
The Other Side of Reason – In a Perfect World
Involved in a bus accident that took the lives of six people, David Gibson has been battling through PTSD for over three years. In an effort to better understand himself and to communicate with others, he turned to writing. His first book was The Other Side of Reason: A Journal on PTSD, available now via petrabooks.ca.
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Monthly Series Aims to Bring Women to the Front of Local Music Scene
The newcomer adjusts her microphone as a veteran of the Ottawa music scene looks on. Perhaps she is wondering to herself what this new voice will sound like.
Chateau Montebello is a Perfect Winter Family Getaway
The Fairmont’s Chateau Montebello is a wonderful place to go with the family at any time of the year, but in the winter it seems extra special.
Ottawa’s Top Female Lawyers
Janice Payne, Nelligan of O’Brien Payne LLP, Katherine Cooligan of Borden Ladner Gervais, Donna White of Osler and Claire Tremblay of Tremblay Law Office are four of the most respected lawyers in Ottawa. They are successful woman in a still largely male dominated legal profession, in Canada. Through their work and by example, they have raised the bar for all lawyers and have proven that progressive firms can be very profitable.
Turkey’s ‘annus horribilis’
The BBC’s Turkey correspondent, Mark Lowen, recently wrote that 2016 had “exhausted Turkey.” He was referring to the seemingly endless suicide attachs and car bombings that had stunned the country…
Boogie + Birdie: a store you must visit
On Elgin Street there is a store in which you lose the notion of time. Once you enter, you forgot the other activities that you have to do, due to each object envelops you and catches you.
Explore the Canadian Landscape in 2017
If you’re stuck brainstorming where you should go for your next road trip, look no further. In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, admission to all National Parks, National Historic Sites and National Marine Conservation Areas is free for all Canadians for the entire year.
Muskoka Moonlight Kettle Beer Club “New Year New Beer” Contest
If sampling new and unique beers that are delivered right to your door is on your New Year's Resolution List, Muskoka Brewery and Ottawa Life are looking to ensure you keep it!
Heart Institute Co-founder Hosts Musical Comedy Gala
One of the founders of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute is hosting a unique dinner theatre fund-raiser featuring a musical comedy that celebrates the Institute and Canadian health care.
Maxima Makeover Delivers a True Flagship Sedan
Nissan calls it their “four-door sportscar” and it was an unusual choice for a mid-winter test.
#OttawaStyle with Dominique Baker
Ottawa fashion has hit a high note. Dominique Baker is one of Ottawa’s top influencers who is making waves in the blogging community and is proving that this political city has style.
Elementary, Watson!
The colorful flash of fireworks lighting up the Ottawa sky ushered us into the New Year a few weeks ago. The foundation was laid for what is shaping up to be one of the biggest years the city has ever seen. Today, the proverbial cherry was placed firmly on top of that cake and for one Mayor Jim Watson it couldn’t be any sweeter!
SENATORS: A Week in Review – January 16-22, 2017
SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross.
The Holiday Halo Effect
Study commissioned by Sunwing reveals taht even just planning a vacation creates a positive mindset, or 'holiday halo effect'.
Tap into Trudeau with Trudeau Stories
The year was 1985, she, a second-year theatre school student at the National Theatre school in Montreal and he, Canada's 15th charismatic, charming Prime Minister.
