What’s next?
Your guess is as good as mine. The question being, what can you expect to occur in Game 6 Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden?
AMTI’s Annual Showcase Celebrates Local Talent
This year, all eyes are on Ottawa for Canada’s historic 150th birthday to celebrate everything that makes Canada, this city and our people, unique. For Angie Sakla-Seymour, owner of Angie’s Models & Talent International (AMTI), everyone is already late to the party. Angie has been celebrating, empowering and launching the careers of local talent long before the sesquicentennial spotlight and this past Saturday the AMTI’s Annual Gala Showcase was proof of that.
The Canadians and Online Casinos – Is it a love story?
Gambling is a very famous hobby among Canadians, this great relationship was strengthened years ago by the big migration of American poker players that came to this country to continue their professional gambling after it became illegal in the United States, after this great migration the interest in card gambling increased in all the country, not only by the increased number of players but also on the large number of investors who saw a great business opportunity.
Ashley MacIsaac Looking to Knock the Socks Off Children’s Fest
“If they wanted Sharon, Lois and Bram they would have asked for them,” says fiddler Ashley MacIsaac who may have received a few raised eyebrows when it was announced that he’d be one of the featured performers at this year’s Ottawa Children’s Festival.
Condo Touring in Style with Blue Panda Realty
You get together with some friends and, smiling, you all file into a limo. Bubbly is poured and laughs are had as your stretched white ride heads towards downtown. If this sounds like a glorious way to club hop with socialites you’d be right but what didn’t occur to you is that it’s also a fantastic way to look for your new home.
Is Doing More Exercise Better in Protecting You from Heart Attacks?
It is accepted that exercise lowers your risk of cardiovascular events. The question that is being asked currently is how much exercise gives you the best outcome? Is there a level of physical activity where the benefits drop off? Emerging research is suggesting that there may be a point where high intensity participation in physical activity can increase your risk of a cardiovascular event.
10 Ways Yoga Can Improve Your Health And Wellbeing
Yoga is a healing system of theory and practice. It is a mixture of breathing exercises, physical postures, and meditation. Humans have been practising yoga for over 5,000 years.
Vegans of Ottawa – Jacqueline Bogart
In this series, we chat with vegans from around the region to find out what it’s like to be plant-based in Ottawa, discovering tips and tricks for living a like a local – vegan style.
Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' continues the team's adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage.
Film Review: The Dinner
Two sets of wealthy parents meet for dinner to decide what to do about a crime their sons have committed.
Album Reviews May 1, 2017
#OLMMusic takes a look at new realeses by Gorillaz, Plastic Farm, Feist, No Fuss and Sylvan Esso
About Art – Bank Street Blue
Ottawa’s art, architecture and design entice me. Music and style are not the only makers of scene here.
The Other Side of Reason – Unveiling ourselves
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. This column continues that text.
Is Doing More Exercise Better in Protecting You from Heart Attacks?
It is accepted that exercise lowers your risk of cardiovascular events. The question that is being asked currently is how much exercise gives you the best outcome? Is there a level of physical activity where the benefits drop off? Emerging research is suggesting that there may be a point where high intensity participation in physical activity can increase your risk of a cardiovascular event.
The Lowdown on Ottawa’s New Bush Oil Business
Bushbalm, otherwise known as Ottawa’s pubic hair oil company, is recently receiving a lot of praise for their ‘down-there’ hair oil products.
All About Anne
Cast and Crew of CBC & Netflix Series Anne Hit the National Arts Centre for Special Screening
Coming up in Sports
You may enjoy sitting at home watching any type of sporting event or sporting fixture on television or listening to that event on the radio, or you may enjoy visiting any of the many different major Canadian sporting events that are held throughout the year.
Five Ways to Have Fun While Getting Fit
If you have decided that the time is now right for you to finally make a concerted effort at losing weight or simply getting fit, then we think the following article is going to be of interest to you. Below you will find five different ways to get fit but also ways that will see you having plenty of fun when doing so too!
Tips for Getting the Most from Overseas Currency Transfers
There could be a whole host of different reasons why you will need to send money overseas, you may have a friend or family member who urgently requires funds, of you may be considering moving aboard and as such are looking for a cost effective way to send money overseas to make a house purchase.
High Fashion is in Bloom This Week at Bayshore Shopping Centre
Gorgeous outfits made exclusively of flowers are on display this week at Bayshore Shopping as a part of the fourth stop of a cross-Canada tour for Fleurs de Villes. There outfits, created by over a dozen local florists, will be on display from May 3rd to the 7th!
Facelifted Mazda CX-5 more refined for 2017
#OLMAuto Reviewer Neil Moore has a change of heart with new Mazda CX-5.
Ron Sexsmith Charms at National Arts Centre Performance
It’s always refreshing when a well-known artist with considerable talent strays from the norm, forgoing the bells and whistles of flashy lights or costume changes and making the music the center of attention instead of themselves. Even more so when said artist is self-effacing to a fault, which only ends up making you admire them even more. Ron Sexsmith has a knack for doing both.
TIFF Top Reviews
Ottawa Life's Keith Whittier was at last week's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) screenings at the National Gallery. Here are his top picks of the mini-fest showcasing the best in new Canadian cinema.
Step It Up Sens!
Ottawa GM Pierre Dorion hasn't made a whole lot of questionable calls, but you have to wonder about the one from last July where he surrendered centre Mika Zibanejad to the Rangers for fellow centre Derick Brassard.
Ottawa’s 2017 Gold Medal Plates chef-contestants have been announced
The organizing of Ottawa’s 2017 Gold Medal Plates event is well underway. In a recent press release, Gold Medal Plates announced the chefs participating in Ottawa’s 2017 segment of the culinary competition. Since 2004 the event has served to celebrate and recognize outstanding Canadian cuisine, wine, arts, and athletic achievement.
