Bette’s Etiquette Beat
Welcome! Bienvenue! Make yourself at home, take your shoes off and have a seat. Can I get you anyt…
Chicago Style
Having been inspired after an annual girlfriends weekend get-a-way to Chicago this past weekend, I w…
How a Trip to California Opened My Eyes – Part 2
California, for those who have not been, is a different beast when it comes to wine culture, much mo…
I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas…
Many people dream of a white Christmas – but what about a “green” Christmas? While the holiday…
PC Black Label Recipe: Soy and Ginger Marinated Salmon
A few weeks ago Ottawa Life shared a delicious Yellow Tomato & Fresh Herb Farfalle recipe with i…
Local painter, Zach Flaman, talks about inspiration, style and art in Ottawa
Ottawa, despite some rumours about its less-than-vibrant cultural scene, has a healthy art & ent…
IKEA’s Big New Ottawa Store Opens for Business TODAY!
The highly anticipated launch of Canada’s largest IKEA store is set for today. Growing from the co…
Big Soul Project Delivers Huge Holiday Fun
“We’re here to sing about peace, love and hope.”
As the dozens of robe-adorned choir members o…
How a Trip to California Opened My Eyes – Part 1
Just recently I returned from California, the Mecca of wine in North America and I am still pining o…
In Search of Style
Fashion Upgrade: Fashion Editor Alexandra Gunn answers your style questions and shares the top trend…
DIY: Christmas in a Jar
December is finally here and with it the Holiday festivities are about to begin! It’s time to dig ou…
Wingin’ It is the 2011 Shaw Rocket Prize Winner!
Toronto-based Temple Street Productions was awarded the $50,000 Shaw Rocket Prize for Wingin’ It,…
An Evening of Couture
Over the past 15 years, McCaffrey Haute Couture has been making a name for itself at home and abroad…
Canada’s A-Grade Teachers
There aren’t many professions where workers pay for their own office supplies. But for Canadian te…
Ottawa Senators Monthly Report: November
After capping off the month of October with a six-game winning streak, placing them in a tie for six…
Canada: Apartheid Nation in Review
Faced with extreme poverty and a harsh climate, the remote, decaying and polluted northern Ontario…
Monterey, California – Part 2
Hopefully you have all read part one of my tour through the Carmel Valley in California. This seco…
Family Welcome Centre Helps Newcomers Adjust to Ottawa’s Educational System
The Ottawa Catholic School Board Family Welcome Centre (FWC) for Newcomers first opened its doors as…
Three Extraordinary African Women to Share the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize
Norway is known for many things but its most visible trait is being the country that awards what has…
Family Vacation Delight: A Week at RIU Paradise Island, Bahamas
Every year, just after Winterlude, I start to get irritable — like every Ottawan! I am pretty well…
Cyber Monday Shopping
Did you skip the lines on Black Friday? Many stores in the Ottawa region took part in Black Friday s…
Giving while You’re Getting – or Vice-Versa
Ottawa Valley-area high-school sweethearts Sydney and Matt Miller are newlyweds and entrepreneurs lo…
Arctic Series: Business Goes North
The North is open for business and it’s helping the South to get there. From airports to seaports,…
Urban VS Suburban Life in Ottawa
Before children, I lived in Vanier and loved it. Despite my former neighbourhood being reputed as a…
Book Review: Winter ~ Five Windows on the Season
Winter: Five Windows on the Season, by Adam Gopnik • Anansi Press, 2011, 256 pgs.
Some of the fin…
