Contest: Go Green at the Ottawa Home and Garden Show
Spring is fast approaching, and that means it’s time to dig out your trowel and dust off those gar…
Language Arts’ Indie Pop Carol to Sable Island
Perhaps it was fate that intervened to alter the course of Kristen Cudmore’s career in music, thou…
Raising the Bar: Is the Ottawa Karaoke Scene the Best in the Nation?
Forget everything you think you know about karaoke. In Ottawa, karaoke is not your average drunken…
Assisted Suicide for Those With Mental Illness is a Risky Proposition
Who but those who have experienced it can appreciate the soul crushing anguish of mental illness?
When Labels Aren’t Just for Soup Cans & Rolodexes Just Aren’t Enough
South Carolina is an American state whose reputation for political trench warfare precedes itself. I…
May The Fringe Be With You
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
Okay, actually just over a decade ago in Kamloops, Brit…
Young Women Lead the Way for Change
On February 5th, one of the most iconic figures of the feminist movement, Gloria Steinem, insinuated…
Twelve Bluesfest Picks to Get You Stage Hopping
Photo of Wild Child.
RBC Bluesfest has been about diversity in programming since the day “The Big…
Rage Against the Winter Blahs with Doldrums 2016
It was the fall of 2011 and Lucas MacKenzie and his band New Teeth had just performed a set at Blues…
The Record Centre puts a new spin on the growing vinyl market
John Thompson isn’t afraid to go on the record. In fact, he welcomes it!
Top Tips For Your Next Visit To The County
Prince Edward County…if you haven’t been…Start the car! Make a point to book a family vacation…
Westfest All-Star Fundraiser Packs Orange Gallery With Music, Art and Support
All photos by Andre Gagne
“Don’t make me cry now,” said Elaina Martin, founder and producer of…
The Early Days of Ottawa: Not a Handsome City
Painting showing the Sapper's Bridge and Lowertown around 1845. The big street going off to the left…
Rocking with ‘Boom’ at the NAC and Orpheus’ ‘A Chorus Line’
A scene from ‘A Chorus Line.’ Photo courtesy of Orpheus Musical Theatre Society.
There are only tw…
McDonald’s Delivers Experience to Remember
All photos courtesy of McDonald’s Canada.
With new Guest Experience Leaders, cooks, Self-Order Kio…
It’s Time for the Federal Government to Take a Leadership Role on Rising Obesity Rates
Ban advertising of unhealthy foods to kids, tax sugary drinks, revamp food guide, prohibit use of tr…
Flee to the Keys and Hawks Cay Resort
Photo courtesy of Hawks Cay Resort, by Jason Stemple.
March Break is one week away and if you are l…
K&A: Our Perspective on Budget 2016
Kathleen Wynne (right) announced the new Ontario budget late February. Photo by Jason Hargrove under…
Closing Wiki’s Gender Gap With Art+Feminism
Art+Feminism’s Edit-a-thons are bringing some changes to Wikipedia in a big way.
In 2011, a study fo…
The Future Looks Bright for One Ottawa Curling Team
Team Ontario members at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts 2016, Grand Prairie Alberta (from top left…
Before Bytown – Part 2
Watercolour of Wrightstown in 1830. (Archives of Ontario C10006)
On the 18th of June, 1812, the Unit…
It’s Time to Test a Basic Income
Recently I tabled a motion in the Senate calling on the government to create a pilot project that wo…
The Black Inside The Rainbow
All photos by Andre Gagne,
“Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except…
Why Zika Matters to Canada
Three ways Canada can help stem the spread of the Zika outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO)…
Rain Dogs, Beautiful Maladies and Songs From A Drunken Piano
All photos by Andre Gagne.
“The Earth is not my home
I’m just passing by.”
-Tom Waits
A three-…
